Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 76A, 2017
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 76A on 24 March 2017, containing Legislative Assembly Bill Number 18 of 2017 under the Finance, Planning, Personnel and Administrative Reforms portfolio and Legislative Assembly Bill Number 19 of 2017 under the Housing and Urban Development portfolio. The bills propose changes to the State's fiscal deficit target and to the validity of permissions for developing land or buildings, but the Gazette records their introduction as bills and does not show that they were enacted.
What the Gazette contains
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 76A, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 24 March 2017, reproduces two bills introduced in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for public information. They are proposals to amend existing laws, not evidence in this document that the amendments became law.
Land and building development permissions
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 19 of 2017 proposes to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It affects people and organisations holding permissions for the development of land or buildings.
Key provisions are:
- The bill would replace the existing three year validity period in section 50 with a five year period.
- The proposed amendment states that it would come into force immediately.
- The reason given is that large developments may not be completed within three years because of factors such as the availability of manpower and materials.
- The explanatory statement refers to special economic zones, information technology parks, shops and townships as examples of large developments that may face difficulty under the three year period.
- The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority had requested an increase in planning permission validity from three years to five years.
A property owner, developer or buyer relying on a development permission should note that the Gazette contains only the proposed amendment. It does not record whether the bill was later passed or brought into force as an Act.
Fiscal responsibility amendment
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 18 of 2017 proposes to amend the Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2003. It concerns State financial management rather than individual land ownership or planning permission.
The bill would:
- Require annual reduction of the ratio between fiscal deficit and Gross State Domestic Product by 0.25 to 0.30 percentage points.
- Set an interim target of not more than three per cent by 31 March 2018.
- Require that level to be maintained afterwards.
The stated reason is to extend the period for meeting fiscal management targets because the State Government assumed debt of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation under the UDAY scheme.
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Common questions
Did this Gazette extend my planning permission from three years to five years?
The Gazette publishes Legislative Assembly Bill Number 19 of 2017 proposing that change. It does not show that the bill was enacted, so the Gazette alone does not establish that a particular permission received a five year validity period.
What types of projects were cited as needing more time?
The explanatory statement refers to special economic zones, information technology parks, shops and townships. It also mentions delays caused by the availability of manpower and materials.
Does the planning proposal deal with ownership or transfer of property?
No ownership or property transfer provision appears in the source. Legislative Assembly Bill Number 19 of 2017 deals with the validity period of permissions for developing land or buildings.
Why does the Gazette also contain a fiscal responsibility bill?
Legislative Assembly Bill Number 18 of 2017 proposes revised fiscal deficit targets after the State Government assumed debt of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation under the UDAY scheme. It does not directly regulate individual land development permissions.
