The Government of Tamil Nadu on January 24, 2026, issued the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to further amend the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In section 261-A of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, for the expression “upto the 5th day of January 2026”, the expression “upto the 5th day of July 2026” shall be substituted.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Act, the Special Officers appointed by the Government to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the village panchayats, panchayat union councils or the district panchayats other than the panchayats in the districts of Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupathur, Tirunelveli, and Tenkasi with effect on and from the January 06, 2026, shall be deemed to have been appointed as such Special Officers under section 261-A of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, and anything done or any action taken by the said Special Officers during the period commencing on and from the 6th day of January 2026 and ending with the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.
It shall be deemed to have come into force on January 06, 2026.
[L.A.Bill No. 7 of 2026]
