Declaration of Nine Town Panchayats as Municipalities
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 94 dated 1 November 2021, published nine notifications declaring Surandai, Kalakkadu, Thirukovilur, Ulundurpet, Kundrathur, Mangadu, Kottakuppam, Sholingur and Nandhivaram-Guduvancheri town panchayats as municipalities. The declarations were made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, and provide for wards to be divided for the next ordinary election.
What the notifications do
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department published G.O. (Ms.) No. 94 dated 1 November 2021 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary. Through nine separate notifications, the Governor of Tamil Nadu changed the status of nine local authorities from town panchayats to municipalities.
The declarations cover:
- Surandai Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-1)/2021.
- Kalakkadu Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-2)/2021.
- Thirukovilur Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-3)/2021.
- Ulundurpet Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-4)/2021.
- Kundrathur Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-5)/2021.
- Mangadu Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-6)/2021.
- Kottakuppam Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-7)/2021.
- Sholingur Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-8)/2021.
- Nandhivaram-Guduvancheri Municipality, Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/758(e-9)/2021.
Legal and election provisions
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made each declaration using the powers under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920. The notifications state that drafts had already been published as required under sub-section (1) of section 4.
Following each municipal declaration, wards are to be divided for the next ordinary election. The source does not give ward boundaries or say how many wards each municipality will have.
Who may be affected
Residents, property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in any of the nine named local authority areas should note that the area is declared a municipality rather than a town panchayat. The direct changes stated in the notifications concern the status of the local authority and the division of wards for the next ordinary election.
The notifications do not set out changes to property ownership, land classification, planning permission, building rules, taxes, charges or municipal boundaries. Those matters cannot be determined from this Gazette publication alone.
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Common questions
Has my town panchayat become a municipality?
Yes, if it is Surandai, Kalakkadu, Thirukovilur, Ulundurpet, Kundrathur, Mangadu, Kottakuppam, Sholingur or Nandhivaram-Guduvancheri. G.O. (Ms.) No. 94 dated 1 November 2021 declares each of these town panchayats to be a municipality.
Does the Gazette notification change my property ownership?
The notifications do not state any change to property ownership. They change the status of the named local authorities and provide for election wards to be divided.
Does the document show the new municipal ward boundaries?
No. It says wards will be divided for the next ordinary election, but it does not provide ward boundaries or the number of wards.
Were draft municipal declarations published before the final declarations?
Yes. Each notification states that a draft had previously been published as required under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
