Disaster Management, Renaming of Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency as Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, Tamil Name of Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, Orders issued
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Management Wing, D.M.I(2) Section, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 dated 14 December 2018 to approve the Tamil name of the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency as "த ழ் நா ேபரிடர் அபாய தணிப் கைம". The order records that the agency had already been renamed from the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency, and it does not change land ownership, registration or revenue administration requirements.
What the order does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Management Wing, D.M.I(2) Section, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 dated 14 December 2018 as an administrative naming decision. The Government accepted the proposal of the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration to name the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency in Tamil as "த ழ் நா ேபரிடர் அபாய தணிப் கைம".
The approval was issued by order of the Governor and signed by Atulya Misra, Principal Secretary to Government.
Background recorded in the document
G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 dated 14 December 2018 records the following history:
- G.O. (Ms.) No. 488, Revenue D.M.I(2) Department, dated 28 November 2013, established and registered the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.
- G.O. (Ms.) No. 234, Revenue D.M.I(2) Department, dated 26 June 2018, renamed the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency as the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, abbreviated as TNDRRA.
- The Executive Council decided at its eleventh meeting on 30 August 2018 to send a proposal to the Government concerning the agency's Tamil name.
- The Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration submitted that proposal by a letter dated 30 October 2018.
- The Government examined and accepted the proposed Tamil name.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 dated 14 December 2018 directly concerns the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency and government bodies involved in disaster management and revenue administration. Copies were addressed to the Commissioner of Revenue Administration and State Relief Commissioner, the Commissioner of Disaster Management, members of the State Disaster Management Authority, members of the State Executive Committee and other listed government offices.
Relevance to property and land matters
G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 dated 14 December 2018 is not a land ownership, land classification or property registration measure. It does not prescribe procedures, fees or conditions for buyers, owners or land professionals. Its operative purpose is limited to approving the Tamil name of the disaster risk reduction agency.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 change my land title or property registration requirements?
No land title, transfer, classification or property registration requirements are set out in the document. It approves the Tamil name of the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency.
Did G.O. (Ms.) No. 485 create the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency?
No. The document states that the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency was established and registered under an earlier government order, and was later renamed as the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency.
What Tamil name did the Government approve for the agency?
The Government approved the Tamil name printed in the document as "த ழ் நா ேபரிடர் அபாய தணிப் கைம".
Who proposed the Tamil name of the agency?
The Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration submitted the proposal after a decision at the eleventh Executive Council meeting held on 30 August 2018.
