Tamil Nadu Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2021

What the Act governs

The Tamil Nadu Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2021 permits the State Government to withdraw and use money from the Consolidated Fund of the State for government services and purposes during the financial year that began on April 1, 2021.

The authorised maximum includes the amount already specified in the Tamil Nadu Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2021. The schedule separates amounts voted by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from expenditure charged directly on the Consolidated Fund of the State.

Who is affected

The Tamil Nadu Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2021 primarily governs State Government spending across departments and public services. It does not set out any transfer of land, change of land use, registration procedure, property tax, development restriction or ownership rule.

Property buyers and owners are therefore not given any new property-specific duty or right by the Act. Professionals may still find the departmental allocations relevant when reviewing the State's authorised spending for housing, registration, infrastructure and municipal administration.

Key provisions and land-related departments

The schedule to the Tamil Nadu Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2021 lists maximum amounts under revenue, capital and loan categories. Allocations shown in the supplied text include:

• Housing and Urban Development Department, including revenue, capital and loan amounts.
• Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, including substantial revenue and capital amounts.
• Highways and Minor Ports Department, including revenue and capital expenditure.
• Stamps and Registration under the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, including revenue expenditure.
• Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare Department, including revenue, capital and loan amounts.
• Environment and Climate Change under the Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department.
• Industries Department and Energy Department, including revenue, capital and loan amounts.

The schedule also covers administration of justice, police, health, education, welfare, food and consumer protection, cooperation, finance and other government functions. Each listed figure is a spending ceiling for the relevant demand and category, rather than a grant or entitlement payable directly to an individual property owner.