Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 39, Part II, Section 2 (2024)

Registered document relief

The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 104, dated 3 September 2024, issued two connected notifications for applicants whose original registered documents were lost or spoiled during Cyclone Michaung and floods in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari and Tenkasi districts.

• Stamp duty was remitted for issuing certified copies of registered documents.
• Fees payable for issuing those certified copies were also remitted.
• Both concessions applied from 3 September 2024 to 3 October 2024, inclusive.

This relief matters to affected property owners and other document holders who needed replacement certified copies during that period.

Sanamavu extension forest block

The Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 147, dated 4 September 2024, proposed to constitute the Sanamavu extension forest block as reserved forest.

• The land is Survey Number 43/1 in Bukkasagaram Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District.
• Its stated extent is 87.73.0 hectares.
• The Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Krishnagiri, was appointed ex officio as Forest Settlement Officer.
• The Wildlife Warden, Krishnagiri, was appointed ex officio to represent the Government at the forest settlement inquiry.
• The Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Krishnagiri District was appointed ex officio to hear appeals against specified forest settlement orders.

Owners and professionals dealing with land in or beside the identified survey number should note the proposed reserved forest proceedings and the detailed boundaries published in the Gazette.

Bharathiar University nomination

The Higher Education Department, through G.O. (D.) No. 208, dated 3 September 2024, nominated Dr. B. L. Shivakumar, Principal and Professor at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Coimbatore, to the Syndicate of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. The nomination is for three years from 19 August 2024.

Draft wages for beedi workers

The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, through G.O. (D.) No. 667, dated 6 September 2024, published a draft revision of minimum wages and guaranteed time rate wages for tobacco and beedi manufacturing employment.

• The draft proposes a guaranteed time rate of Rs. 79.87 where an employer fails to provide enough good raw materials to roll 1,000 beedies per day, subject to stated conditions.
• Higher existing wages must continue.
• Men and women must receive equal wages.
• Objections or suggestions may be submitted through the Commissioner of Labour before the stated two month period expires.