G.O. (Ms) No. 344, Enter Upon Permission for TANGEDCO, 2018
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued G.O. (Ms) No. 344 on 19 September 2018 to let District Collectors grant TANGEDCO enter upon permission for electricity projects on Government poramboke land. It removes the monetary limit for unobjectionable poramboke land and provides a faster process for objectionable poramboke land where the relevant department has issued an NOC.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms) No. 344 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 19 September 2018, allows District Collectors to grant TANGEDCO permission to enter Government poramboke land while formal alienation is pending. The purpose is to reduce delays in establishing electricity substations and other pending TANGEDCO projects.
The order builds on the earlier permission process under G.O. (Ms) No. 632 of the Revenue Department, dated 7 November 2008. It retains the conditions referred to in that earlier government order while expanding the authority of District Collectors.
Land covered
G.O. (Ms) No. 344 applies to Government poramboke land required by TANGEDCO. It provides separate procedures for:
- Unobjectionable poramboke land, where District Collectors may grant enter upon permission without considering the monetary limit fixed for them.
- Objectionable poramboke land, where the relevant department has already issued an NOC.
For objectionable poramboke land with an NOC, a copy may be sent to the District Collector and District Revenue Officer for immediate processing of enter upon permission, without waiting for Government concurrence.
Conditions and payments
G.O. (Ms) No. 344 keeps the conditions imposed under G.O. (Ms) No. 632. The source identifies the following requirements:
- The requisitioning body must consent to pay the final land cost based on the market value or guideline value, whichever is higher, as per the applicable rules.
- The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board must pay the guideline land value, based on the representative value of nearby land, before enter upon permission is granted.
- Any balance must be paid later after the final land value is confirmed by the District Collector or the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration.
Administration and review
G.O. (Ms) No. 344 makes District Collectors responsible for ensuring that formal alienation orders are issued within three months. A Special Secretariat Level Committee exclusively for TANGEDCO may hold pre and final meetings within the first fortnight of every month until pending proposals are streamlined for government orders.
Property buyers and owners should note that the document concerns Government poramboke land used for TANGEDCO projects. It does not describe a process for privately owned land.
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Common questions
Can a District Collector permit TANGEDCO to enter Government poramboke land regardless of its value?
Yes, for unobjectionable poramboke land. G.O. (Ms) No. 344 allows District Collectors to grant enter upon permission without considering the monetary limit fixed for them, subject to the existing conditions.
Is Government concurrence still required after an NOC is issued for objectionable poramboke land?
The order allows the NOC to be communicated to the District Collector and District Revenue Officer for immediate processing of enter upon permission without waiting for Government concurrence.
Does enter upon permission replace formal alienation of the land?
No. Enter upon permission allows work to proceed while formal alienation is pending. District Collectors are responsible for ensuring that formal alienation orders are issued within three months.
Must TANGEDCO pay for the Government land before receiving permission?
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board must pay the guideline land value based on the representative value of nearby land before enter upon permission. Any balance of the final land cost is payable after the final value is confirmed.
