Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009 (2023)
The Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, through G.O.Ms.No. 68, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (SW6(1)), dated 21 December 2023, amends rule 23 of the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009. The amendment adds a people’s representative as a member in each district and fixes the number of non-official members at five, with eligibility for re-nomination.
What the notification does
The Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 68, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (SW6(1)), dated 21 December 2023, to amend the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendments using the powers conferred by section 32 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
The amendments apply specifically to rule 23. The Gazette extract does not reproduce the rest of rule 23 or the complete Rules.
Changes to membership
The amendments to the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009 make two changes concerning members under rule 23:
- A new item is added after item (6) in sub-rule (2).
- The new member is a people’s representative, such as a Member of the Legislative Assembly or Parliament.
- There is to be one such representative in each district.
- Sub-rule (6) is replaced with a provision fixing the number of non-official members at five.
- The five non-official members are eligible for re-nomination.
Who may be affected
G.O.Ms.No. 68 directly concerns the composition of the body covered by rule 23, particularly people’s representatives and non-official members. It may also be relevant to officials and organisations involved in administering welfare arrangements for parents and senior citizens under the Rules.
The Gazette page does not set out appointment procedures, qualifications, terms of office or the process for selecting the people’s representative. It only identifies the additional membership category, the district basis, the number of non-official members and their eligibility for re-nomination.
Relevance to property matters
The amendments published by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department deal with membership under rule 23. The Gazette page contains no amendment relating to land ownership, property registration, planning permission, land use or property transaction charges. A property buyer or owner would therefore use this document only if the matter also involves administration under the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No land or property rule is changed in the supplied Gazette text. The amendments concern membership under rule 23 of the Tamil Nadu Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009.
Who is added as a member in each district?
A people’s representative, such as a Member of the Legislative Assembly or Parliament, is added as a member, with one in each district.
How many non-official members are provided for?
The substituted sub-rule provides for five non-official members. They are eligible for re-nomination.
Who issued the amendment and when?
The Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 68, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (SW6(1)), dated 21 December 2023. The amendment was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
