G.O.(1D)No.46, Increase in City List Allocation for Deputy Tahsildars, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Services Wing, issued G.O.(1D)No.46 dated 12 February 2019 to increase the annual City List allocation for Deputy Tahsildars from 12 candidates to 32 candidates and revise its distribution among four departmental segments. It revises the allocation established under an earlier Revenue Department order and concerns departmental recruitment by transfer, not property ownership or land transactions.
What the document governs
G.O.(1D)No.46 dated 12 February 2019 governs the annual selection of departmental candidates from the City List for appointment as Deputy Tahsildars through recruitment by transfer. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Services Wing, issued it after considering representations from Assistant Section Officers and the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Association, together with recommendations from the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration.
The earlier annual allocation was 12 candidates across four segments. The document increases the total allocation to 32 candidates.
Revised allocation
G.O.(1D)No.46 dated 12 February 2019 distributes the revised total as follows:
- Segment I, Departments of Secretariat, increased from 4 to 12.
- Segment II, Revenue Administration, including the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority and Planning and Evaluation Department, increased from 3 to 9.
- Segment III, Land Administration, Land Reforms, and Urban Land Ceiling or Urban Land Tax, increased from 2 to 6.
- Segment IV, Rehabilitation, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Adi Dravidar Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare, and Survey and Settlement, increased from 3 to 5.
- The total annual allocation increased from 12 to 32.
Reasons recorded
G.O.(1D)No.46 dated 12 February 2019 records that the previous allocation had not increased after 1977, despite the creation of additional districts, revenue divisions and taluks. It also notes growth in the number of Assistant Section Officers and Superintendents working in the Secretariat, former Board of Revenue offices and other city offices.
The Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration considered that allocating one candidate for each of 32 districts would have only a marginal or negligible effect on promotions of district unit officers. The document also states that any effect could be addressed through supernumerary posts in the relevant districts. It refers separately to 16 supernumerary Deputy Tahsildar posts previously sanctioned for officials undergoing district training.
Who is affected
G.O.(1D)No.46 dated 12 February 2019 directly affects eligible staff in the listed government departments who may enter the Deputy Tahsildar City List through recruitment by transfer. District unit officers may be affected indirectly through promotion arrangements.
The document does not alter land ownership, patta, registration, land classification, land tax or property transfer procedures. Property buyers and owners therefore have no direct compliance requirement under it.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(1D)No.46 change my patta or ownership rights?
No. The document concerns departmental selection and allocation for Deputy Tahsildars. It does not state any change to patta, ownership or property transfer procedures.
How many Deputy Tahsildar City List candidates are allocated annually?
The total annual allocation is increased from 12 to 32 candidates across four departmental segments.
Which segment receives the largest revised allocation?
Segment I, covering Departments of Secretariat, receives the largest allocation, increasing from 4 to 12 candidates.
Does the document create new Deputy Tahsildar posts?
The document increases the annual City List allocation. It refers to 16 supernumerary Deputy Tahsildar posts that had already been sanctioned under an earlier government order for officials undergoing district training.
