G.O. (Ms.) No. 172, Private Telecommunications Use of Public Pathway Land, 2000
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department issued Government Order (Standing) Number 172 on 28 March 2000 to fix annual land rent for private telecommunications companies using public pathway land for commercial purposes. It creates four local body categories, sets rent for each category on a per kilometre basis and requires the rent to be revised once every three years.
What the government order covers
Government Order (Standing) Number 172 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department applies when private telecommunications companies use public pathway land for commercial purposes. The government decided that the land rent fixed in 1993 needed to be modified to reflect the commercial nature of this use.
The earlier rent arrangement referred to in the document concerned laying pipelines for agriculture on government poramboke land. For commercial telecommunications use, the 1993 rent was taken as the basis and doubled.
Classification of locations
Government Order (Standing) Number 172 replaces the earlier five-part rent classification with four categories, taking account of changes to local body laws:
- Village panchayats.
- Town panchayats and municipalities.
- Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli municipal corporations.
- Chennai Corporation.
An intermediate rate was created for town panchayats and municipalities because of the revised classification.
Annual land rent
Government Order (Standing) Number 172 fixes the following annual rent for each kilometre used by a private telecommunications company:
- Village panchayats: ₹4,400 per kilometre per year, including land assessment and additional land assessment.
- Town panchayats and municipalities: ₹5,500 per kilometre per year.
- Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli municipal corporations: ₹6,500 per kilometre per year.
- Chennai Corporation: ₹9,400 per kilometre per year.
Review and administration
Government Order (Standing) Number 172 requires the prescribed land rent to be revised once every three years. The Commissioner of Land Administration must take action for each revision and send the necessary working proposals to the government.
The order was circulated to the Commissioner of Land Administration, all district collectors, specified Public Works and National Highways engineering authorities, and the Managing Director of Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited. Private telecommunications companies seeking commercial access to public pathway land are the parties directly liable for the prescribed rent.
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Common questions
Does this government order apply to a private telecommunications company laying infrastructure along a public pathway?
Yes. Government Order (Standing) Number 172 fixes land rent where a private telecommunications company uses public pathway land for commercial purposes.
Is the rent calculated for each site or by distance?
The rent is calculated per kilometre for each year. The amount depends on the local body category in which the public pathway land is located.
Is Chennai charged at the same rate as other municipal corporations?
No. Chennai Corporation is a separate category with an annual rent of ₹9,400 per kilometre, while the five other listed municipal corporations have a rate of ₹6,500 per kilometre per year.
Can the prescribed telecommunications land rent change later?
Yes. Government Order (Standing) Number 172 requires the rent to be revised once every three years, with the Commissioner of Land Administration sending proposals to the government.
