Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 37, Part II, Section 2 (2023)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 37, Part II, Section 2 on 13 September 2023 through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, and the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. The notifications appoint District Kazis, consolidate or amend stamp duty arrangements for specified insurance offices, propose revised minimum wages for bought leaf tea factories, and refer or amend industrial disputes for Labour Court adjudication. The proposed wage revision would supersede the corresponding 2019 notification if brought into force.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 37, Part II, Section 2 contains several separate government notifications rather than one general land or property measure. The supplied text does not change land classification, planning permission, ownership records or property registration requirements.
District Kazi appointments
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued:
- Government Order (D) No. 71 dated 21 August 2023, appointing Thiru M. Saboor Mohideen as Kazi for Madurai District for three years from the date of issue.
- Government Order (D) No. 73 dated 28 August 2023, appointing Thiru A. Mohamed Ismail as Kazi for Mayiladuthurai District for three years from the date of issue.
Insurance policy stamp duty
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued several arrangements under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899:
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 313 dated 2 August 2023 consolidates duty of Rs.57,00,000 for policies issued by the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office I, Chennai, from 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023.
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 332 dated 24 August 2023 provides consolidated stamp duty of Rs.50,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Madurai office, for the same period.
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 333 dated 24 August 2023 provides consolidated stamp duty of Rs.30,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Tirunelveli office, from 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023.
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 307 dated 26 July 2023 consolidates duty of Rs.20,000 for the New India Assurance Company Limited, Tambaram branch, from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 314 dated 3 August 2023 replaces Rs.60,00,000 with Rs.1,10,00,000 in an earlier notification.
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 334 dated 24 August 2023 extends a date in an earlier notification to 30 September 2023.
- Government Order (Rt.) No. 320 dated 8 August 2023 changes an earlier date to 15 November 2023 and replaces Rs.1,60,00,000 with Rs.2,40,00,000.
Bought leaf tea factory wages
The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department issued Government Order (D) No. 448 dated 18 August 2023. It publishes a draft revision of minimum basic wages for bought leaf tea factory employees, invites objections or suggestions within two months of gazette publication, protects higher existing wages, requires equal wages for men and women doing the same or similar work, and proposes to supersede the 2019 notification.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change my land ownership or property registration requirements?
The supplied text contains no change to land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property registration requirements.
Do the insurance stamp duty notifications set a general rate for property documents?
No. They concern consolidated stamp duty for insurance policies issued by specified offices and companies.
Are the revised wages for bought leaf tea factories final?
No. Government Order (D) No. 448 dated 18 August 2023 publishes a draft and states that it will be considered after two months from gazette publication.
What can a worker do if existing wages are already higher than the proposed minimum?
The draft says that existing wages higher than the minimum wages fixed under it must continue to be paid.
