G.O.(Ms.) No.23, District Planning Committees, Election of Members, 2023
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.II) Department, issued G.O.(Ms.) No.23 dated 7 March 2023 to specify how many District Planning Committee members must be elected from rural and urban local bodies in 36 districts. The notification supersedes the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification published on 23 April 2012.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms.) No.23 dated 7 March 2023, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.II) Department, fixes the number of elected members representing rural and urban local bodies on District Planning Committees. The notification was ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 7 March 2023.
The notification was issued under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. It replaces the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification published on 23 April 2012.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms.) No.23 applies to members of District Panchayats, Town Panchayats, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils who may be elected to District Planning Committees. It also concerns the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, District Collectors and the authorities responsible for rural and urban local bodies.
The notification does not set out rules about land ownership, registration, patta, sale, development permission or change of land use. Its stated purpose is the composition of District Planning Committees.
Membership allocations
The notification gives separate numbers for members elected from District Panchayats and members elected from urban local bodies.
- Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Dindigul, Karur, Virudhunagar, Ranipet and Tirupathur each have 8 rural and 4 urban members.
- Thiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Thiruvarur, Pudukkottai and Ariyalur each have 10 rural and 2 urban members.
- Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam - Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai and Kallakurichi each have 9 rural and 3 urban members.
- Vellore, Thoothukudi and Tenkasi each have 7 rural and 5 urban members.
- Erode and Chengalpattu each have 6 rural and 6 urban members.
- The Nilgiris, Theni and Kanyakumari each have 5 rural and 7 urban members.
- Salem and Thiruchirapalli each have 10 rural and 8 urban members.
- Tirupur has 8 rural and 10 urban members. Madurai and Tirunelveli also have 8 rural and 10 urban members.
- Coimbatore has 5 rural and 13 urban members.
- Cuddalore has 9 rural and 3 urban members, Perambalur has 6 rural and 2 urban members, and Thoothukudi has 7 rural and 5 urban members.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.23 change my land ownership or patta?
No. The document specifies the number of members elected to District Planning Committees from rural and urban local bodies. It does not contain provisions about ownership or patta.
Which earlier notification does G.O.(Ms.) No.23 replace?
It supersedes the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 23 April 2012.
Who can be elected under this notification?
The members are elected from the respective District Panchayats and from Town Panchayats, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils in each listed district.
How many District Planning Committee members are allocated to Coimbatore?
Coimbatore is allocated 5 members elected from the District Panchayat and 13 members elected from Town Panchayats, the Municipal Corporation and Municipal Councils.
