G.O. (Ms) No.427, Creation of Tenkasi New District, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms) No.427 dated 12 November 2019, notifying the bifurcation of Tirunelveli District into Tirunelveli District and the new Tenkasi District. The notification took effect from 12 November 2019 and assigns specified divisions and taluks to each district.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms) No.427 dated 12 November 2019, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, creates Tenkasi District by bifurcating Tirunelveli District. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directed that the reorganisation take effect from 12 November 2019 under the Tamil Nadu Districts Limits Act, 1865.
The notification was directed to be published in an extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 12 November 2019 and in the Tirunelveli District Gazette.
District headquarters
G.O. (Ms) No.427 establishes the following headquarters:
- Tirunelveli District has its headquarters at Tirunelveli.
- Tenkasi District has its headquarters at Tenkasi.
Areas remaining in Tirunelveli District
The reorganised Tirunelveli District consists of two divisions and eight taluks.
- Divisions: Tirunelveli and Cheranmahadevi.
- Taluks: Tirunelveli, Palayamkottai, Manur, Nanguneri, Radhapuram, Ambasamudram, Cheranmahadevi and Thisayanvilai.
Areas forming Tenkasi District
The new Tenkasi District consists of two divisions and eight taluks.
- Divisions: Tenkasi and the new Sankarankovil Division.
- Taluks: Tenkasi, Shencottai, Kadayanallur, Sivagiri, Veerakeralampudur, Sankarankovil, Thiruvengadam and Alangulam.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms) No.427 affects people and organisations dealing with revenue administration in the listed taluks. Property buyers, owners and professionals can use the taluk lists to identify whether land falls within the reorganised Tirunelveli District or the new Tenkasi District from 12 November 2019.
The document changes district and divisional jurisdiction. It does not state any change to ownership rights, land classification, taxes, rates or fees.
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Common questions
When was Tenkasi District created under this notification?
The bifurcation and creation of Tenkasi District took effect from 12 November 2019.
Is Sankarankovil taluk in Tirunelveli District or Tenkasi District?
Sankarankovil taluk forms part of Tenkasi District. The notification also identifies Sankarankovil as a new division.
Which district includes Ambasamudram after the bifurcation?
Ambasamudram taluk forms part of Tirunelveli District.
Does the document change property ownership or land taxes?
The document only specifies the district reorganisation and the divisions and taluks assigned to each district. It does not state any change to property ownership, land classification, taxes, rates or fees.
