G.O. (Ms.) No. 263, Reconstitution of Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board, 2022
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Reforms Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 263 dated 13 June 2022 to reconstitute the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board and appoint its chair and members for four years from the date of the order. The appointments follow the expiry of the previous Board members' term on 27 March 2022.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 263 dated 13 June 2022, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Reforms Wing, reconstitutes the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board under section 4(1) of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XV of 1958). It appoints a chair, five official members and five non-official members for four years from the date of the order.
The earlier Board had been renewed through G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 dated 7 March 2018. The source records that the term under that appointment ended on 27 March 2022.
Board composition
G.O. (Ms.) No. 263 appoints the following office holders and individuals:
- The Minister for Handlooms and Textiles, as Chair.
- The Secretary to the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, as member.
- The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms, as member.
- The Director of Land Reforms and Additional Commissioner, as Member Secretary.
- The Director of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, as member.
- The Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, as member.
- N. Sundararajan, former Board member, as member.
- S. Loganathan, former Board member, as member.
- K. R. Kannan, former Board member, as member.
- K. S. Neela, former Board member, as member.
- A. Urumathan, President of the LAFTI movement and President of Sarvodaya Mandal, Sivaganga district, as member.
The Tamil Nadu Governor makes these appointments, and the notification is directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 263 concerns the administration and membership of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board. It is relevant to people dealing with the Board, including persons interested in Bhoodan land administration, because it identifies the officials and non-official members responsible for the reconstituted body.
The document does not announce any change to individual land ownership, land ceiling limits, land classification, application procedures, rates or fees. A property buyer or owner would need a separate record to establish whether a particular parcel is Bhoodan land or is otherwise affected by the Board's work.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 263 change the ownership of my land?
The document only reconstitutes the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board and appoints its chair and members. It does not state that ownership of any particular land is changed.
How long are the new Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board appointments valid?
The chair and members are appointed for four years from 13 June 2022, the date on which G.O. (Ms.) No. 263 was issued.
Who chairs the reconstituted Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board?
The Minister for Handlooms and Textiles is appointed as Chair of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board.
Why was the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board reconstituted?
The source records that the term of the Board renewed under G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 dated 7 March 2018 ended on 27 March 2022. The Commissioner of Land Reforms then submitted proposed official and non-official members for reconstitution.
