Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(Ms).No.206, Declaration of Madurai Urban Planning Area, 2022 (23 Nov 2022)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, issued G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022 to declare 1,254.93 square kilometres covering 357 revenue villages in Madurai District as the Madurai Urban Planning Area. The declaration was made under clause (48) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, and the listed villages are set out in the appended notification.
What the document does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, issued G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022 to specify 357 revenue villages in Madurai District as the Madurai Urban Planning Area. Together, the notified villages cover 1,254.93 square kilometres.
The declaration uses the power under clause (48) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. That provision concerning Urban Planning Areas was inserted through the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022, which came into force on 14 September 2022.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022 is relevant to buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in any revenue village included in its appended notification. The supplied list includes villages in Madurai East and Madurai North taluks.
Examples appearing in the notification include:
- Poikaraipatti, Naickanpatti and Govindankundu Pappankulam.
- Kallandiri Bit I and Kallandiri Bit II.
- Narasingham Bits I to IV.
- Uthangudi, Thirumohur, Vandiyur and Sakkimangalam.
- Varichiyur, Samayanallur, Vairavanatham and Vayalur.
A property should be checked by its official revenue village name and village number because several places are divided into separate bits. The supplied extract does not reproduce all 357 villages.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022 provides that:
- An area of 1,254.93 square kilometres covering 357 villages is notified as the Madurai Urban Planning Area.
- The specific revenue villages are identified in an appended notification by serial number, taluk, village number and revenue village name.
- The appended notification is to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The Collector of Madurai is directed to republish the notification in the District Gazette and report the republication date to the Government.
- The Director of Translation is directed to arrange a Tamil translation for publication.
Planning background
G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022 follows earlier government action to add areas to the Madurai Local Planning Area and to constitute the Madurai Urban Development Authority as an ad hoc body. An Advisory Council and a Planning Cell had also been established for planning and urban development work in the Madurai Planning Area.
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Common questions
How do I know whether my property is inside the Madurai Urban Planning Area?
Check the property’s official revenue village name and village number against the appended notification to G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022. Some villages are divided into separately listed bits.
How large is the declared Madurai Urban Planning Area?
The declared area covers 1,254.93 square kilometres and includes 357 revenue villages in Madurai District.
Does the declaration cover only Madurai East taluk?
No. The supplied notification entries include revenue villages in both Madurai East and Madurai North taluks.
Where is the village notification published?
G.O.(Ms).No.206 dated 23 November 2022 directs publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republication by the Collector of Madurai in the District Gazette.
