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CHENNAI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Thai 30, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052

Part II—Section 2

Notifi cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (88)

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PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(Law Offi cers)

Secretariat, 12th February 2021

No. II(2)/PULO/94(e)/2021.

[CENSUS 2021 – DATE OF FREEZING OF BOUNDARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND BAN ON FORMATION

NEW UNITS DURING THE PERIOD OF CENSUS OPERATIONS - EXTENDED UPTO 31st MARCH 2021

ORDERS – ISSUED.]

The following Government Order is Published:

[G.O.Ms.No. 101, Public (Law Offi cers), 12th February 2021, ij 30, rh®tç, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2052.]

READ:

1.

2.

G.O.(Ms).No.885, Public (Law Offi cers) Department, dated 31.12.2019

G.O.(Ms).No.471, Public (Law Offi cers) Department, dated 22.09.2020

3.

From the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India Letter No. 9/33/2019-CD

(CEN) dated 22.01.2021.

4.

From the Director of Census Operation, Tamil Nadu Letter No.1/2/12/2017-CEN/0720

dated 25.01.2021

Order: No. 101, Public (Law Offi cers), 12th February 2021.

In the G.O fi rst read above, orders were issued freezing of administrative units/boundaries viz., municipalities,

revenue villages, towns, tehsils, police stations, sub-divisions, districts etc., and ban on formation of new units, from

1st January 2020 to 31st March 2021.

2. In the G.O. 2nd read above, the date of freezing of boundaries was extended upto 31.12.2020.

3. In the letter 3rd read above, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India has stated that owing to

the prevailing conditions due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country the time period for conducting the ensuing census

is not yet decided. In view of this, the date of freezing of boundaries has been further extended upto 31.03.2021 and

therefore has requested to issue necessary instructions to all concerned in this State to give eff ect to the changes in

the administrative boundaries, if any latest by 31.03.2021.

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4. In view of the circumstances stated 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 March, 2021. The boundaries

of administrative units for the ensuing Census will now be frozen from 31st March 2021 to till the completion of Census.

5. All the pending proposals, if any aff ect 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 March 2021 under

intimation to the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.

6. 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, Thoothukudi, 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).

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