G.O.(Ms.) No.148, Reconstitution of Koyambedu Market Committee, 2014

What the government order does

G.O.(Ms.) No.148 dated 08.10.2014, issued by the Housing and Urban Development (UD 3(1)) Department, establishes a fresh Koyambedu Market Committee for the Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex. The committee follows periods during which the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority served as Special Officer, including extensions up to 31.03.2014.

The appointments were made under the Tamil Nadu Specified Commodities Markets (Regulation of Location) Act, 1996. The source concerns administration of the market complex and does not state any change to private land ownership or property rights.

Who is affected

The reconstituted Koyambedu Market Committee directly concerns wholesale traders, recognised trade associations, market administrators, Chennai Corporation representatives and officials of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and Agricultural Marketing Department. People conducting wholesale trade in the Koyambedu Market Complex may be affected by decisions made through this market administration structure.

Committee structure and appointments

The principal appointments and categories are:

• The Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is Chairman.
• The Chief Executive Officer of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is Vice Chairman.
• K. Jayaraman, S. Srinivasan and S.K. Veeramani represent wholesale traders.
• M. Thiyagarajan, T. Ramarajapandian and P.K. Farook represent recognised trade associations.
• Ward Councillors K. Malairajan and V. Sugumar Babu are non official members.
• The Commissioner of Chennai Corporation or nominee, the Chief Planner of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, and the Director of Agricultural Marketing or a qualifying nominee are members.
• The Superintending Engineer of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is included as an official member.
• The Chief Administrative Officer of the Market Management Committee is the convener.

Because the Chief Executive Officer was appointed Vice Chairman, the corresponding member position was directed to remain vacant.

Special invitees and publication

Ko. Saminathan, R. Sekar and D. Jayachandran may be invited as special invitees to committee meetings. The notifications were directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extra Ordinary dated 8 October 2014.

The main committee list names the Senior Financial Analyst as an official member, while the appended notification names the Senior Estate Officer. The source does not explain this difference.