Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 76, Part IV, Section 1, Tamil Nadu Bills
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 76 on 24 March 2017, containing L.A. Bill No. 18 of 2017 and L.A. Bill No. 19 of 2017 for general information. The bills propose amendments to the Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2003 and the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, including an extension of planning permission validity from three years to five years.
What the Gazette contains
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 76 was published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 24 March 2017. It records two bills introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on that date and publishes them with their Statements of Objects and Reasons for general information.
The two bills are:
- L.A. Bill No. 18 of 2017, the Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Act, 2017.
- L.A. Bill No. 19 of 2017, the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2017.
The text describes both measures as bills introduced in the Legislative Assembly. It does not state that they had already been enacted when published.
Planning permission change
L.A. Bill No. 19 of 2017 proposes to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The Housing and Urban Development Department minister presented the measure.
Its key provisions are:
- The validity period for permission granted for development of land or a building would increase from three years to five years.
- The proposed amendment would come into force at once.
- The change responds to difficulties in completing large developments within three years.
- Examples given are Special Economic Zones, Information and Technology Parks, malls and townships.
- The stated reasons for delay include non-availability of workers and materials.
- The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority had requested that planning permission validity be extended from three years to five years.
Property owners, developers and buyers dealing with a development covered by a planning permission may be affected by the proposed longer validity period. The Gazette does not set out renewal procedures or any fee.
Fiscal responsibility change
L.A. Bill No. 18 of 2017 proposes to amend the Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2003. It was presented by the Minister for Fisheries, Finance and Personnel & Administrative Reforms.
The bill would:
- Require annual reduction of the ratio of fiscal deficit to Gross State Domestic Product by 0.25 per cent to 0.30 per cent, beginning from financial year 2002-2003.
- Set a medium-term goal of no more than three per cent, to be attained by 31 March 2018 and maintained thereafter.
- Extend the time limit following the State Government's takeover of debt of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited under the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana.
The source does not identify a direct change to individual land ownership, registration or property charges from the fiscal responsibility bill.
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Common questions
Did the Gazette make planning permissions valid for five years immediately?
L.A. Bill No. 19 of 2017 proposes a five-year validity period and says the amendment would come into force at once. However, the Gazette describes it as a bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly, not as an already enacted law.
Which planning permissions are covered by the proposed change?
The bill refers to every permission granted for development of land or a building under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The stated reasons particularly discuss large projects such as Special Economic Zones, Information and Technology Parks, malls and townships.
Does the Gazette explain how to renew an expired planning permission?
No. The Gazette proposes changing the validity period from three years to five years but does not provide a renewal procedure or fee.
Why was the planning permission period proposed to be extended?
The Government cited difficulties in completing large developments within three years, including delays caused by non-availability of workers and materials. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority had also requested the extension.
