G.O.(Ms)No.10, Streamlining of Directorate of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax with Commissionerate of Land Reforms, 2023
The Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management [ULC-I(2)] Department issued G.O.(Ms)No.10 dated 5 January 2023 to streamline Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax administration within the Commissionerate of Land Reforms. From 1 January 2023, the office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms handles these subjects, the Director of Land Reforms serves as ex officio Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax, and the existing separate Director post was disbanded from 31 December 2022, A.N.
What the government changed
The Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management [ULC-I(2)] Department issued G.O.(Ms)No.10 dated 5 January 2023 to reorganise responsibility for Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax work. The Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax unit was already part of the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
The main changes are:
- The office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms handles subjects relating to Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax from 1 January 2023.
- The Director of Land Reforms also functions as the ex officio Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax from 1 January 2023.
- The existing post of Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax was disbanded from 31 December 2022, A.N.
- The Commissioner of Land Reforms continues to oversee Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax functions in addition to Land Reforms.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms)No.10 primarily affects the government officers and offices responsible for Land Reforms, Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax administration. It changes which office and officer deal with these subjects rather than creating a new land ceiling or urban land tax scheme.
Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with an Urban Land Ceiling or Urban Land Tax matter should note that responsibility now rests with the office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms. The Director of Land Reforms holds the additional ex officio role for these functions.
What the order does not specify
G.O.(Ms)No.10 does not state any new Urban Land Tax rate, land ceiling limit, fee, procedure or property owner obligation. Its stated purpose is administrative streamlining within the Commissionerate of Land Reforms and the disbanding of the existing separate Director post.
Government offices notified
The Revenue and Disaster Management [ULC-I(2)] Department sent the government order to the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms and to the Director of Land Reforms. It was also sent to the District Collectors of Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Salem, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore, along with other listed government offices.
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Common questions
Which office now handles Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax matters?
The office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms handles subjects relating to Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax from 1 January 2023.
Who is the Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax after the reorganisation?
The Director of Land Reforms functions as the ex officio Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax from 1 January 2023.
Was the separate Director post retained?
No. The existing post of Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax was disbanded from 31 December 2022, A.N.
Does G.O.(Ms)No.10 change Urban Land Tax rates or land ceiling limits?
The government order does not state any new tax rate or land ceiling limit. It reorganises administrative responsibility for Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax functions.
