Date: 2025-10-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
Exemption given to Drama conducted in the premises of any institution or in any other places from the liability of Entertainment tax payable under the Tamil Nadu Local Authorities Entertainments Tax Act, 2017.
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, issued on Saturday, October 25, 2025, as No. 659, concerns notifications by the government. It specifically pertains to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department. According to Notification No. II(2)/MAWS/1169(a)/2025, referencing G.O.Ms No.326, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.1), dated October 25, 2025, the Governor of Tamil Nadu exempts dramas conducted in any institution or other places from entertainment tax liability under the Tamil Nadu Local Authorities Entertainments Tax Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2017). The document is published by authority, with D. Karthikeyan, Principal Secretary to Government.
Registration Number is Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14 with R. Dis. No. 197/2009. The price of the gazette is Re. 0.80 Paise. It is printed and published by the Commissioner of Stationery and Printing, Chennai on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Local Authorities Entertainments Tax Act, 2017: The Act under which entertainment tax exemption is granted in the notification.
Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department: The department responsible for issuing the notification related to entertainment tax exemption.
Chennai: The location where the gazette is published.