Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 46
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 7 and G.O. Ms. No. 9 dated 4 February 2019, brought the Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trusts and Endowments (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2018 into force and announced appointments to the Board established under that Act. The notifications set the commencement date as 4 February 2019 and name the Board’s Chairperson, Members and Member-Secretary.
What the Gazette does
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department published two government notifications dated 4 February 2019 concerning the Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trusts and Endowments (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2018.
G.O. Ms. No. 7 appoints 4 February 2019 as the date on which the Act came into force. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the notification using the power under sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Act.
G.O. Ms. No. 9 appoints persons to the Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trusts and Endowments Board. The Governor made these appointments using the power under sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Act.
Board appointments
G.O. Ms. No. 9 dated 4 February 2019 lists the following appointments:
- Chairperson: Thiru G. Santhanam, Indian Administrative Service, retired.
- Members of the State Legislature: Thiru G. Venkatachalam, Member of the Legislative Assembly, and Thiru K.A. Pandiyan, Member of the Legislative Assembly.
- Thiru R. Thiyagarajan, Superintending Engineer, retired, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, is also listed among the appointments.
- Member-Secretary: Dr. R. Brinda Devi, Special District Revenue Officer, National Highways, Land Acquisition, Villupuram.
The notification was signed by K. Manivasan, Secretary to Government, holding full additional charge.
Who may be affected
The two notifications are relevant to persons responsible for, interested in or dealing with public charitable trusts and endowments covered by the Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trusts and Endowments (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2018. They establish when the Act became operative and identify the officials appointed to its Board.
For a property buyer or owner, the Gazette does not state any land transfer procedure, approval requirement, fee or restriction. Its direct content is limited to the Act’s commencement date and the composition of the Board.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trusts and Endowments Act come into force?
G.O. Ms. No. 7 dated 4 February 2019 appointed 4 February 2019 as the date on which the Act came into force.
Who was appointed Chairperson of the Board?
G.O. Ms. No. 9 dated 4 February 2019 appointed Thiru G. Santhanam, Indian Administrative Service, retired, as Chairperson.
Who was appointed Member-Secretary?
Dr. R. Brinda Devi, Special District Revenue Officer, National Highways, Land Acquisition, Villupuram, was appointed Member-Secretary.
Does the Gazette impose a property registration fee or land transfer requirement?
The Gazette does not state any property registration fee or land transfer requirement. It brings the Act into force and announces appointments to the Board.
