Date: 2025-05-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
Municipalities – Reclassification – Notification regarding the upgrading of three Selection Stage Municipalities namely Thiruchengode, Udumalaipettai and Palani to Special Stage Municipalities, three First Stage Municipalities namely Nandhivaram – Guduvancheri, Palladam and Rameswaram to Selection Stage Municipalities, and five Second Stage Municipalities namely Mangadu, Kundrathur, Vellakoil, Ariyalur and Ambasamudram to First Stage Municipalities.
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 239, published on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, classifies municipal councils based on the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 9 of 1999) read with the clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023.
The document classifies the following municipal councils into the following grades:
* Tiruchengode: Special Grade
* Udumalpet: Special Grade
* Palani: Special Grade
* Nandhivaram - Guduvanchery: Selection Grade
* Palladam: Selection Grade
* Rameswaram: Selection Grade
* Mangadu: First Grade
* Kundrathur: First Grade
* Vellakoil: First Grade
* Ariyalur: First Grade
* Ambasamuthiram: First Grade
The notification is issued by D. Karthikeyan, Principal Secretary to Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998: The primary law authorizing the reclassification of municipal councils.
Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023: Rules pertaining to the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act.
Tamil Nadu: The geographical location to which the policy applies.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary: Official government publication for notifications.