PUBLIC DEPARTMENT - (Law officers) - CENSUS 2021 – EXTENSION OF FREEZING OF BOUNDARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND BAN

No. 389] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 Purattasi 6, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(Law officers)

Secretariat, 22nd September, 2020.

No. II(2)/PULO/580(d)/2020

CENSUS 2021 – EXTENSION OF FREEZING OF BOUNDARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND BAN ON FORMATION NEW UNITS DURING THE PERIOD OF CENSUS OPERATIONS UPTO 31st DECEMBER 2020 – ORDERS – ISSUED.

The following Government Order in Published:—

[ G.O. Ms. No. 471, Public (law Offi cers), 22nd September 2020, புரட்டாசி 6,

சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு&2051.]

R(cid:3469)(cid:3465)(cid:3468):

1. G.O.(Ms).No.885, Public (L.O) Department, dated 31-12-2019

2. From the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

Letter No.9/33/2019-CD (CEN) dated 28-07-2020.

3. From the Director of Census Operation, Tamil Nadu Letter

No.1/2/12/2017-CEN/0390 dated 05-08-2020

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2. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India in the letter 2nd read above has stated that after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the fi eld work of phase-I of Census 2021 and the other related fi eld activities were postponed until further orders. Subsequent to the postponement of Census activities, requests were received from several State/ Union Territory Governments seeking clarifi cations/ permission for creation/ extension /up-gradation of different administrative units. Hence, it was decided to extend the date of freezing of boundaries upto 31st December, 2020 for the ensuing Census 2021 and the boundaries of the administrative units will be frozen on 31st December, 2020. If any changes in the administrative boundaries may be effected latest by 31-12-2020 and no changes will be eff ected after 31-12-2020 to till the Census is over.

3. In the circumstances stated above, in supersession of the orders issued in the G.O fi rst read above, the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby extend the date of freezing of administrative boundaries of all the municipalities, revenue villages, towns, tehsils, police stations, sub-divisions, districts, etc., and ban on formation of new units in the State of Tamil Nadu upto 31st December, 2020 for the ensuing Census.

4. All the pending proposals, if any affect the changes in the existing boundaries of municipalities, revenue villages, towns, tehsils, police stations, sub-divisions, districts etc., may therefore be fi nalized on or before 31st December 2020 under intimation to the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. The boundaries of administrative units for the ensuing Census will now be frozen from 31st December 2020 to till the completion of Census.

5. The Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chennai, the Director General of Police, Chennai, the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Chennai, the Director of Municipal Administration, Chennai, the Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai, the Collectors of all Districts, the Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, the Commissioner of Trichy, Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Toothukudi, Tirupur, Erode, Thanjavur, Dindigul, Nagercoil, Hosur and Avadi Municipal Corporations are directed to adhere to the above decision of the Government.

(By Order of the Governor)

P. SENTHILKUMAR, Principal Secretary to Government(FAC).