Governor R.N. Ravi granted assent to the Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act, 2023 on August 14. The Bill was adopted in the Assembly four months ago.
Soon after the Bill was adopted in the House, there were demands from various quarters to drop the legislation.
According to the legislation, a project proponent would submit an application for a proposal for consolidation of project land to the government. If the conditions are fulfilled, the government would notify it as a special project, and forward it to the respective District Collector. The government has to constitute an expert committee, which would publish the consolidation proposal and conduct a public hearing.