G.O. (Ms.) No. 106, Revenue Department, 7 March 2001
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 106 on 7 March 2001 to establish a steering committee under each District Collector for planning and removing encroachments within a specified period. The order requires the committee to meet monthly and directs the Commissioner of Land Administration to review its work periodically.
What the order governs
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 106 on 7 March 2001 following a recommendation of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Estimates Committee. The recommendation called for a district level steering committee involving senior officials from relevant departments to take action for removing encroachments within a specified period.
The Revenue Department accepted the recommendation after consultation with the Commissioner of Land Administration and ordered a steering committee to be formed in every district under the leadership of the District Collector.
District steering committee
G.O. (Ms.) No. 106 identifies the District Collector as the head of the steering committee. The listed district level participants include:
- The District Collector, as chairperson.
- A district level police officer.
- The relevant Executive Engineer from the Water Resources Organisation of the Public Works Department.
- The Divisional Engineer from the Highways Department.
- The District Forest Officer from the Forest Department.
The involvement of these departments allows district authorities to coordinate action where encroachments concern land or assets administered by different public bodies.
Meetings and oversight
G.O. (Ms.) No. 106 instructs District Collectors to convene the steering committee once every month. The committee is expected to prepare plans for clearing encroachments and to coordinate the action needed to carry out those plans.
The Commissioner of Land Administration is instructed to review the functioning of the district steering committees periodically. The document also asks for acknowledgement of its receipt.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 106 is relevant to District Collectors, police officials, and officers of the Public Works, Highways and Forest Departments who participate in district encroachment removal work. It may also affect a person occupying land that district authorities identify as encroached.
The document does not identify any particular property, survey number or individual encroachment. It also does not set out a notice procedure, appeal process or separate timetable for a particular parcel of land.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 106 identify my property as an encroachment?
No specific property, survey number or individual encroachment is identified in the document. It establishes the district level administrative committee responsible for planning encroachment removal.
Who leads the district steering committee?
The District Collector leads the steering committee. District level officials from the police, Water Resources Organisation, Highways Department and Forest Department are also listed.
How often must the steering committee meet?
The District Collector is instructed to convene the steering committee once every month.
Who reviews the work of the district steering committees?
The Commissioner of Land Administration is instructed to review their functioning periodically.
