G.O. (Ms.) No. 198, Appointment of a Non-official Member to the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board, 2010
The Revenue Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 198 on 27 April 2010 to appoint K. Lakshmikanthan Bharathi, I.A.S. (Retired), as a non-official member of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board under the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board Act, 1958. The appointment replaces the deceased member S.P. Muniyandi and continues from the date of the order until 22 December 2013.
What the government order does
The Revenue Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 198 on 27 April 2010 to fill a vacancy among the non-official members of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board. K. Lakshmikanthan Bharathi, I.A.S. (Retired), is appointed in place of S.P. Muniyandi, who had died.
The appointment is an administrative change to the membership of the Board. The document does not alter land ownership, land ceiling limits, property records or procedures for land transactions.
Background to the appointment
G.O. (Ms.) No. 493 of the Revenue Department, dated 23 December 2009, had reconstituted the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board under the chairmanship of the Minister for Khadi. It appointed four official members and ten non-official members, with a four-year term from the date of that government order.
The records considered for G.O. (Ms.) No. 198 included an application from K. Lakshmikanthan Bharathi dated 18 January 2010 and a communication from the Director of Land Reforms dated 22 February 2010. The government found him suitable for the position after considering his stated involvement in Gandhian and Bhoodan movements and his administrative experience.
Key provisions
- K. Lakshmikanthan Bharathi, I.A.S. (Retired), is appointed as a non-official member of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board.
- He replaces S.P. Muniyandi, whose death was recorded as having occurred on 21 November 2007.
- The appointment takes effect from the date G.O. (Ms.) No. 198 was issued, 27 April 2010.
- His term ends on 22 December 2013, when the terms of the other non-official members appointed under G.O. (Ms.) No. 493 were due to end.
- The appointment is made under the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board Act, 1958.
- The notification was directed to be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, with 50 copies to be sent immediately to the government.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 198 directly concerns the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board, the appointed member and the government departments administering land reforms. Property buyers and owners are not given any new duty, fee or land transaction requirement by the document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 198 change land ceiling rules or property ownership?
No. The document only appoints a non-official member to the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board and does not state any change to land ceiling rules, ownership or property records.
Who was appointed to the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board?
K. Lakshmikanthan Bharathi, I.A.S. (Retired), was appointed as a non-official member in place of S.P. Muniyandi.
How long does the appointment last?
The appointment runs from 27 April 2010, the date of G.O. (Ms.) No. 198, until 22 December 2013.
Was the appointment required to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
Yes. The government directed that the notification be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
