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Date: 2025-08-04 Category: Not Applicable State: Tamil Nadu Country: India

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT (Law Officers)--Census 2027 – Extension of Date of Freezing of Boundaries of administrative Units In the State of Tamil Nadu Upto 31.12.2025 and Ban the formation of New Units With Effect From 01.01.2026 to Till the Completion of Census Operations – Orders – issued.

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**Executive Summary** This document from the Government of Tamil Nadu announces the extension of the deadline for freezing the boundaries of administrative units until December 31, 2025, for the upcoming 2027 census. It also prohibits the formation of new administrative units starting January 1, 2026, until the census is completed. The order instructs various departments and officials to finalize any boundary changes by the deadline and adhere to the decision. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Extension of Boundary Freezing:** * The deadline for freezing the boundaries of administrative units (Municipalities, Revenue Villages, Towns, Tehsils, Police Stations, Sub-Divisions, Districts, etc.) in Tamil Nadu is extended to December 31, 2025. * This extension is in connection with the upcoming 2027 census. * **Ban on Formation of New Units:** * The formation of new administrative units is banned, effective January 1, 2026, until the completion of the census operations. * **Finalization of Pending Proposals:** * All pending proposals to change existing boundaries must be finalized on or before December 31, 2025. * The Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, must be informed of all changes. * **Previous Orders:** * This order references and extends previous orders related to freezing boundaries of administrative units. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder:** Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chennai, Director General of Police, Chennai, Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Chennai, Director of Municipal Administration, Chennai, Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai, Collectors of all Districts, Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, and Commissioners of Municipal Corporations. **Impact:** Required to adhere to the government's decision to extend the boundary freezing deadline and ban the formation of new units. **Action Required:** Ensure all pending proposals for boundary changes are finalized by December 31, 2025, and communicate the changes to the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.

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Census 2027: The subject of the notification, specifically concerning the extension of the date for freezing administrative unit boundaries. Tamil Nadu: The state to which the policy applies. Ministry of Home Affairs: The Central Government ministry whose Registrar General & Census Commissioner communicated the policy. Public Department (Law Officers): The department issuing the Government Orders related to the extension of the freezing of administrative unit boundaries for the census.
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© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2025 [Price: Re. 0.80 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 428] CHENNAI, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025 Aadi 19, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2056 Part II—Section 1 Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public issued by Secretariat Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT PUBLIC DEPARTMENT (Law Officers) No. II(1)/PULO/22(b)/2025. [CENSUS 2027 – EXTENSION OF DATE OF FREEZING OF BOUNDARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU UPTO 31.12.2025 AND BAN THE FORMATION OF NEW UNITS WITH EFFECT FROM 01.01.2026 TO TILL THE COMPLETION OF CENSUS OPERATIONS – ORDERS – ISSUED.] The following Government Order is Published:— [G.O. Ms. No. 521, Public (Law Officers), 4th August 2025, ஆடி 19, விசுவாாவாசு, திருவாள்ளுவார் ஆண்டு-2056.] Read: 1. G.O.(Ms).No.885, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 31.12.2019. 2. G.O.(Ms).No.471, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 22.09.2020. 3. G.O.(Ms).No.101, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 12.02.2021. 4. G.O.(Ms).No.447, Public (Law Officers) Department dated 04.08.2021. 5. G.O.(Ms).No.92, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 29.01.2022. 6. G.O.(Ms).No.465, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 01.07.2022. 7. G.O.(Ms).No.80, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 30.01.2023. 8. G.O.(Ms).No.449, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 18.07.2023. 9. G.O.(Ms).No.142, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 13.02.2024. 10. G.O.(Ms).No.766, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 11.11.2024. 11. G.O.(Ms).No.101, Public (Law Officers) Department, dated 28.01.2025. 12. From the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, D.O Letter No.9/10/2025-CD (Cen), dated 27.06.2025. Ex-II-1(428) [ 1 ]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Order : No. 521, Public (Law Officers), 4th August 2025. In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued freezing of Boundaries of Administrative Units viz., Municipalities, Revenue Villages, Towns, Tehsils, Police Stations, Sub-Divisions, Districts etc., and ban on formation of new Units in the State of Tamil Nadu from 1st January 2020 to 31st March 2020. 2. In the Government Order 2nd to 11th read above, the date of freezing of Boundaries of Administrative Units was further extended upto 30.06.2025. 3. In the letter 12th read above, Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has stated that the competent authority has decided to further extend the date of freezing of boundaries in the State of Tamil Nadu upto 31.12.2025 and the boundaries will be frozen with effect from 01.01.2026 and has requested to notify the same in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and to issue necessary instructions to the Departments concerned to give effect to the changes in the jurisdiction of administrative units, if any, latest by 31.12.2025. 4. In the circumstances stated above, the Government hereby orders to extend the Date of Freezing of Boundaries of Administrative Units viz., Municipalities, Revenue Villages, Towns, Tehsils, Police Stations, Sub-Divisions, Districts, etc. in the State of Tamil Nadu upto 31.12.2025 in connection with ensuing Census work and ban the formation of new units with effect from 01.01.2026. 5. All the pending proposals, if any to affect the changes in the existing Boundaries of Municipalities, Revenue Villages, Towns, Tehsils, Police Stations, Sub-Divisions, Districts etc., may therefore be finalized on or before 31.12.2025 under intimation to the Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. 6. The 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 are directed to adhere to the above decision of the Government. (By Order of the Governor) REETA HARISH THAKKAR, Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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