G.O.(Ms) No.428, Bifurcation of Kancheepuram District and Creation of Chengalpattu New District, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued Government Order (Ms) Number 428, dated 12 November 2019, to bifurcate Kancheepuram District and create Chengalpattu District with its headquarters at Chengalpattu. It also creates Kundrathur and Vandalur Revenue Taluks, creates Sriperumbudur Revenue Division, and reorganises several existing revenue divisions and taluks.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms) Number 428, dated 12 November 2019, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, divides the former Kancheepuram District into two districts:
- Kancheepuram District, with headquarters at Kancheepuram.
- Chengalpattu District, with headquarters at Chengalpattu.
The annexure records an area of 2,944.96 square kilometres and a population of 2,556,244 for Chengalpattu District. The remaining Kancheepuram District has an area of 1,655.94 square kilometres and a population of 1,166,401.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms) Number 428 affects people whose land or property lies in the revenue villages transferred or reorganised under the new district, division and taluk structure. Owners, buyers and professionals should identify the district, revenue division and taluk in which the relevant village falls after the bifurcation.
The jurisdictional change may determine whether revenue administration for a village falls under Kancheepuram District or Chengalpattu District. The annexure lists district details including revenue divisions, taluks, firkas, revenue villages, municipalities, panchayat unions and town panchayats.
Main jurisdictional changes
Government Order (Ms) Number 428 makes the following changes:
- Kundrathur Revenue Taluk is created with headquarters at Kundrathur. It contains 5 firkas and 84 revenue villages under Sriperumbudur Revenue Division in Kancheepuram District.
- Vandalur Revenue Taluk is created with headquarters at Vandalur. It contains 3 firkas and 37 revenue villages under Tambaram Revenue Division in Chengalpattu District.
- Sriperumbudur Revenue Division is created with headquarters at Sriperumbudur. It covers Sriperumbudur Taluk and Kundrathur Taluk in Kancheepuram District.
- Kancheepuram Revenue Division is reorganised into Kancheepuram, Uthiramerur and Walajabad Taluks.
- Chengalpattu Revenue Division is reorganised into Chengalpattu, Thirupporur and Thirukalukundram Taluks.
- Tambaram Revenue Division is reorganised into Tambaram, Pallavaram and Vandalur Taluks.
- Pallavaram, Thiruporur and Sriperumbudur Taluks are restructured with the firkas and revenue villages listed in the document.
Implementation and local bodies
Government Order (Ms) Number 428 directs the District Collector of Kancheepuram District and the Special Officer for Chengalpattu to take immediate action. Separate orders were to address expenditure, staffing and creation of posts.
The district bifurcation did not interrupt the local body election process already underway. Any modification concerning local bodies was to be considered after those elections.
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Common questions
Is my property now in Chengalpattu District instead of Kancheepuram District?
That depends on the revenue village, taluk and division in which the property is located. Government Order (Ms) Number 428 and its annexures divide the former Kancheepuram District between the new Chengalpattu District and the remaining Kancheepuram District.
Which new revenue taluks were created?
Kundrathur Revenue Taluk was created in Kancheepuram District, and Vandalur Revenue Taluk was created in Chengalpattu District. Their headquarters are Kundrathur and Vandalur respectively.
Which taluks are under Tambaram Revenue Division?
The reorganised Tambaram Revenue Division contains Tambaram Taluk, Pallavaram Taluk and Vandalur Taluk, covering 78 revenue villages in Chengalpattu District.
Did the district bifurcation immediately change local body election boundaries?
No. The document says the local body election process already underway would continue, and any modification concerning local bodies would be taken up after those elections.
