Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 4 (2025)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 29 January 2025 with notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Housing and Urban Development Department, and Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. It grants specified stamp duty and registration fee remissions, proposes adding two villages to the Dharapuram local planning area, gives a time limit for objections, exempts certain Christian Medical College Vellore Association employees from Employees' State Insurance coverage for 2025, and revises minimum wages for handloom silk weaving. The minimum wage notification supersedes the Labour and Employment Department notification published on 7 August 2019.
Property transfer and insurance policies
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 12, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 9 January 2025. Its two notifications:
- Remit stamp duty on the sale instrument executed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board in favour of the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
- Remit the registration fee for the same sale.
- Apply only to Plot Nos. 586, 587 and 588, Chinthamani, 1st and 2nd Avenue, Anna Nagar East, Chennai-600 102.
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department also issued G.O. (Rt). No. 5, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 6 January 2025. It provides for consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 20,00,000 on insurance policies issued by the New India Assurance Company Limited, Chennai Regional Office, Anna Salai, Chennai-2, from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Dharapuram local planning area
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 1, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], dated 2 January 2025. The notification declares an intention to include revenue villages 61, Alampalayam, and 65, Veerachimangalam, in the Dharapuram local planning area.
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in those areas may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from publication. Submissions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009. The notification describes a proposal, not a completed inclusion.
Employees' State Insurance exemption
The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department issued G.O. (D). No. 16, Labour Welfare and Skill Development (L1), dated 6 January 2025. It exempts permanent and temporary employees of Christian Medical College Vellore Association, Vellore, from the Employees' State Insurance Act from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Key conditions include:
- The management must maintain a register of exempted employees and their designations.
- Existing entitlement based on earlier contributions continues.
- Contributions already paid for the exempted period will not be refunded.
- Required returns and records for the earlier covered period remain subject to inspection.
Handloom silk weaving wages
The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department issued G.O. (2D). No. 106, Labour Welfare and Skill Development (J1), dated 16 December 2024. It revises minimum basic wage rates for listed handloom silk weaving work across Tamil Nadu, including Kancheepuram varieties and specified special or extra work. The revision took effect on publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and supersedes the notification published on 7 August 2019.
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Common questions
Do the stamp duty and registration fee remissions apply to my property purchase?
The notifications apply only to the named sale by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board to the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority for Plot Nos. 586, 587 and 588 at Chinthamani, Anna Nagar East, Chennai.
Are Alampalayam and Veerachimangalam already part of the Dharapuram local planning area?
No. The Housing and Urban Development Department notification declares an intention to include them and invites objections or suggestions before further action.
How long is available to object to the Dharapuram planning area proposal?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the affected areas may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Does the Employees' State Insurance exemption cover every Christian Medical College employee?
The notification covers permanent and temporary employees of Christian Medical College Vellore Association, Vellore, from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, subject to its stated conditions.
