G.O.(Ms)No.497, Enhancement of Revenue Inspector Training Deputation, 2021
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Ser-6(1) Section, issued G.O.(Ms)No.497 on 4 August 2021 to increase the quota for deputing government staff to Survey and Settlement and Revenue Inspector training from 53 to 70 persons. It revises earlier training allocations among the Secretariat, revenue administration bodies and other city offices, and concerns government staffing and promotion rather than private land ownership or property transactions.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms)No.497, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Ser-6(1) Section, on 4 August 2021, increases the total quota for Survey and Settlement and Revenue Inspector training from 53 to 70 persons. The increase was approved after the government considered growth in the number of districts, revenue firkas and eligible government staff awaiting training.
The document records that Tamil Nadu had 38 districts and 1,195 revenue firkas, including 98 newly created firkas. It also explains that Revenue Inspector training is mandatory for the next level of promotion for Assistants working in the Commissionerate of Revenue Administration, but not for Assistant Section Officers and Assistants in the Secretariat and other city offices.
Revised training allocations
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department sets the following allocations:
- Secretariat Assistant Section Officers increase from 25 to 27 places. This consists of 24 for one unit and 3 for the Finance unit.
- The Office of the Commissioner of Revenue Administration, including the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency and Prohibition and Excise, increases from 15 to 17 places.
- The combined allocation for the offices of the Commissioner of Land Administration, Commissioner of Land Reforms, Directorate of Urban Land Ceiling and Land Tax, and Commissioner of Survey and Settlement increases to 20 places. The listed distribution is 6, 3, 8 and 3 places respectively.
- Other city offices retain 6 places, with no change.
Conditions on deputation
G.O.(Ms)No.497 imposes the following conditions:
- Candidates must be deputed to 10 percent of the revenue firkas in a district, except in the Nilgiris District.
- No more than 70 candidates may be undergoing Revenue Inspector training at any point in time.
- An unused allocation in one segment may be transferred to another segment by the Commissioner of Revenue Administration.
- Transferred places must be filled by eligible persons from other segments according to seniority for that year.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms)No.497 directly affects eligible Assistant Section Officers and Assistants in the listed government departments and offices, particularly those awaiting training connected with promotion. The document does not create requirements for property buyers or owners and does not alter land ownership, registration, planning or taxation provisions.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms)No.497 change my land ownership or property documents?
No land ownership or property document changes are set out. G.O.(Ms)No.497 concerns quotas for deputing government employees to Survey and Settlement and Revenue Inspector training.
How many people can be deputed for Revenue Inspector training?
The total quota is increased from 53 to 70 persons. The document states that no more than 70 candidates may be deputed to Revenue Inspector training at any point in time.
Can an unused training place be given to another department segment?
Yes. The Commissioner of Revenue Administration may divert an unused allocation to another segment and fill it with eligible persons according to seniority for that year.
Is Revenue Inspector training required for promotion?
The document says it is mandatory for the next level of promotion for Assistants in the Commissionerate of Revenue Administration. It is not mandatory for the next promotion of Assistant Section Officers and Assistants working in the Secretariat and other city offices.
