G.O. (Ms.) No. 368, Withdrawal of Lands from Urban Local Body Control, 2025
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 368 dated 5 November 2025, withdrawing specified lands in Karur, Kancheepuram and Karaikudi from the control of their respective City Municipal Corporations. The three notifications took effect upon publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 5 November 2025, and the document identifies the withdrawal as part of a one-time regularisation scheme for granting house-site pattas.
What the notifications do
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 368 dated 5 November 2025 under sub-section (2) of section 118 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998. It withdraws scheduled portions of land from the control of the Karur, Kancheepuram and Karaikudi City Municipal Corporations.
The document heading connects the withdrawal with granting house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme. The operative provisions deal with withdrawal from municipal corporation control. They do not identify individual patta beneficiaries.
Lands covered
The schedules identify the affected land by district, taluk, municipal corporation, village, survey number, subdivision, classification, extent and boundaries.
- Karur: In Thirumanilaiyur Village, Karur Taluk and Karur District, 0.00.48 hectare is withdrawn from Survey No. 1944, subdivision 1944/2. The classification is Government Poromboke, Kazhividam. A further 0.00.69 hectare is withdrawn from Survey No. 2145, involving pathai subdivisions 2145/2 and 2145/3.
- Kancheepuram: In Kancheepuram Town-1 Village, Kancheepuram Taluk and Kancheepuram District, 0.00.48 hectare is withdrawn from Survey No. 1893, subdivision 1893/2. The classification is Soleeswaran Koil Street.
- Karaikudi: In Karaikudi Village, Karaikudi Taluk and Sivagangai District, 0.01.57 hectare is withdrawn from the scheduled land associated with Survey Nos. 235/1 to 235/7 and subdivision 235/2. The classification is Government Poromboke, Pusthithi Vandipathai.
Each notification says the scheduled total extent may be a little more or less.
Who should check the schedules
Owners, occupiers and buyers dealing with the listed survey numbers should compare the relevant subdivision, withdrawn extent and four boundaries with current land records. The notifications affect municipal corporation control over only the scheduled land portions and took effect from their Gazette publication on 5 November 2025.
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Common questions
Does this notification itself grant me a house-site patta?
The heading links the land withdrawal to a one-time regularisation scheme for granting house-site pattas. The operative notifications withdraw specified land from municipal corporation control, but they do not name beneficiaries or record an individual patta grant.
When did the withdrawal from municipal corporation control take effect?
Each notification took effect from the date it was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, 5 November 2025.
Which municipal corporations are affected?
The affected bodies are Karur City Municipal Corporation, Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation and Karaikudi City Municipal Corporation.
Is the entire survey number withdrawn from municipal control?
The notifications specify particular subdivisions and withdrawn extents in hectares. A reader should match the survey number, subdivision, extent and boundaries in the relevant schedule.
