G.O. (Ms.) No. 310, Reattachment of Four Revenue Villages to Thuraiyur Taluk, 2017
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 310 dated 25 September 2017 to reattach Puthanampatti, Vellakkalpatti, Abinimangalam and Kottathur revenue villages in Tiruchirappalli district from Musiri taluk to Thuraiyur taluk. The decision changes their taluk administration but does not alter the district or revenue division boundaries, or their Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 310 dated 25 September 2017, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, places four revenue villages in Tiruchirappalli district back under Thuraiyur taluk. The villages were under Musiri taluk when the order was made.
The affected revenue villages are:
- Puthanampatti
- Vellakkalpatti
- Abinimangalam
- Kottathur
The order was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 25 October 2017 as Notification No. II(1)/REV/29/2017.
Why the boundaries were changed
The Tiruchirappalli District Collector reported that the four villages had been part of Thuraiyur taluk before the former combined Tiruchirappalli district was divided into Tiruchirappalli, Karur and Perambalur districts. They were later attached to Musiri taluk during reorganisation.
The stated practical reasons for returning them to Thuraiyur taluk were:
- Residents travelled about 40 kilometres to reach the Musiri Taluk Office.
- The journey to the Thuraiyur Taluk Office was about 15 kilometres.
- Travel to Musiri required residents to go through Pulivalam, or travel through Thuraiyur before reaching Musiri.
- Thuraiyur was considered more convenient in terms of travel time, distance and cost.
The government considered recommendations from the Tiruchirappalli District Collector and the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration. The matter followed a petition from Mr. Thangavelu of Puthanampatti and a direction from the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court to decide that petition.
Boundaries that remain unchanged
Government Order (Ms.) No. 310 records that reattaching the villages to Thuraiyur taluk does not change the district boundary or the revenue division boundary.
The four villages remain within:
- Thuraiyur Assembly constituency
- Perambalur Parliamentary constituency
The District Collector also recorded that the villages were located in Musiri Panchayat Union. The government order specifically changes their taluk attachment and does not state that their Panchayat Union was changed.
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Common questions
Which villages were moved from Musiri taluk to Thuraiyur taluk?
Puthanampatti, Vellakkalpatti, Abinimangalam and Kottathur revenue villages in Tiruchirappalli district were reattached to Thuraiyur taluk.
Did the order change the district or revenue division boundaries?
No. Government Order (Ms.) No. 310 states that the district and revenue division boundaries would not change.
Did the villages move to different Assembly or Parliamentary constituencies?
No. The villages continue in the Thuraiyur Assembly constituency and the Perambalur Parliamentary constituency.
Why were the villages returned to Thuraiyur taluk?
The government accepted that Thuraiyur was more convenient for residents. The source records a distance of about 15 kilometres to the Thuraiyur Taluk Office, compared with about 40 kilometres to the Musiri Taluk Office.
