Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 327, Modified Master Plan for Dindigul Local Planning Area, 2001
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development (UD 4.2) Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 327 dated 24 July 2001, approving the modified master plan for the Dindigul Local Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The approved plan and its enclosures must be available for public inspection at the Dindigul Municipality office during office hours.
What the government approved
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development (UD 4.2) Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 327 dated 24 July 2001. Acting under section 28 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Governor of Tamil Nadu approved the modified master plan submitted for the Dindigul Local Planning Area.
The approval followed an earlier government consent, given through G.O. (Ms.) No. 122 dated 16 April 1998, to publish notice of the preparation of the modified master plan. The Special Commissioner of Town and Country Planning later forwarded the modified plan and requested final government approval.
Key provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 327 dated 24 July 2001 provides that:
- The modified master plan for the Dindigul Local Planning Area is approved by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- Copies of the approved modified master plan are communicated to the Special Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.
- The plan, together with all its enclosures, must be kept open for public inspection at the Dindigul Municipality office during office hours.
- The approval notification must be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The Special Commissioner of Town and Country Planning must ensure republication in the prescribed manner.
The supplied text records the approval process but does not reproduce the plan's detailed land use classifications, maps or plot-level changes.
Who may be affected
The modified master plan approved by G.O. (Ms.) No. 327 dated 24 July 2001 concerns land within the Dindigul Local Planning Area. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in that planning area may need to inspect the approved plan and its enclosures to identify the planning classification shown for a particular location.
The source identifies the Dindigul Local Planning Authority, Dindigul Municipality, the Madurai regional town and country planning office and the Special Commissioner of Town and Country Planning as authorities involved in the planning and publication process.
What the source does not specify
G.O. (Ms.) No. 327 dated 24 July 2001 does not list individual survey numbers, permitted uses, development controls, fees or plot-specific zoning decisions in the supplied text. Those details, if contained in the approved plan or maps, must be checked through the documents kept for public inspection.
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Common questions
Where can I inspect the approved Dindigul modified master plan?
The modified master plan and all its enclosures must be available at the Dindigul Municipality office for public inspection during office hours.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 327 show whether my plot was rezoned?
The supplied text does not identify survey numbers or plot-level zoning changes. You would need to inspect the approved modified master plan and its enclosures.
Does the approval apply throughout Tamil Nadu?
No. The approval specifically concerns the Dindigul Local Planning Area.
Was the approval required to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
Yes. The notification was directed to be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in the prescribed manner.
