G.O.Ms.No.24, Redesignation of Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.24 on 24 April 2020 to redesignate the post of Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission as Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council. It also continues the Minister status, terms and conditions already granted to the post, and contains no provisions about land ownership, revenue records or property transactions.
What the document does
G.O.Ms.No.24, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department on 24 April 2020, changes the designation of a senior government post. The post of Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission is redesignated as Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council.
The redesignation follows an earlier government order that replaced the State Planning Commission with the State Development Policy Council. That institutional change was based on the Budget Speech 2017-2018 and the abolition of the Plan and Non-Plan distinction from the Budget 2017-2018.
Who is affected
G.O.Ms.No.24 directly concerns Thiru C. Ponnaiyan, who had been appointed Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission and is addressed in the document as Vice-Chairman of the State Development Policy Council.
The document is also relevant to government departments and officials dealing with the office, its status, service terms, accounts and administration. Copies were sent to government secretaries, the State Development Policy Council, the Accountant General and Pay and Accounts Officers.
For property buyers, landowners and land professionals, the document does not set out any change to land classification, ownership, registration, revenue records, planning permission or development rights.
Key provisions
G.O.Ms.No.24 provides that:
- The post of Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission is redesignated as Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council.
- The Minister status previously granted to the Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission applies to the Vice-Chairman of the State Development Policy Council.
- The terms and conditions previously issued for the Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission also apply to the redesignated post.
- The redesignation follows the replacement of the State Planning Commission by the State Development Policy Council under an earlier government order.
Relevance to land matters
G.O.Ms.No.24 is an establishment and administrative document concerning the name and conditions of a government post. It does not contain provisions governing private property, government land, land revenue administration or land transactions.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.24 change my land ownership or revenue records?
No. G.O.Ms.No.24 concerns the redesignation of the Vice-Chairman’s post and does not contain provisions about land ownership or revenue records.
What happened to the Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission?
The post was redesignated as Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council after the State Planning Commission was replaced by the State Development Policy Council.
Did the Vice-Chairman lose Minister status after the redesignation?
No. G.O.Ms.No.24 states that the Minister status previously granted continues to apply to the Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council.
Do the earlier terms and conditions continue for the redesignated post?
Yes. The terms and conditions previously issued for the Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission are to be read as applying to the Vice-Chairman, State Development Policy Council.
