Section 303(2)(k) in Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
(k)as to the mode in which the officers of [the State Government] [The words 'Provincial Government' were substituted for the words 'Local Government' by the Adaptation Order of 1937 and the word 'State' was substituted for 'Provincial' by the Adaptation Order of 1950.] shall advise and assist municipal councils in carrying out the purposes of this Act;