Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 6, Part II, Section 2 (6 II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 6, Part II, Section 2 on 5 February 2020, carrying notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Higher Education Department and Home Department. The notifications consolidate stamp duty for specified insurance offices and periods, amend an earlier stamp duty notification, nominate four members to the Senate of the University of Madras, and award medals and a monthly allowance to 3,000 members of the Tamil Nadu Police Force.
What the Gazette issue covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 6, Part II, Section 2 contains notifications or orders of interest to sections of the public, issued by Secretariat Departments. The supplied pages contain insurance stamp duty notifications, a university nomination and a police medal award.
Insurance stamp duty
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department used powers under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 to consolidate duty payable on insurance policies issued by particular offices.
Key notifications include:
- Government Order (Routine) Number 9, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 7 January 2020, consolidates duty of Rs.30,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office, Tirunelveli, from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020.
- Government Order (Routine) Number 10, dated 7 January 2020, consolidates Rs.68,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office, Madurai, from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020.
- Government Order (Routine) Number 13, dated 8 January 2020, consolidates Rs.72,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office II, Anna Nagar, Chennai, from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020.
- Government Order (Routine) Number 17, dated 10 January 2020, consolidates Rs.86,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office I, Chennai, for the same period.
- Government Order (Routine) Number 14, dated 8 January 2020, consolidates Rs.15,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Pension and Group Schemes Department, Divisional Office, Coimbatore, from 1 December 2019 to 31 March 2021.
- Government Order (Routine) Number 15, dated 9 January 2020, consolidates Rs.50,000 for the New India Assurance Company Limited, Teynampet, Chennai, from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020.
- Government Order (Routine) Number 8, dated 7 January 2020, amends Notification Number II(2)/CTR/638/2019 by replacing Rs.2,75,000 with Rs.3,50,000.
These provisions concern insurance policy duty. The supplied text does not change stamp duty on property sales or land registration.
University and police notifications
The Higher Education Department, through Government Order (D) Number 259 dated 27 September 2019, nominates four named members to the Senate of the University of Madras for three years from 2 August 2019.
The Home Department, through Government Order (Ms.) Number 36 dated 13 January 2020, awards the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Constabulary Medal to 3,000 listed police personnel. Each recipient is eligible for a monthly allowance of Rs.400 from 1 February 2020.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change stamp duty for buying or registering land?
No property sale or land registration duty change appears in the supplied text. The stamp duty notifications relate to insurance policies issued by specified offices.
Who is directly affected by the insurance notifications?
The notifications apply to specified divisional offices of the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the New India Assurance Company Limited for the periods stated in each notification.
What did the amendment to the earlier stamp duty notification change?
Government Order (Routine) Number 8, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 7 January 2020, replaces the amount Rs.2,75,000 with Rs.3,50,000 in Notification Number II(2)/CTR/638/2019.
What allowance do recipients of the Constabulary Medal receive?
The 3,000 listed members of the Tamil Nadu Police Force are eligible for a monthly allowance of Rs.400 each from 1 February 2020.
