Date: 2024-03-06Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT--[Law Officers]--[Census 2021 – Extension of Date of Freezing of Boundaries of Administrative Units in the State of Tamil Nadu upto 30th June 2024
**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on March 6, 2024. It includes notifications from the Government, specifically from the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department regarding amendments to the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, and from the Public Department regarding the extension of the date for freezing administrative unit boundaries for the 2021 Census until June 30, 2024. A ban on forming new units takes effect July 1, 2024, and lasts until census completion.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Home, Prohibition and Excise Department - Amendment to Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act:**
* The notification amends the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937, specifically Notification No. II(1)/PE/239(d)/81, dated 1st May 1981.
* An amendment adds "MGM Limon Vodka" to the "PREMIUM BRANDS" list under "Thiruvalargal Southern Agrifurane Industries Private Limited" for Indian Made Foreign Spirits (other than sacramental wine).
* **Public Department - Extension of Date for Freezing Administrative Unit Boundaries (Census 2021):**
* The date for freezing administrative unit boundaries in Tamil Nadu for the 2021 Census has been extended to June 30, 2024.
* The formation of new administrative units is banned from July 1, 2024, until the completion of the Census operations.
* This extension follows previous orders, including G.O. Ms. No. 142, Public [Law Officers], dated 13th February 2024, and others extending the deadline to December 31, 2023.
* Any pending proposals affecting the existing boundaries of administrative units must be finalised by June 30, 2024, and reported to the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.
**Impact Analysis**
**Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chennai, the Director General of Police, Chennai, the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Chennai, the Director of Municipal Administration, Chennai, the Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai, the Collectors of all Districts, the Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, the Commissioners, Municipal Corporations**
* **Impact:** Required to adhere to the government's decision regarding the extended deadline for freezing administrative boundaries and the ban on the formation of new units for Census 2021.
* **Action Required:** Ensure adherence to the extended deadline and ban.
**All Relevant Departments**
* **Impact:** Departments are affected that have pending boundary change proposals.
* **Action Required:** Must finalize any pending proposals affecting the boundaries of Municipalities, Revenue Villages, Towns, Tehsils, Police Stations, Sub-Divisions, Districts, etc., on or before 30th June 2024 and inform the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937: The primary law being amended regarding prohibition in Tamil Nadu.
Census 2021: The national census program in India, impacting the freezing of administrative boundaries in Tamil Nadu.
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department: Tamil Nadu department responsible for the notification amending the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act.
Public Department: Tamil Nadu department issuing orders related to the freezing of administrative units boundaries for Census 2021.
Chennai: Location of the Commissioner of Revenue Administration, the Director General of Police, and other key officials responsible for adhering to the Census directive.