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No. 616] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021 Margazhi 9, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052
Part VI—Section 2
Notification or Orders of interest to a section of the public
issued by Heads of Departments, etc.
NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.
COMMISSIONERATE OF TOWN PANCHAYATS, CHENNAI-28.
FIXING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF DHALI TOWN PANCHAYAT IN TIRUPPUR DISTRICT.
(Roc.No.7344/2019/C2)
No. VI(2)/133(a)/2021.
NOTIFICATION
WHEREAS Kurumalai, Melkurumalai, Poochikottamparai and Thirumoorthimalai settlement areas of Dhali-2 Revenue Village were included with the local authority of Dhali Town Panchayat in Tiruppur District by G.O.(Ms)No.110, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated the 25th November 2021 and published in Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 25th November 2021;
AND WHEREAS, under clause (11-B) of section 3 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Director of Town Panchayats has been appointed by the State Government to exercise and perform the powers and duties of the Inspector in respect of Town Panchayats, under the said Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920 in G.O (Ms) No.150, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 31st May 1994 and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 31st May 1994;
AND WHEREAS the average distance between Dhali Town Panchayat and the included settlement areas of Dhali-2 Revenue Village (except Thirumoorthimalai Settlement) is 63 kilometres and therefore the Inspector proposed to create two additional wards exclusively for the inhabitants of the said settlement areas and accordingly sent proposal to Delimitation Commission;
2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYAND WHEREAS, based on the recommendation of Delimitation Commission, the State Government have amended rule 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats (Fixation of Strength of Councillors) Rules, 1996 by G.O.(Ms)No.132, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated the 22nd December 2021 and published in Part III – Section 1(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 22nd December 2021 to enable the Inspector to increase the number of councillors not exceeding two in a Town Panchayat with the prior approval of State Government for reasons to be recorded in writing;
AND WHEREAS, it is considered that the number of councillors for Dhali Town Panchayat may be increased from 15 to 17, for the following reasons, namely:—
(a) the four settlement areas, recently included within the local authority of Dhali Town Panchayat are in hilly regions;
(b) the distance between the settlement areas from Dhali Town Panchayat except Thirumoorthimalai is not less than seventy three kilometres;
(c) the said Thirumoorthimalai settlement area is at a distance of fi fty fi ve kilometres from the other settlement areas;
(d) to provide two wards for the said settlement areas;
AND WHEREAS, the Government of Tamil Nadu in G.O.(Ms)No.132, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 22.12.2021 has granted prior approval to increase the number of councillors for Dhali Town Panchayat from 15 to 17.
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3-T of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), read with the proviso to rule 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats (Fixation of Strength of Councillors) Rules, 1996, the Inspector, with the prior approval of the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby fi xes the number of members of the council of Dhali Town Panchayat in Tiruppur District, inclusive of the Chairman, as seventeen (17), with effect on and from the next ordinary election.
Dr. R. SELVARAJ, I.A.S., Inspector of Town Panchayats/
Commissioner of Town Panchayats.
Urban Administrative Building, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-600 028. 24th December 2021.