G.O. (Ms.) No. 378, Withdrawal of Lands from Dindigul Corporation Control, 2025
The Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 378 on 10 November 2025, withdrawing three scheduled government poramboke land areas in Adiyanoothu and Balakrishnapuram villages from the control of the Dindigul City Municipal Corporation. The withdrawal took effect upon publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 10 November 2025 and is intended to facilitate house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme.
What the notification does
The Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 378 on 10 November 2025 under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998. The Governor of Tamil Nadu withdraws the scheduled lands from the control of the Dindigul City Municipal Corporation from the date of Gazette publication.
The stated purpose is to facilitate the grant of house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme. The notification withdraws municipal control over the listed land. It does not itself record that a patta has been granted to any particular person.
Land parcels covered
G.O. (Ms.) No. 378 covers government poramboke land in Dindigul East Taluk, Dindigul District. The schedules describe the following areas:
- Adiyanoothu village, Survey Number 125, subdivisions 125/1 and 125/2 to 125/4. The total survey extent is 0.04.02 hectares, and the extent withdrawn is 0.01.231 hectares. The classification is government poramboke, recorded as a street.
- Balakrishnapuram village, Survey Number 160, subdivisions 160/1 and 160/2 to 160/11. The total survey extent is 0.09.00 hectares, and the extent withdrawn is 0.05.568 hectares. The classification is government poramboke, recorded as a cart track.
- Adiyanoothu village, Survey Number 11, subdivisions 11/1 and 11/2 to 11/27. The total survey extent is 0.74.41 hectares, and the extent withdrawn is 0.08.47 hectares. The classification is government poramboke, recorded as a cart track.
The schedules also identify surrounding Town Survey Numbers as boundaries and state that the scheduled extent may be slightly more or less.
Who should check the schedules
G.O. (Ms.) No. 378 is relevant to occupants, prospective patta applicants, adjoining owners and property buyers dealing with the listed survey numbers in Adiyanoothu or Balakrishnapuram. A buyer should compare the property survey number, subdivision, village, extent and Town Survey boundaries with the relevant schedule.
Withdrawal from municipal control should not be treated by itself as proof of private ownership or an individual patta. The document only records the change in control needed to support the stated regularisation purpose.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 378 automatically give me a house-site patta?
No. The notification withdraws specified land from the control of the Dindigul City Municipal Corporation to facilitate house-site pattas under a one-time regularisation scheme. It does not record an individual grant of patta.
When did the withdrawal from Dindigul City Municipal Corporation control take effect?
It took effect from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, 10 November 2025.
Which villages are covered by the notification?
The scheduled lands are in Adiyanoothu and Balakrishnapuram villages, within Dindigul East Taluk and the Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.
What should I verify before buying land near these parcels?
Check whether the property matches Survey Numbers 125, 160 or 11 and the listed subdivisions. The schedules also provide withdrawn extents, classifications and surrounding Town Survey Numbers for identifying the affected land.
