PUDUCHERRY PLANNING AUTHORITY, PUDUCHERRY: NOTIFICATION: The Government of Puducherry has approved the change of land use in respect of the below mentioned lands in the Puducherry Planning Area, Puducherry, from the present land use in the notified Comprehensive Development Plan for Puducherry Planning Area – 2036 to various uses vide G.O. Ms. No. 17/2024-Hg., dated 28-10-2024 of the Chief Secretariat (Housing), Government of Puducherry.

HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: NOTIFICATION: The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to extend the tenure of the First Council of Puducherry State Higher Education Council (PSHEC) constituted under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abiyan (RUSA) vide G.O. Ms. No. 122, dated 15-12-2014, of the Chief Secretariat (Education), Puducherry, for a further period of one year from 15-12-2024 or till the Council is reconstituted as per the provisions of the Puducherry State Higher Education Council Bill, whichever is earlier.

PUDUCHERRY PLANNING AUTHORITY, PUDUCHERRY: NOTIFICATION: The Government of Puducherry has approved the change of land use in respect of the below mentioned lands in the Puducherry Planning Area, Puducherry, from the present land use in the notified Comprehensive Development Plan for Puducherry Planning Area – 2036 to various uses vide G.O. Ms. No. 21/2024-Hg., dated 10-12-2024 of the Chief Secretariat (Housing), Government of Puducherry.

PLANNING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT: ORDER: The Government of Puducherry is pleased to rename the existing State Planning Board as “Puducherry Consultative Committee for Transformation” for the Union territory of Puducherry.

WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, is pleased to reconstitute the Puducherry Women’s Commission, to improve the status of Women in the Union territory of Puducherry and to enquire into unfair practices affecting Women and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto under sub-section (1) of section 15 of the Puducherry Women’s Commission Act, 2001, with the following composition, for a further period of three years.

COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 6 of 2017), the Commissioner of State Tax, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes t he following further amendment in the notification issued vide F.No. 3240/CTD/GST/2024/1, dated the 18th April, 2024 published in the Gazette of Puducherry.

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: The Election Commission of India’s Notification No. 82/PUDU-LA/(EP 01 of 2021)/2025, dated 08-01-2025, regarding Order of the High Court of Madras, dated 08-11-2024 in the Election Petition No. 0l of 2021 is hereby published for the information of the public.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT: ORDER: The Cyclonic Storm ‘Fengal’ made landfall near Puducherry on 30th November, 2024 brought relentless rainfall and subsequent release of water from Sathanur and Veedur dams caused flooding between 30-11-2024 and 04-12-2024, which resulted in devastating damages. Thus, the Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions of the Union territory of Puducherry were declared as Natural Calamity affected areas.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: National Security Act, 1980 (Central Act 65 of 1980), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby extends the powers conferred in the said sub-section for a further period of three months from 28th January, 2025..

CONFIDENTIAL AND CABINET DEPARTMENT CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICE: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the High Court of Madras, is pleased to appoint Thiru Pa.U. Chemmal, District and Sessions Judge, Karaikal, as Special Judge for Karaikal region.

CONFIDENTIAL AND CABINET DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the High Court of Madras, is pleased to appoint Thiru D.V. Aanand, Chief Judge/ Principal District and Sessions Judge, Puducherry, as Special Judge for Puducherry, Mahe and Yanam regions of Union territory of Puducherry for the purpose of the said Act.

PUDUCHERRY PLANNING AUTHORITY, PUDUCHERRY: NOTIFICATION:The Government of Puducherry, has approved the change of land use in respect of the below mentioned land in the Puducherry Planning Area, Puducherry, from the present land use in the notified Comprehensive Development Plan for Puducherry Planning Area – 2036, to various uses, vide G.O. Ms. No. 2/2024-Hg., dated 15-03-2024 of the Chief Secretariat (Housing), Government of Puducherry.

PLANNING AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, is pleased to order the setting up of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Data Analytics Unit, an integral part of the State Institution for Transformation, Puducherry functioning under the existing Planning and Research Department.