G.O.(Ms).No.121, Constitution of Regional Planning Authority for the Nilgiris District, 2023
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 121 on 8 September 2023, by order of the Governor, constituting the Regional Planning Authority for the Regional Planning Area of the Nilgiris District and appointing its members. The authority includes town and country planning officials, local authority representatives, members of the State Legislative Assembly and a government-appointed member.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 121 of the Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, dated 8 September 2023, constitutes the Regional Planning Authority for the Regional Planning Area of the Nilgiris District. The Governor of Tamil Nadu constituted the authority in consultation with the Director of Town and Country Planning, after the Government accepted the Director's proposal.
The order refers to an earlier government order that notified 12 Regional Planning Areas under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, including the Chennai Metropolitan Regional Planning Area.
Membership of the authority
The Regional Planning Authority for the Nilgiris District consists of the following officials and members:
- The Director of Town and Country Planning as Chairman.
- The Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning of the region.
- Tmt. M. Vanieswari, Chairman, Udhagamandalam Municipality.
- Tmt. B. Hema Malini, Chairman, Ketti Town Panchayat, Coonoor Taluk.
- Thiru. E. M. Ramkumar, President, Kotagiri Panchayat Union.
- Thiru. M. Vasimraja, Vice-President, Coonoor Municipality.
- Thiru. R. Ganesh, Member of the State Legislative Assembly for Udhagamandalam Constituency.
- Thiru. K. Ramachandran, Member of the State Legislative Assembly for Coonoor Constituency.
- Thiru. J. Ravikumar of Udhagamandalam, appointed as the third member in the category described in the order.
- An Assistant Director, Deputy Director or Joint Director from the office of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, appointed as Member Secretary.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 121 establishes the body responsible for the Regional Planning Area of the Nilgiris District. It is therefore relevant to local authorities, planning officials, elected representatives and people dealing with regional planning matters in the Nilgiris District.
The document is about the constitution and membership of the authority. It does not state a land-use conversion process, development permission procedure, fee, rate or property-specific decision.
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Common questions
Does this government order create a planning authority for the Nilgiris District?
Yes. It constitutes the Regional Planning Authority for the Regional Planning Area of the Nilgiris District.
Who chairs the Nilgiris Regional Planning Authority?
The Director of Town and Country Planning is the Chairman.
Are local elected bodies represented on the authority?
Yes. The listed members include representatives from Udhagamandalam Municipality, Ketti Town Panchayat, Kotagiri Panchayat Union and Coonoor Municipality.
Does the order approve any individual property or land-use change?
No individual property approval or land-use change is stated. The document constitutes the authority and appoints its members.
