This document is a collection of government notifications from the Tamil Nadu government, published on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The notifications cover various departments and involve amendments to local planning areas and committees.
**Housing and Urban Development Department:**
* **Notification 1:** Includes the intention to add parts of Melachokkanathapuram (part) and Bodi to the Bodinayakanur local planning area. Objections can be sent in writing to the Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009 within two months of the gazette publication date. (Govt. Order No. 220, dated December 2, 2022)
* **Notification 2:** Announces the intention to include several revenue villages in the Srivilliputhur local planning area. The villages are: Ponnanganni Part, Singammalpuram Part, Venkateswarapuram Part, Gurukulam Part, North Srivilliputhur Part, Tailakulam, Srivilliputhur Part, Athikulam Sengulam Part, Padikaswaithanpatti and Ayan Nachiyar Koil Part. Objections are to be sent to the same Principal Secretary in Chennai. (Govt. Order No. 221, dated December 2, 2022).
* **Notification 3:** Announces the intention to include parts of Muthaayampalayam, Ammapatti, Keerambur, and Venkatesapuram within the Turaiyur Local Planning area. Send objections to the Principal Secretary at Chennai-600 009. (Govt. Order No. 55, dated June 9, 2023)
**Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department:**
* **Notification 1:** Constitutes a committee to advise the state government on determining minimum wage rates for employees in spinning mills, weaving mills, and textile mills including independent units in Tamil Nadu. The committee includes individual members and representatives of employers and employees. (Govt. Order No. 569, dated November 24, 2022).
* **Committee Members:**
* **Chairman:** Additional Labour Commissioner, Coimbatore.
* **Secretary:** Assistant Labour Commissioner (Enforcement), Coimbatore.
* **Members:** Assistant Director of Statistics, Dept. of Economics and Statistics, Coimbatore; Joint Director (Textile), Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles, Chennai-600 018; Joint Director of Industrial Safety and Health-I, Tiruppur.
* **Employer Representatives:**
* Dr. K. Selvaraju, Secretary General, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), Coimbatore-641 018.
* Thiru. S. Jagadeesh Chandran, Southern India Spinners’ Association (SISPA), Coimbatore-641 014.
* Thiru. S. Venkatesh, National Textile Corporation (NTC), Coimbatore-641 009.
* Dr. M. Ramakrishnan, Loyal Textile, Chennai-600 028.
* Dr. K. Venkatachalam, Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association, Dindigul-624 001.
* Thiru. R. Gopalakrishnan, Royal Classic, Tirupur-641 604.
* **Employee Representatives:**
* Thiru. M. Basheer Ahmed, Thozhilalar Munnetra Sangam Peravai, Dindigul-624 003.
* Thiru. M. Thyagarajan, Kovai Periyar District Dravida Panchalai Thozhilalar Munnetra Sangam, Coimbatore-641 044.
* Thiru. T.S. Rajamani, Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Coimbatore-641 005.
* Thiru. G. Srinivasan, National Panchalai Thozhilalar Sangam, Coimbatore-641 045.
* Thirumathi M. Aarumugam, Kovai Jilla Mill Thozhilalar Sangam, Coimbatore-641 009.
* Thiru. C. Padhmanaban, Indian Trade Union Centre, Coimbatore-641 014.
* **Notification 2:** Appoints members to the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Welfare Board for the footwear, leather products manufacturing and tanning industry. (Govt. Order No. 87, dated June 6, 2023).
* **Government Representatives:**
* **Chairman:** Thiru. S. Pugazhenthi, Former Member of Legislative Assembly.
* **Member:** Government Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Chennai-600 009.
* **Member:** Government Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Chennai-600 009.
* **Member:** Government Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Chennai-600 009.
* **Member:** Principal Secretary/Labour Commissioner, Labour Commissioner's Office, Chennai-600 006.
* **Member:** Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board, Chennai-600 108.
* **Employer Representatives:**
* **Chairman:** Thiru. C.M. Jabarulla, South India Leather Tanners and Merchants Association, Walajapet-632 513.
* **Member:** Thiru. C. Ramesh, Dindigul-624 001.
* **Member:** Thiru. A. Abubacker Abdul Jaleel, Palani Circle, Dindigul-624 617.
* **Employee Representatives:**
* **Chairman:** Thiru. V. Kalainesan, Thozhilalar Munnetra Koottamaippu, Pernampattu-635 810.
* **Member:** Thiru. R. Muruganandam, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Palakkodu Circle, Dharmapuri-636 806.
* **Member:** Thiru. K. Ramasamy, Sengathurai Circle, Ariyalur-621 709.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: A law relating to town and country planning in Tamil Nadu, referenced for specifying authorities' powers regarding local planning areas.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948: Central law that provides for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.
Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982: A state law that regulates the employment and conditions of work for manual workers in specific industries.
Housing and Urban Development Department: The Tamil Nadu state government department responsible for housing and urban development, issuing notifications related to planning area modifications.
Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board: Tamil Nadu's labor welfare board is focused on specific areas like the Tamil Nadu Footwear, Leather Goods Manufacturing and Leather Tanning Labor Welfare Board