G.O.(Ms) No.425, Creation of Kallakurichi New District, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 425 dated 12 November 2019, by order of the Governor of Tamil Nadu. With effect from 12 November 2019, it bifurcates Viluppuram District into Viluppuram District and the new Kallakurichi District, identifies their headquarters, and assigns revenue divisions and taluks to each district.
What the government order does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 425 dated 12 November 2019. The appended notification, made under the Tamil Nadu Districts Limits Act, 1865, directs that Viluppuram District be divided into Viluppuram District and Kallakurichi District with effect from 12 November 2019.
The notification was directed to be published in an extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and in the District Gazette of Viluppuram District.
District headquarters
G.O. (Ms.) No. 425 dated 12 November 2019 establishes the following headquarters:
- Viluppuram District has its headquarters at Viluppuram.
- Kallakurichi District has its headquarters at Kallakurichi.
Areas within Viluppuram District
G.O. (Ms.) No. 425 assigns two revenue divisions and nine taluks to Viluppuram District.
- Revenue divisions: Viluppuram and Tindivanam.
- Taluks: Viluppuram, Vikravandi, Vanur, Thiruvennainallur (new), Tindivanam, Gingee, Melmalaiyanur, Marakkanam and Kandachipuram.
Areas within Kallakurichi District
G.O. (Ms.) No. 425 assigns two revenue divisions and six taluks to the new Kallakurichi District.
- Revenue divisions: Kallakurichi and Tirukoilur.
- Taluks: Kallakurichi, Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem, Tirukoilur, Ulundurpet and Kalvarayan Hills (new).
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 425 is relevant to property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in any of the listed taluks because it determines whether the land falls within Viluppuram District or Kallakurichi District for district and revenue administration.
The document addresses district jurisdiction, headquarters, revenue divisions and taluk allocation. It does not state that ownership rights, survey boundaries, land classification or individual title records are changed. It also does not prescribe any fee or procedure for property owners.
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Common questions
When did Kallakurichi become a separate district under this notification?
The bifurcation took effect on 12 November 2019.
Which district contains Ulundurpet after the bifurcation?
Ulundurpet Taluk forms part of Kallakurichi District.
Which district contains Marakkanam after the bifurcation?
Marakkanam Taluk forms part of Viluppuram District.
Does the notification change my land ownership or survey boundary?
The notification does not state that ownership rights or survey boundaries are changed. It deals with district bifurcation and the allocation of revenue divisions and taluks.
