Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, 14 December 2022
The Government of Tamil Nadu published these Gazette notifications on 14 December 2022, including Housing and Urban Development Department proposals and declarations under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, and other notifications from the Home Department and Health and Family Welfare Department. For property buyers and owners, the most relevant parts are the proposals to add named revenue villages to the Gudiyatham, Periyakulam and Mayiladuthurai Local Planning Areas, and the declaration of a Madurai Urban Planning Area covering listed revenue villages in Madurai District.
What this Gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, published by authority on 14 December 2022, carries several notifications issued by Secretariat Departments. The property related items are from the Housing and Urban Development Department.
It also includes Home Department notifications about an Additional District Court at Attur and licences under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, and a Health and Family Welfare Department notification declaring Nandha Medical College and Hospital, Erode as a teaching Medical Institution.
What matters for land and property
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued four planning notifications.
- G.O. Ms. No. 201, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], 16th November 2022, declares the intention to add these revenue villages to the Gudiyatham Local Planning Area:
- Nellorepettai
- Seruvangi
- Thalayatham
- Seevoor
- Ammanankuppam
- Sethuvandai
- G.O. Ms. No. 202, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], 16th November 2022, declares the intention to add these revenue villages to the Periyakulam Local Planning Area:
- Melmangalam
- Kamakshipuram
- Endapuli
- Thamaraikulam
- G.O. Ms. No. 203, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], 16th November 2022, declares the intention to add these revenue villages to the Mayiladuthurai Local Planning Area:
- Manakudi
- Mayiladuthurai Rural
- Nidur
- Nallathukudi
- Maharajapuram
- Arunmozhidevan
- Cholampettai
- Moovalur
- Kovangudi
- Agarakeerangudi
- Serudiyur
- G.O. Ms. No. 206, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], 23rd November 2022, specifies listed revenue villages in Madurai District as Madurai Urban Planning Area.
Who is affected
These planning notifications matter to:
- land owners and buyers in the named villages
- local authorities and institutions in those areas
- professionals handling layout, building or land use matters in those areas
If your land is in one of the listed villages, the notification may affect which planning area your property falls under.
Objections and suggestions
For the Gudiyatham, Periyakulam and Mayiladuthurai proposals, the Gazette says any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the areas may send objections or suggestions in writing to the Government within two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The Gazette says these objections or suggestions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009. It also says any objections or suggestions received within that period will be considered before further action.
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Common questions
My land is in a village named in this Gazette. Does that mean it is already added to a Local Planning Area?
For Gudiyatham, Periyakulam and Mayiladuthurai, the Housing and Urban Development Department notification says the Governor of Tamil Nadu declares the intention to add the listed revenue villages. It also invites objections or suggestions before further action.
Can residents object to the proposed addition of villages to a Local Planning Area?
Yes. The Gazette says any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the areas may submit objections or suggestions in writing to the Government within two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should objections or suggestions be sent?
The Gazette says they should be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009.
What is the Madurai notification doing?
G.O. Ms. No. 206, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)], 23rd November 2022, specifies the listed revenue villages in Madurai District as Madurai Urban Planning Area.
