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The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department has effected an en masse transportation of municipality readying officials crossed Tamil Nadu arsenic portion of efforts to curb corruption and assistance officials accommodate to caller argumentation and administrative changes introduced by the State government, a elder authoritative has said.
The improvement came up during a reappraisal gathering connected the functioning of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), chaired by Housing and Urban Development Minister P. Rajkumar, astatine the DTCP office successful Koyambedu connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026).
On June 5, respective City Planners and Urban Planners were transferred crossed corporations and municipalities successful Tamil Nadu connected administrative grounds. The reshuffle covered officials serving successful Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Thoothukudi, Thanjavur, Hosur, Sivakasi, and Namakkal corporations, arsenic good arsenic Maraimalai Nagar, Villupuram and Theni-Allinagaram municipalities.
Review meeting
Minister Rajkumar connected Wednesday (June 10) reviewed the organisational operation of the Directorate, departmental administration, improvement projects, and determination readying initiatives. Discussions were besides held connected the objectives and cardinal components of broad plans being prepared crossed the State.
He reviewed the advancement of Geographic Information System (GIS)-based maestro readying initiatives and examined matters relating to the constitution of readying authorities and appointments of members to readying bodies.
The gathering besides discussed infrastructure improvement funds, the functioning of the single-window online support system, and the advancement of the self-certification strategy for gathering approvals. Issues relating to elevation country conservation authorities and the regularisation of unapproved layouts and plots were reviewed. Deliberations were besides held connected the regularisation of unauthorised acquisition instauration buildings, according to a property release.
Earlier, the Minister distributed assignment orders to 3 candidates selected done the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for the station of Assistant Director successful the Town and Country Planning Department, the merchandise said.
