G.O.(Ms) No. 136, Improvement of Procedures Regarding Land Alienation and Transfer Proposals, 2017
The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, Land Disposal Wing, LD5(2) Section, issued Government Order (Ms) Number 136 dated 25 April 2017 to streamline government land alienation and transfer proposals. It directs how land for fully State Government owned bodies may be transferred and valued, raises the monetary powers of revenue authorities, and exempts stone cost when alienation is free of cost.
What the government order covers
Government Order (Ms) Number 136 dated 25 April 2017, issued by the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, Land Disposal Wing, LD5(2) Section, establishes procedures for alienating and transferring government land. The guidelines followed suggestions from the District Collectors of Kanniyakumari and Perambalur and recommendations from the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration.
The procedures mainly concern State Government departments, fully State Government owned agencies, societies, corporations, boards and local bodies seeking government land. Property buyers dealing only with private land are not identified as direct subjects of these guidelines.
Transfers for government bodies
Government Order (Ms) Number 136 provides that:
- Land required for a non commercial purpose by fully State Government owned agencies or societies may be transferred to the department under which that body functions.
- Examples include District Rural Development Agencies, constituent university colleges and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.
- The relevant department may then place the land at the disposal of the agency or society.
How land value is fixed
Government Order (Ms) Number 136 allows guideline value to be used when land is alienated to fully State Government owned agencies, societies, corporations or boards, including the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited.
Guideline value also applies to land for local body solid waste management, sewerage treatment plants and drinking water projects. It may be used even where land cost is collected, provided the land is not later used in a commercial transaction or transferred to private parties.
Revised monetary powers
Government Order (Ms) Number 136 sets these limits for land alienation cases:
- Tahsildar: Rs. 50,000.
- Revenue Divisional Officer: Rs. 1,00,000.
- District Revenue Officer: Rs. 2,50,000.
- Collector: Rs. 10,00,000.
- Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration: Rs. 15,00,000.
- Government: above Rs. 15,00,000.
Stone cost exemption
Government Order (Ms) Number 136 exempts collection of stone cost where land alienation is made free of cost. Although the document discusses tree cost and survey stone shortages, the final guideline expressly grants only the stone cost exemption.
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Common questions
Does guideline value apply whenever government land is transferred?
No. Government Order (Ms) Number 136 applies guideline value to the specified State Government owned bodies and local body projects. Where land cost is collected, the land must not be used in a commercial transaction or transferred to private parties.
Can land for a State Government society be transferred to its supervising department?
Yes. For a fully State Government owned agency or society using the land for a non commercial purpose, the land may be transferred to the department under which the body functions.
Who handles a land alienation case valued above Rs. 15,00,000?
Government Order (Ms) Number 136 places land alienation cases above Rs. 15,00,000 with the Government.
Is stone cost payable when government land is alienated free of cost?
No. Government Order (Ms) Number 136 exempts collection of stone cost when the alienation is made free of cost.
