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The Assembly connected Saturday (January 24, 2025) passed the Tamil Nadu Special Area Development Authorities Bill, 2026, which seeks to empower the State Government to notify immoderate country arsenic a Special Development Area and represent a Special Development Authority for the intent of preparing a maestro program for broad and sustainable infrastructure improvement successful specified areas.
The State Government projected to found a Special Area Development Authority for areas specified arsenic Mamallapuram and Kanniyakumari, considering their historical, ecological and tourism value successful the archetypal phase.
The authorities was passed pursuing the announcement made successful the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025–26 that an concern of ₹300 crore volition beryllium made to make modern infrastructure facilities successful large tourer hubs and to guarantee effectual coordination and implementation of large projects successful collaboration with assorted departments.
The Special Area Development Authority shall dwell of the respective District Collector arsenic Chairperson, and an IAS serviceman nominated by the authorities arsenic Chief Executive Officer, who volition enactment arsenic Member Secretary. It volition besides see 1 subordinate each representing 12 authorities departments and agencies. The authorities shall nominate 4 further members, isolated from peculiar invitees.
The authorization shall hole the Special Area Master Plan with agelong word strategies for sustainable improvement of the country including broad readying and infrastructure improvement and enactment plan.
The authorities shall besides represent a State-level Steering Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary, with secretaries of assorted departments arsenic ex officio members, to coordinate and show the activities of the authorities and to supply guidance connected matters related to the improvement of Special Development Areas.
