G.O. (Ms.) No. 99, Appointment of Chairman and Members to the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board, 2018
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Reforms Unit, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 on 7 March 2018 to reconstitute the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board under the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board Act, 1958. It appoints a chairperson, five official members and seven non-official members for four years from the date the appointment notification is published.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 99, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Reforms Unit, on 7 March 2018, reconstitutes the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board. The appointments are made under section 4(1) of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board Act, 1958.
The previous board appointed in 2009 had completed its four-year term on 22 December 2013. After considering recommendations from the Director of Land Reforms, the Government appointed a new board for four years from the date of publication of the appointment notification.
Board composition
G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 appoints the Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board Department as chairperson. The five official members are:
- Director of Land Reforms, serving as Member-Secretary.
- Secretary to the Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
- Commissioner of Land Reforms.
- Director of Agriculture.
- Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops.
The seven non-official members are:
- K.S. Neela.
- N. Sundararajan, a former board member.
- K.R. Kannan, a former board member.
- S.S. Narayanan, a former board member.
- S. Loganathan, a former board member.
- K. Kaliyamoorthy.
- D. Lakshmikanthan.
The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints the chairperson and members for the specified four-year period.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 directly concerns the appointed chairperson, official members and non-official members, as well as departments involved in administering the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board. People dealing with Bhoodan land may wish to know which body was constituted to handle board matters during the appointment period.
The document only establishes the board's membership. It does not state any change to an individual property's ownership, land ceiling, classification, transfer conditions or charges.
Publication
G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 directs that the appointment notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The four-year appointment period begins on the date that notification is published, not expressly on the date printed on the Government Order.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 change the ownership or classification of my land?
The document only appoints the chairperson and members of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board. It does not state any change to individual land ownership or classification.
How long were the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board members appointed for?
The chairperson and members were appointed for four years from the date the appointment notification was published.
How many members were appointed to the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board?
The board consists of a chairperson, five official members and seven non-official members.
Was the appointment required to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
Yes. G.O. (Ms.) No. 99 directs that the appointment notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
