**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, issued on May 31, 2017. It includes notifications and orders regarding appointments and powers, and provides a list of gazette extraordinary issues published during the week ending May 20, 2017. It also lists Parts and Sections of the Gazette not published during the week.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Part I: Notifications by Government**
* Contains notifications or orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments.
* No content listed in the May 31st edition of the Gazette.
* **Gazette Extraordinary Issues (week ending May 20, 2017):**
* Notifications were published in extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette
* Issue numbers 135-143, the Parts and Sections, Date of Issues, Departments Involved, and Subject.
* Subjects included changes to the Subsistence Allowance Amendment Act, notifications under the Value Added Tax Act, land acquisitions, delegation of powers, entrusting projects to Anna University, animal handling regulations, state government market borrowing, and District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017.
* **Gazette Parts Not Published:**
* The following Parts and Sections of the Gazette are not published in this week:
* Part III-Sections 1(a) and 2
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part VI-Sections 3(a) and 3(b)
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Labour and Employment Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the notification regarding the date of coming into force of the Tamil Nadu Payment of Subsistence Allowance Amendment Act, 2017.
* **Action Required:** Implementation and enforcement of the amendment.
**Stakeholder: Commercial Taxes and Registration Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for notifications under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, and for notifications related to automated teller machines and cash dispensers.
* **Action Required:** Enforcement of VAT regulations and IT product categorisations.
**Stakeholder: Transport Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for land acquisition notifications.
* **Action Required:** Implementation of the identified acquisitions.
**Stakeholder: Housing and Urban Development Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for delegation of powers related to appeals under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act.
* **Action Required:** Ensuring proper delegation of powers for appeals.
**Stakeholder: Finance Department (Salaries)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for entrusting projects to Anna University under the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998.
* **Action Required:** Monitoring and oversight of the project, if applicable.
**Stakeholder: Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for regulations related to conducting Vadamadu/Manjuviratu events.
* **Action Required:** Enforcement of animal cruelty prevention regulations.
**Stakeholder: Highways and Minor Ports Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for acquisition of lands.
* **Action Required:** Implementation of the identified acquisitions.
**Stakeholder: Finance Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for market borrowing program of State Government by auction.
* **Action Required:** Oversee and report on the market borrowing program.
**Stakeholder: Industries Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for The Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017.
* **Action Required:** Oversee and implement the District Mineral Foundation Rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official government publication containing notifications and orders.
Tamil Nadu Payment of Subsistence Allowance Amendment Act, 2017: Amendment act related to subsistence allowance payments in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006: The principal VAT legislation in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act: Act governing town and country planning in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998: Act enforcing transparency in government tenders.