Amendment to Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning and Development Fund Rules

What the amendment changes

Government Order (Ms.) No. 272, issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department on 18 March 1985, substitutes a new rule on administration of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning and Development Fund. The amendment was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 10 April 1985.

The fund is vested in and administered by a committee of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Board. Day-to-day administration is entrusted to the Director of Town and Country Planning.

Committee membership

The fund administration committee consists of the following officials:

• The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, as Chairman.
• The Secretaries to Government for Finance, Planning and Development, Rural Development, and Municipal Administration and Water Supply, or their nominees.
• The Director of Municipal Administration, Madras.
• The Director of Town Panchayat, Madras.
• The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Madras.
• The Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Madras.
• The Director of Town and Country Planning, Madras, as Member-Secretary.

Functions and financial powers

The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Board committee has the following responsibilities and powers:

• It must meet as often as necessary and at least once every quarter.
• In urgent cases, members may give approval through circulation.
• It selects urban development schemes and determines funding patterns.
• It monitors implementation of schemes and orders the release of funds when necessary.
• It may delegate any of its powers to the Member-Secretary.
• It may sanction funds to Local Planning Authorities and local bodies up to Rs. 25 lakhs per scheme for capital expenditure and Rs. 5 lakhs for other items.
• Proposals above those limits must be referred to the Government for sanction.
• Interest on loans advanced to Local Planning Authorities is charged at rates fixed by the Government from time to time.

Who may be affected

The amendment directly concerns the government officials administering the fund, Local Planning Authorities, and local bodies seeking funding for urban development schemes. For property buyers and owners, the text does not create individual approval procedures or property charges, but funded urban development schemes may concern planning and development in local areas.