Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity (Re-organisation and Reforms) Transfer Scheme 2010
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Energy Department (B1), issued G.O. Ms. No. 35 and G.O. Ms. No. 36 on 13 May 2014 to amend clause 9 of the Tamil Nadu Electricity (Reorganisation and Reforms) Transfer Scheme, 2010. The amendments extend periods stated in the scheme, including the provisional period for personnel transferred from the Board to TANGEDCO, and are deemed to have taken effect on 1 November 2013.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu's Energy Department (B1) issued two notifications under sections 131 and 133 of the Electricity Act, 2003, read with clauses 9 and 12 of the Tamil Nadu Electricity (Reorganisation and Reforms) Transfer Scheme, 2010. Both notifications amend clause 9, sub-clause (1), of that scheme.
The amendments concern time periods connected with the electricity reorganisation and personnel transfers. They do not state any change relating to land ownership, property sale, registration, planning permission or land use.
Changes made by G.O. Ms. No. 35
G.O. Ms. No. 35, Energy (B1), dated 13 May 2014, changes wording in the first sentence of clause 9, sub-clause (1).
Key provision:
- The expression stating a period of three years is replaced with an expression stating a period of three years and six months.
- The amendment is deemed to have come into force on 1 November 2013.
Changes made by G.O. Ms. No. 36
G.O. Ms. No. 36, Energy (B1), dated 13 May 2014, changes the stated provisional period for personnel transferred under clause 6.
Key provisions:
- Transfers of personnel from the Board to TANGEDCO under clause 6 remain provisional.
- The provisional period is changed from three years from the date of transfer to four years from the date of transfer.
- The amendment is deemed to have come into force on 1 November 2013.
Who is affected
The amendments directly concern personnel transferred from the Board to TANGEDCO under the Tamil Nadu Electricity (Reorganisation and Reforms) Transfer Scheme, 2010. They are also relevant to the authorities administering those transfers and the scheme's provisional arrangements.
Property buyers and owners are not given any new duty, fee or property restriction in these notifications. The text addresses the electricity reorganisation transfer scheme rather than transactions involving private land or buildings.
Effective date
G.O. Ms. No. 35 and G.O. Ms. No. 36 were both dated and published on 13 May 2014. Each notification states that its amendment is deemed to have come into force earlier, on 1 November 2013.
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Common questions
Does this amendment affect the purchase or registration of property in Tamil Nadu?
The notifications do not state any change to property purchases, registration, ownership or land use. They amend periods under the Tamil Nadu Electricity (Reorganisation and Reforms) Transfer Scheme, 2010.
How long are personnel transfers from the Board to TANGEDCO provisional?
G.O. Ms. No. 36 changes the provisional period from three years to four years from the date of transfer.
When did the amendments take effect?
Both amendments are deemed to have come into force on 1 November 2013, although the government orders are dated 13 May 2014.
What change was made by G.O. Ms. No. 35?
G.O. Ms. No. 35 replaces the expression referring to a period of three years with a period of three years and six months in the first sentence of clause 9, sub-clause (1).
