Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Roc.No.11581/2014/BA1, Premium Floor Space Index Charges, 2017
The Office of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued Roc.No.11581/2014/BA1, dated 11 May 2017, communicating Housing and Urban Development Department Letter No.5946/UD4(3)/2017-1, dated 21 April 2017, for strict adherence. It establishes a separate government receipt head of account for collecting and remitting Premium Floor Space Index charges handled by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
Purpose
The Office of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued Roc.No.11581/2014/BA1, dated 11 May 2017, to circulate a government letter concerning Premium Floor Space Index charges. It encloses Housing and Urban Development Department Letter No.5946/UD4(3)/2017-1, dated 21 April 2017, and directs subordinate offices and relevant officials to follow it strictly.
What it changes
The Housing and Urban Development Department letter opens a separate receipt head of account for money received as Premium Floor Space Index charges. The purpose is to enable those receipts to be remitted under a dedicated government account.
The document concerns accounting and remittance. It does not state a new Premium Floor Space Index charge, change a rate, or explain when a property qualifies for premium Floor Space Index.
Who it affects
Roc.No.11581/2014/BA1 was circulated to all subordinate offices of the Office of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning. Copies were also sent to the Head Office Accounts Officer, Assistant Accounts Officer, Head Office Assistant Directors, Planning Assistants, Supervisors and the superintendents of Section A and Section B.
Property buyers, owners and professionals may encounter the account when Premium Floor Space Index charges are collected through the Directorate of Town and Country Planning. The document mainly directs government offices on where those receipts must be recorded and remitted.
Key provisions
- The new receipt head is under Demand No.26, with Head of Department code 02.
- The accounting classification is 0217 Urban Development, 60 Other Urban Development Schemes, 800 Other Receipts.
- The specific receipt category is AQ, Receipts realized as Premium Floor Space Index Charges, Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
- The DPC is 0217-60-800-AQ-0001.
- The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning is the Estimating, Reconciling and Controlling authority for the new receipt head.
- The Housing and Urban Development Department letter records concurrence from the Finance (Housing and Urban Development) Department through U.O. No.15512/2017, dated 19 April 2017.
- Government Order (Ms.) No.181, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 31 October 2016, is listed as a reference.
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Common questions
Does this document introduce a new Premium Floor Space Index charge?
No new charge or rate is stated. The document creates a separate receipt head for collecting and remitting Premium Floor Space Index charges.
What account should receive Premium Floor Space Index charges handled by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning?
The stated DPC is 0217-60-800-AQ-0001, under the category for receipts realized as Premium Floor Space Index charges by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
Who controls and reconciles the new receipt head?
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning is the Estimating, Reconciling and Controlling authority.
Does the document explain whether my property qualifies for premium Floor Space Index?
No. It only addresses the government account used to collect and remit Premium Floor Space Index charges.
