Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 5, Part II, Section 2 (2023)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 5, Part II, Section 2 on 1 February 2023. Through Government Order (D) No. 18 dated 7 January 2023, Government Orders (D) Nos. 24 to 27 dated 12 January 2023, Government Orders (D) Nos. 28 to 30 dated 13 January 2023, and Government Orders (D) Nos. 31 to 35 dated 14 January 2023, the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department authorised Jallikattu or Eruthu Vidum Vizha at specified places and dates, subject to operating procedures and disaster management restrictions.
What the published notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu notifications from the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department identify villages where Jallikattu or Eruthu Vidum Vizha may be conducted on specified dates in January 2023. Permission is conditional on compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures specified in Government Letter No. 3813954/AH3/2022-1 dated 29 December 2022 and restrictions announced by State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Places covered
The supplied text authorises events in the following districts and locations:
- Pudukkottai district, including Thatchankurichi, Vanniyanviduthi, Mukkanipatti, Vadamalapur and Thirukattalai (Metupatti).
- Madurai district, at Avaniyapuram, Palamedu and Alanganallur.
- Sivagangai district, at Siravayal, Kandupatti, Sullampatti, Kodikulam and Devapattu.
- Tiruchirappalli district, at Periya Sooriyur, Avarangadu, Navalur Kuttappattu and Pallapatti (Alunthur).
- Karur district, at Rachandar Thirumalai.
- Thanjavur district, at Thirukkanurpatti.
- Vellore district, including locations in Anaicut, K.V. Kuppam, Vellore, Gudiyatham and Pernambut taluks.
The listed event dates run from 8 January 2023 to 31 January 2023. The supplied text ends during Government Order (D) No. 35, so its complete list of Pudukkottai locations is not available here.
Who may be affected
The notifications directly concern Jallikattu and Eruthu Vidum Vizha organisers, participants, local authorities and residents in the listed places. They authorise events only at the named locations and on the corresponding dates, with the stated conditions.
For property buyers and owners, the reproduced notifications do not change land ownership, title, classification or development rights. The Gazette contents page separately lists a Housing and Urban Development Department notification concerning inclusion of additional areas in the Maduranthagam Local Planning Area, but the supplied text does not include that notification or identify the additional areas. No conclusion about a particular property's planning status can therefore be drawn from this excerpt.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette excerpt change the ownership or classification of my land?
No land ownership, title or classification change appears in the reproduced notifications. They authorise Jallikattu or Eruthu Vidum Vizha at specified places and dates.
Can Jallikattu be held anywhere in the listed districts?
No. The notifications permit it only at the specified villages or places and on the dates listed for them.
Are the authorised events subject to conditions?
Yes. Organisers must follow the Standard Operating Procedures in Government Letter No. 3813954/AH3/2022-1 dated 29 December 2022 and restrictions announced by State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Does the supplied text show which areas were added to the Maduranthagam Local Planning Area?
No. The contents page mentions a notification about including additional areas, but the supplied text does not reproduce that notification or name those areas.
