The Tamil Nadu government has registered the Tamil Nadu Zoo Foundation under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 as part of a recent initiative to transform government societies into companies.
Currently, four zoological parks in the State — Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), Vandalur; Children’s Park, Guindy; Kurumbapatti Zoological Park, Salem and the Amirdhi Mini Zoo in Vellore come under the ambit of the Zoo Authority of Tamil Nadu, which is one of the several societies to be transformed into a not-for-profit organisation.
Section 8 companies are required to comply with certain legal and regulatory requirements, including the filing of annual returns, maintaining accounting records and conducting regular board meetings.