G.O.(Ms.) No.20, State Level Committee for Merging Villages with Nearby Urban Local Bodies, Addendum, 2024
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.20 on 2 February 2024 as an addendum to G.O.(Ms.) No.142 dated 23 November 2023. It expands the State Level Committee's scope across Tamil Nadu to examine and recommend changes involving the merger, division, rationalisation and upgradation of Panchayats and urban local bodies.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms.) No.20 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, dated 2 February 2024, adds a wider scope to the State Level Committee constituted under G.O.(Ms.) No.142 dated 23 November 2023. The Committee was originally constituted for merging villages with nearby urban local bodies.
The expanded scope applies to Panchayat reorganisation across Tamil Nadu, including upgradation, merger, amalgamation, bifurcation and trifurcation. The Committee will examine territorial rationalisation based on factors such as area, population and density.
Matters covered by the Committee
The State Level Committee may invite proposals from Inspectors of Panchayats and District Collectors, finalise its views and make recommendations to the Government concerning:
- Merger or amalgamation of Panchayats with nearby urban local bodies.
- Bifurcation or trifurcation of Village Panchayats and Panchayat Unions.
- Upgradation of Village Panchayats to urban local bodies.
- Upgradation of urban local bodies.
- Merger of small Village Panchayats to create administratively convenient Village Panchayats.
- Merger of small Panchayat Unions to create administratively convenient Panchayat Unions.
Committee membership
The State Level Committee is chaired by the Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. Its members include senior officials from the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Town Panchayats.
The Additional Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj serves as Member Secretary.
Who may be affected
Residents, property owners and professionals may be affected if a Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union or urban local body is later proposed for merger, division, rationalisation or upgradation. G.O.(Ms.) No.20 establishes the Committee's review and recommendation role. It does not itself name any particular Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union or urban local body for reorganisation.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.20 merge my village with a nearby municipality?
G.O.(Ms.) No.20 does not identify or merge any particular village. It authorises the State Level Committee to consider proposals and recommend mergers or amalgamations to the Government.
Can a Village Panchayat be upgraded to an urban local body?
Yes. The Committee's expanded scope includes considering and recommending the upgradation of Village Panchayats to urban local bodies.
Who can send reorganisation proposals to the Committee?
The State Level Committee may invite proposals from Inspectors of Panchayats and District Collectors.
What factors may be considered when Panchayat boundaries are rationalised?
The Committee may consider territorial jurisdiction using factors including area, population and density.
