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Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department - Constitution of High Level Committee for examining further devolution of powers and responsibilities to the local bodies/Urban local bodies and to give recommendation - orders - issued.

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (C1) Department.

G.O.Ms.No: 6 
Dated: 22.1.07

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From the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj D.OLr.No:74662/2006/PRI 1.4 dated.3.10.06

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ORDER:

The Hon'ble Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration has announced on the floor of the Legislative Assembly that an expert Committee will be constituted to examine the existing powers and responsibilities of the Rural and Urban Local Bodies and to give suitable recommendations for devolution of additional powers and functions. The Cabinet at its meeting held on 16.10.2006 has decided as follows:

" The Cabinet has decided to Immediately constitute a High Level Committee, consisting of the representatives of local bodies officials and experts under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Local Administration. This Committee will deliberate on the delegation of necessary powers to enable better functioning of the local bodies and will make recommendations within three months to Government for implementation."

2. Pursuant to the announcement of the Hon'ble Minister, Rural Development and Local Administration and the decision of the cabinet and based on the proposal received from the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Government hereby direct the constitution of a High Level Committee, consisting of the following representatives of the Rural and Urban local bodies, Officials of Government Departments and experts. The Hon'ble Minister for Rural Development & Local Administration shall be the Chairman of the High Level Committee.

3. The Official members for the High Level committee are as follows:

Official Members

1.

Secretary, Rural Development  and Panchayat Raj Department

 Member

2.

Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply  Department

Member

3.

Prof.Palanithurai, Gandhigram University 

Experts on the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj . side 

4

Thiru.Tamizharuvimanian, Member, State Planning Commission

5

Ms.Malathy,IAS, Secretary, Home Department

Experts  on the Municipal Administration and Water Supply side

6.

Thiru.Jeyaraman,
Additional Director of Municipal Administration(Retd)

 

4.. The following elected heads of Urban and Rural Local bodies shall be included as non-official members of the Committee:-

I. Corporations (Mayors)

Sl.No

Name

Corporation

Party

1

Thiru.A.L.Subramanian

Tirunelveli

DMK

2.

Tmt.Charubala Thondaiman.R

Trichy

Congress

 

II. Municipalities (Chairpersons)

Sl.No

Name

Municipality

Party

1

Thiru. Bharathi.R.S

Alanthur

DMK

2.

Thiru.Ashoken Soloman .V.

Nagercoil

Congress

3.

Thiru.M.R.Dhurai

Bhavani

AIADMK

4.

Thiru.K.N.Sekar

Ambattur

PMK

5.

Thiru.R.Jayaraman

Thiruvottiyur

CPI(M)

6.

Thiru.T..Prabhakaran

Periyasemur

CPI

7.

Thiru.C.V.Rajagaigvat Babu.

Nellikuppam

Liberation Panther Party

 

III. Town Panchayats (Chairpersons)

Sl.No

Name

Town Panchayat

Party

1.

Thiru.S.Sairam

Myladi Agtheeswaram Taluk,
Kanniyakumari District

DMK

2.

Thiru.Neelakandan

Chetupattu,
Tiruvannamalai District

Congress

3.

Tmt.Vimala

Madapakkam,
Kancheepuram District

AIADMK

4.

Tmt.M.Manjula

Thesur, Tiruvannamalai District

PMK

5.

Thiru.V.Ramamoorthy

Chinnavedampatti, Coimbatore District

C.P.I (M)

6.

Thiru.P.Mounasamy

Kannampalayam,
Coimbatore District

C.P.I

7.

Thiru.R.Jayashelan

Unnamalai Kadai, Kanniyakumari District

BJP

 

IV District Panchayats (Chairpersons)

Sl.No

Name

District Panchayat

Party

1.

Thiru.Gandhiselvan

Namakkal District

DMK

2.

Thiru.Ravichandra ramavanni.A

Ramanathapuram District

Congress

3.

Thiru.Chinnadurai.N

Tutticorin District

AIADMK

 

V. Panchayat Unions (Chairpersons)

Sl.No

Name

Panchayat Union

Party

1.

Thiru.Ramalingam.S

Thiurvidaimarudur,Thanjavur District

DMK

2.

Thiru.Krishnan.P.K.

Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram District

Congress

3.

Tmt.R.D.Malarvizhi

Andipatti, Theni District

AIADMK

4.

Thiru.S.P.Ramar

Nangavalli ,Salem District

PMK

5.

Thiru.V.Amirthalingam

Thalaignayiru, Nagapattinam District

C.P.I(M)

6.

Thiru.K.Thangamani

Manamadurai, Sivagangai District

C.P.I

7.

Thiru.S.Premkumar

Munsirai, Kanniyakumari District

BJP

8.

Tmt.Selvi Chenguttuvan

Senthurai, Perambalur District

Liberation Panther Party

 

VI. Village Panchayats (Presidents)

Sl.No

Name

Village Panchayat

Party

1.

Thiru.S.Santhanam

Thayilpatti, Vembakkottai, Virudhunagar District

DMK

2.

Thiru.Sathyamoorthy

Vinnamangalam, Vaniyambadi Taluk. Vellore District

Congress

3.

Thiru.K.Parasuraman

Nilagiri, Thanjavur District

AIADMK

4.

Thiru.K.Marappan

Chettipalayam, Tirupur union,
Coimbatore District

C.P.I(M)

5.

Thiru.J.Jayaraman

Pallivarthy,
Kolathur Union
Tiruvallur District

C.P.I

6.

Thiru.N.Ilango

Nattarmangalam,
Vallam Panchayat union
Villupuram District

PMK

 

5. The Committee shall study the duties, functions and powers already entrusted to the Rural and Urban Local Bodies and make recommendations for further devolution of the same in order to make them more effective within a period of 3 months to Government.

(By Order of the Governor)

K.ASHOK VARDHAN SHETTY,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Director of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Chennai-15.

All District Collectors.

The Representatives of Local bodies

through The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj , Panagal Building, Chennai-15.

The Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Secretary to Government , Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai.9.

Tmt.Malathy,IAS, Secretary to Government, Home Department, Chennai-9.

Prof.G.Palanithurai, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, -642302, Dindigul District.

Thiru.Tamilzharuvimanian, Member, State Planning Commission, Chennai-5

Thiru.Jeyaraman, Additional Director of Municipal Administration(Retd) thr'o The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

 

Copy to:

The Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister, O/o Hon'ble Chief Minister, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Senior PA to Hon'ble Minister Rural Development and Local Administration, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Private Secretary to Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Chennai-9.

All Sections, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, Chennai-9.

 

/Forwarded by Order/

Section Officer.