G.O.(Ms).No.162, Reconstitution of State Planning Commission, 2024
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department, issued G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024 to reconstitute the existing Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission with immediate effect. The change adds the Deputy Chief Minister as Ex-Officio Vice Chairman and sets out the Commission's revised membership, but does not create or change any land ownership, registration or planning rules.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu through the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SPC) Department, reconstitutes the existing Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission with immediate effect. The Commission had previously been reconstituted in June 2021.
The Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission is an advisory body. It makes recommendations to the Government on matters concerning the development of the State. The Commission was originally constituted on 25 May 1971 under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister.
Why the Commission was reconstituted
G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024 follows the appointment of the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development as Deputy Chief Minister and the allocation of the Planning and Development Department to the Deputy Chief Minister.
A departmental review meeting chaired by the Deputy Chief Minister on 14 October 2024 identified the inclusion of the Deputy Chief Minister in the State Planning Commission as an action point. The revised composition therefore creates the position of Ex-Officio Vice Chairman for the Deputy Chief Minister.
Revised composition
G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024 specifies the following membership:
- Chairman, the Chief Minister.
- Ex-Officio Vice Chairman, the Deputy Chief Minister.
- Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. J. Jeyaranjan.
- Full Time Member, Professor R. Srinivasan.
- Additional Full Time Member, Professor M. Vijayabaskar.
- Seven Part Time Members, Dr. N. Ezhilan, Padmashri Dr. Narthaki Nataraj, K. Deenabandu, Professor Sultan Ahmed Ismail, Dr. J. Amalorpavanathan, Dr. G. Sivaraman and Mallika Srinivasan.
- Ex-Officio Members, the Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of the Planning and Development Department, and the Principal Secretary to Government of the Finance Department.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024 concerns the institutional membership of a State advisory body. It does not set land prices, alter land classifications, approve development plans, change registration requirements or affect individual ownership records. Property buyers, owners and land professionals do not need to take any direct action based on the document.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.162 change my patta or land ownership?
No. G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024 only reconstitutes the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission and does not change individual land or ownership records.
Who was added to the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission?
The Deputy Chief Minister was included as the Ex-Officio Vice Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission.
What is the role of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission?
The Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Government on matters relating to the development of the State.
When did the revised composition take effect?
G.O.(Ms).No.162 dated 29 November 2024 states that the existing Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission is reconstituted with immediate effect.
