Withdrawal from the Land Classification for Issuing Free House Site Patta for 10 Persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No.166, Municipal Administration and Water Supply [MA.5(1)], dated 7 August 2025, withdrawing a specified area in Chithravuthanpalayam Village, Dharapuram Municipal Council, from the council's control. The withdrawal, intended for issuing free house site pattas to 10 persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme, takes effect from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No.166, Municipal Administration and Water Supply [MA.5(1)], dated 7 August 2025, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's withdrawal of a specified portion of land from the control of Dharapuram Municipal Council. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued the notification using the power under section 118(2) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998.
The stated purpose is to issue free house site pattas to 10 persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme. The notification takes effect from the date on which it was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Land covered
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department identifies the land as follows:
- District: Tiruppur.
- Taluk: Dharapuram.
- Municipal council: Dharapuram Municipal Council.
- Village: Chithravuthanpalayam.
- Existing survey reference: Ward 4, Block 8, Town Survey Number 968.
- Subdivisions: 968/1 to 968/11.
- Classification: Government Poramboke, Pallar Veethi.
- Total extent recorded: 0.13.13.0 hectares.
- Extent withdrawn: 0.02.40.0 hectares.
The extent may be slightly more or less, according to the notification.
Boundaries stated in the schedule
G.O. Ms. No.166 identifies the withdrawn land by the following surrounding survey references:
- North: Ward 4, Block 6, Town Survey Number 48.
- South: Ward 4, Block 6, Town Survey Number 884.
- East: Ward 4, Block 9, Town Survey Number 969/1A.
- West: Ward 4, Block 6, Town Survey Numbers 967/1, 950/1 and 950/2, 949, 948, 947/1 and 947/2, and 888.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No.166 directly concerns Dharapuram Municipal Council and the 10 persons for whom free house site pattas are proposed under the Special Regularisation Scheme. It is also relevant to buyers, owners and professionals examining property in or near Town Survey Number 968 and subdivisions 968/1 to 968/11 in Chithravuthanpalayam Village. The notification does not provide the names of the 10 persons or individual plot allocations.
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Common questions
Does the notification grant free house site pattas directly?
The notification withdraws the specified land from Dharapuram Municipal Council's control for issuing free house site pattas to 10 persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme. It does not list the recipients or individual plot allocations.
How much land is withdrawn from the municipal council's control?
The schedule records a total extent of 0.13.13.0 hectares and an extent of 0.02.40.0 hectares as withdrawn. It states that the extent may be slightly more or less.
Which survey numbers are covered?
The land is identified as Ward 4, Block 8, Town Survey Number 968, with subdivisions 968/1 to 968/11, in Chithravuthanpalayam Village.
When did the withdrawal take effect?
The withdrawal took effect from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, which was 7 August 2025.
