G.O. (Ms.) No.01, Expansion of Chennai Revenue District, 2018
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No.01 on 4 January 2018 to expand Chennai Revenue District by adding revenue villages from Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur districts, making its jurisdiction co-terminus with the Greater Chennai Corporation. The reorganisation covers 66 full villages and one part village and affects which district, taluk and revenue division administers revenue and land matters in those areas.
What the document does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No.01 on 4 January 2018 to align Chennai Revenue District with the Greater Chennai Corporation. The Greater Chennai Corporation had expanded in 2011, but residents of the added areas still had to approach the Kancheepuram or Thiruvallur District Collectorates for revenue services.
The reorganisation brings 66 full revenue villages and one part village into the expanded Chennai Revenue District. Its stated purpose is to improve access to administration, including land matters, social security schemes, disaster management, elections, law and order, education, medical facilities and employment services.
Areas affected
G.O. (Ms.) No.01 reorganises villages connected with the following taluks:
- Sholinganallur, 15 villages added to Chennai District. Eight remaining villages are to be merged with Tambaram Taluk.
- Alandur, 10 villages added. Fifteen remaining villages are to be merged with Pallavaram Taluk.
- Maduravoyal, 10 villages added. Six remaining villages are to be merged with Poonamallee Taluk.
- Ambattur, all 10 villages added.
- Madhavaram, 11 villages added. Thirteen remaining villages are to be merged with Ponneri Taluk.
- Thiruvottriyur, 10 villages, including one part village, added.
- Ponneri, Edyanchavadi added to Thiruvottriyur Taluk. The other 149 villages remain in Ponneri Taluk in Thiruvallur District.
The affected localities listed in the document include Ambattur, Porur, Maduravoyal, Madhavaram, Puzhal, Manali, Alandur, Nanganallur, Perungudi, Pallikaranai, Sholinganallur and Neelangarai.
Administrative structure
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department states that no new taluks are created. Thiruvottriyur, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Maduravoyal, Alandur and Sholinganallur continue as taluks within the expanded Chennai District.
The revenue divisions are reorganised as follows:
- Chennai North, headquartered at Tondiarpet.
- Chennai Central, headquartered at Ambattur.
- Chennai South, headquartered at Guindy.
The reorganisation does not create new revenue villages, posts or government expenditure. For property owners and buyers, its direct relevance is the change in the revenue administration responsible for land matters in the affected villages. The document does not state that ownership rights are changed.
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Common questions
Does my village become part of Chennai Revenue District if it is already within Greater Chennai Corporation?
Only the revenue villages identified in G.O. (Ms.) No.01 are covered. The document lists 66 full villages and one part village from Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur districts.
Does the expansion create new taluks?
No. The existing Thiruvottriyur, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Maduravoyal, Alandur and Sholinganallur taluks are retained and reorganised within the expanded Chennai District.
Does the reorganisation change ownership of land?
The document concerns revenue jurisdiction and administrative reorganisation. It does not state that land ownership rights are changed.
Why was Chennai Revenue District expanded?
Residents in the expanded corporation area had to approach Kancheepuram or Thiruvallur Collectorates for revenue services. The expansion was intended to align revenue and local administration and make government services easier to access.
