G.O.(Ms) No.426, Creation of Tenkasi New District, 2019
The Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued Government Order (Ms) Number 426 dated 12 November 2019 to bifurcate Tirunelveli District and create Tenkasi District, with Tenkasi as its headquarters. The government order also restructures revenue divisions, taluks, firkas and revenue village jurisdictions in the two districts.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms) Number 426 dated 12 November 2019, issued by the Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, divides the former Tirunelveli District into Tirunelveli District and the new Tenkasi District. Tirunelveli remains the headquarters of Tirunelveli District, while Tenkasi is the headquarters of Tenkasi District.
The annexure records an area of 2,916.13 square kilometres and a 2011 Census population of 14,07,627 for Tenkasi District. The remaining Tirunelveli District has an area of 3,842.37 square kilometres and a 2011 Census population of 16,65,253.
Revenue administration changes
Government Order (Ms) Number 426 reorganises the offices and territorial units responsible for revenue administration.
- Tenkasi District has the Tenkasi and newly formed Sankarankovil revenue divisions.
- Sankarankovil Revenue Division has its headquarters at Sankarankovil and contains Sivagiri, Sankarankovil and Thiruvengadam taluks, covering 97 revenue villages.
- Tenkasi Revenue Division contains Shencottai, restructured Tenkasi, Kadayanallur, Veerakeralampudur and Alangulam taluks, covering 154 revenue villages.
- Tirunelveli District retains the Tirunelveli and Cheranmahadevi revenue divisions.
- Tirunelveli Revenue Division contains Tirunelveli, Palayamkottai and restructured Manur taluks.
- Cheranmahadevi Revenue Division contains Cheranmahadevi, restructured Ambasamudram, Nanguneri, Radhapuram and Thisayanvilai taluks.
- Vannikonendal Firka, containing nine villages, is added to Manur Taluk and retained in Tirunelveli District.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms) Number 426 affects people and properties located in the divided district, particularly where the responsible district, revenue division, taluk or firka changed. A buyer, owner or professional dealing with revenue administration may need to identify whether the relevant village now falls under Tenkasi District or the remaining Tirunelveli District.
The government order does not state that it changes private ownership or property title. Its stated purpose is administrative jurisdiction and restructuring.
Implementation and local bodies
Government Order (Ms) Number 426 directs the Tirunelveli District Collector and the Tenkasi District Special Officer to take immediate action to implement the reorganisation. Separate orders were to be issued for expenditure and staff creation.
The existing delimitation process for the ensuing local body elections was to continue despite the district bifurcation. Any modification concerning local bodies was to be considered after those elections.
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Common questions
Does the creation of Tenkasi District change ownership of my property?
Government Order (Ms) Number 426 does not state that private ownership or property title changes. It reorganises district and revenue administration jurisdictions.
Which revenue divisions are in the new Tenkasi District?
Tenkasi District contains Tenkasi Revenue Division and the newly formed Sankarankovil Revenue Division.
Which taluks remain in Tirunelveli District after bifurcation?
The annexure lists Tirunelveli, Palayamkottai, Manur, Nanguneri, Radhapuram, Ambasamudram, Cheranmahadevi and Thisayanvilai taluks in the remaining Tirunelveli District.
Did the district bifurcation immediately alter local body election boundaries?
No. The government order states that the already started local body election process would continue, and any modification concerning local bodies would be taken up after those elections.
