Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.Ms.No.191, Declaration of 15 More Towns as Heritage Towns, 1994
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O.Ms.No.191 dated 18 July 1994, declaring 15 additional towns and areas as Heritage towns. It expands the earlier list of 23 Heritage towns to 38 and requires Action Plans to be prepared for the conservation and development of all 38 towns.
What the order does
G.O.Ms.No.191 dated 18 July 1994, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, accepts a Working Group recommendation to add 15 towns and areas to the State's list of Heritage towns. An earlier government order had declared 23 Heritage towns and constituted the Working Group to monitor preparation of Action Plans for their conservation and development.
The addition brings the total number of declared Heritage towns to 38. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department directs that Action Plans should be prepared for all 38 towns.
Places newly declared as Heritage towns
The 15 additional towns and areas are:
- Sriperumbudur
- Tirunelveli
- Tiruchengode
- Karaikudi
- Peroor
- Bhavani
- Pichavaram
- Marudur
- Kurinjippadi, identified in the document in connection with the birth place of Vallalar
- Thirumayam
- Chittannavasal
- Avudayarkoil
- Padmanabhapuram
- Colachal, Kanyakumari District
- Marakkanam
Government action required
G.O.Ms.No.191 assigns follow up responsibility to the Director of Town and Country Planning. The Director is requested to take action on the Heritage town declaration and send the Government a report describing the action taken.
The document does not contain the individual Action Plans. It also does not state specific development restrictions, property owner duties, application procedures, rates or fees for land within the listed towns.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.Ms.No.191 is relevant to anyone buying, owning, developing or advising on property in one of the 15 newly listed places because it gives the place Heritage town status and calls for a conservation and development Action Plan. However, the document itself does not say that a particular property is protected, prohibit construction or prescribe a separate approval process.
A property decision therefore cannot be made from this declaration alone. The practical requirements would depend on the Action Plan and any follow up action taken for the relevant Heritage town, neither of which is included in the supplied document.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.191 declare my individual property to be a heritage property?
No individual property is identified in G.O.Ms.No.191. The document declares 15 towns and areas as Heritage towns and calls for Action Plans covering all 38 declared towns.
Is Sriperumbudur included in the Heritage town declaration?
Yes. Sriperumbudur is one of the 15 additional towns and areas declared as Heritage towns.
Does the document impose construction restrictions or fees?
The document does not specify construction restrictions, approval procedures, rates or fees. It requires Action Plans to be prepared for conservation and development.
Which authority must take follow up action?
The Director of Town and Country Planning is requested to take follow up action and send a report on the action taken to the Government.
