G.O. (Ms.) No. 430, Trifurcation of Vellore District, 2019
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 430, dated 12 November 2019, to divide Vellore District into Vellore, Tirupathur and Ranipet districts. It also creates K.V.Kuppam Taluk and the Gudiyatham, Vaniyambadi and Arakkonam Revenue Divisions, and restructures several taluks, firkas and revenue village jurisdictions.
What the document does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Revenue Administration Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 430, dated 12 November 2019, to reorganise revenue administration in the former Vellore District. The former district is divided into three districts, each with its own headquarters:
- Vellore District, with headquarters at Vellore.
- Tirupathur District, with headquarters at Tirupathur.
- Ranipet District, with headquarters at Ranipet.
Annexure I records the area, population, revenue divisions, taluks and electoral constituencies assigned to the three districts.
New and reorganised revenue units
G.O. (Ms.) No. 430 creates and restructures the following administrative units:
- K.V.Kuppam Taluk is created in Vellore District with headquarters at K.V.Kuppam. It contains K.V.Kuppam and Vaduganthangal firkas, covering 44 revenue villages.
- Gudiyatham Revenue Division is created in Vellore District with Pernambut, restructured Gudiyatham and K.V.Kuppam taluks.
- Vaniyambadi Revenue Division is created in Tirupathur District with restructured Vaniyambadi and Ambur taluks.
- Arakkonam Revenue Division is created in Ranipet District with restructured Arakkonam and Nemili taluks.
- Gudiyatham, Katpadi, Tirupathur, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Nemili and Arakkonam taluks are restructured by assigning specified firkas and revenue villages.
- Ranipet Revenue Division is restructured with Walajah and Arcot taluks.
The document also transfers eight revenue villages from Gudiyatham East Firka to K.V.Kuppam Firka. Chinnaveppampattu village is assigned to Vaniyambadi Firka in Vaniyambadi Taluk, while the other seven villages in Andiyappanur Firka are added to Tirupathur Taluk.
Who may be affected
Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in the former Vellore District may need to identify the correct district, revenue division, taluk and firka for a property after the reorganisation. G.O. (Ms.) No. 430 changes administrative jurisdiction, but it does not state that land ownership or title is changed.
Local body elections and implementation
G.O. (Ms.) No. 430 directs the Vellore District Collector and the Special Officers for Tirupathur and Ranipet districts to take immediate implementation action. The existing local body election process was to continue using the already completed ward delimitation. Any modification concerning local bodies was to be considered after those elections.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 430 create Tirupathur and Ranipet as separate districts?
Yes. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department divided Vellore District into Vellore, Tirupathur and Ranipet districts, with headquarters at Vellore, Tirupathur and Ranipet respectively.
Was K.V.Kuppam made a separate taluk?
Yes. K.V.Kuppam Taluk was created in Vellore District with 44 revenue villages in K.V.Kuppam and Vaduganthangal firkas.
Does the district reorganisation change ownership of my land?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 430 addresses district and revenue administration boundaries. It does not state that land ownership or title is changed.
Were local body ward boundaries immediately changed because of the new districts?
No immediate change is specified. The document says the ongoing local body election process would continue using the ward delimitation already completed, with any later modification to be considered after the elections.
