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State of Tamilnadu- Act

Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Rules, 1959

TAMILNADU
India

Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Rules, 1959

Act 4540 of 1959

  • Published on 15 July 1959
  • Commenced on 15 July 1959
  • [This is the version of this document from 15 July 1959.]
  • [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Rules, 1959Published vide Notification No. G.O. Ms. No. 2823, Industries, Labour and Co-operation, dated 15th July 1959 - S.R.O. No. A-4540 of 1959Published in the Fort St. George Gazette, Rules Supplement to Part I, dated 29th July 1959 (page 501).G.O. Ms. No. 2823. - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Tamil Money-lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957), the Governor of Nadu hereby makes the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section.

1. Short title.

- These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Rules, 1959.

2. Definitions.

- In these rules, -
(a)"Act" means the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957);
(b)"Form" means a Form appended to these rules;
(c)"Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under section 10;
(d)"section" means a section of the Act.

3. Application for licence.

- Every application for a money-lenders licence shall be made to the Tahsildar of the Taluk or Independent Deputy Tahsildar, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the place of business of the money-lender. Such application shall be in Form-A.

4. Form of licence and fees therefor and for renewal.

(1)Every licence granted under sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be in Form-B and shall be subject to the conditions specified therein.
(2)For every application for a licence or renewal thereof, a fee of Rs. 100 (Rupees one hundred only) shall be paid into a Government treasury and the treasury receipt thereof shall accompany the application.
(3)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2), for a period of three months commencing on the date of coming into force of the Act in any area, a fee of Rs. 10 (Rupees ten only) shall be payable for every application for a licence in that area.

4A. Issue of duplicate licences.

(1)If a licence is lost or destroyed or spoiled, the money-lender shall forthwith report the matter to the authority by whom the licence was granted or last renewed and shall apply to him with a treasury receipt for the payment of a fee of Rs. 30 (Rupees thirty only) for the issue of a duplicate licence.
(2)On receipt of an application with the treasury receipt referred to in sub-rule (1), the authority shall furnish the applicant with a duplicate copy of the licence duly stamped "duplicate" in red ink.

4B. Refund of fee in certain circumstances.

(1)Where the licensing authority refuses to grant a licence under sub-section (3) of section 4, the application for the refund of licence fee shall be made within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the order refusing to grant licence or from the date of receipt of order on appeal to the Tahsildar of the taluk or the Independent Deputy Tahsildar, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the place of business of the money-lender.
(2)If after obtaining a licence, the licensee does not carry on the money-lending business even on a single day during the period of the licence, the licensee may, within a period of two months from the date of expiry of the licence, apply to the licensing authority for the refund of the fee paid by him. On receipt of the application, the licensing authority shall verify its correctness and may order the refund of the fee paid.

5. Charges allowed to money-lenders.

- A money-lender may, in addition to the cost of revenue stamp, demand and take from the debtor a sum not exceeding 25 paise on loans upto and inclusive of Rs. 250 and 50 paise on loans above Rs. 250 for incidental expenses connected with the advancement of such loan.

6. Form of account book.

- The account specified in section 9(l)(a) shall be in Form-C.

7. Form of receipt.

- The receipt to be issued by the money-lender to the debtor or his agent for every sum paid by him shall be in Form-D.

8. Statement of account.

- The statement of account to be furnished by the money-lender under section 9(l)(c) shall be in Form-E.

9. Fees.

- The fee which may be charged by a money-lender for a statement of account furnished by him under rule 8 shall be as follows : -
    Rs. P.
1 If the principal amount of the loan does notexceed Rs. 50 0-06
2 If the principal amount of the loan exceeds Rs.50, but does not exceed Rs. 100 0-12
3 If the principal amount of the loan exceeds Rs.100, but does not exceed Rs. 300 0-19
4 If the principal amount of the loan exceeds Rs.300, but does not exceed Rs. 500 0-37
5 If the principal amount of the loan exceeds Rs.500, but does not exceed Rs. 1,000 0-43
6 If the principal amount of the loan exceeds Rs.1,000 0-50
Explanation. - The fee shall be charged separately in respect of each loan for each requisition.Illustration. - (a) The fee relating to two separate loans of Rs. 120 and Rs. 350 will be 44 naye paise.
(b)If the statement of account is furnished by post, the money-lender may also charge such additional expenses as are actually incurred by him for furnishing it by post.
(c)The fee and the postal charges, if any, shall, on demand by the moneylender, be payable in advance or shall be recoverable by the moneylender as if it were included in the loan, but no interest shall be charged on such fee or charges.

10. Pass-book.

- The pass-book which the money-lender may supply to the debtor under the provision of section 9(1)(c) shall be in Form-F. A sum of 10 naye paise may be charged by the money-lender for every pass-book so supplied.

10A. [ [Inserted by G.O. Ms. No. 29, Co-operation, dated the 19th September 1969.]

The receipt and other instruments issued by a money-lender shall contain his licence number and date.]

11. Language in which records, etc., should be maintained.

(1)All records or entries made in the books, accounts and documents referred to in sub-section (1) of section 9 shall be either in Tamil or in English or in both:Provided that where the majority of the persons in any area speak a language other than Tamil, the records shall be maintained in English or in the language spoken by the majority of such persons.
(2)Nothing contained in these rules shall prevent the money-lender from maintaining the accounts of a particular debtor in any language which the debtor may understand and read.

12. Manner of furnishing statement of accounts.

(1)The statement of accounts referred to in rule 8 shall be sent to the debtor by registered post acknowledgement due to the address given in the requisition by the debtor.
(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where the debtor agrees in writing to the statement being delivered personally, it shall not be necessary to send it by registered post.
(3)When a debtor takes personal delivery of the statement of accounts, he shall acknowledge the receipt of the same in writing. The debtor shall sign the acknowledgement or if he is not literate, affix his thumb-impression thereto.

12A. [ Time-limit for commencement of action after suspension of a licence. [Substituted by G.O. Ms. No. 33, C.F. and C.P., dated the 13th February 1996.]

- The licensing authority shall commence further action under sub-section (1) of section 14 within a period of fifteen days from the date of suspension of the licence under sub-section (2-A) of section 14 of the Act.]

13. Appellate authority.

(1)The Appellate authority for the purpose of sub-section (4) of section 4 and sub-section (3) of section 14 shall be the Revenue Divisional Officer, Assistant Collector or Sub-Collector, as the case maybe, having jurisdiction over the place of business of the money-lender. Where there is no Revenue Divisional Officer, Assistant Collector or Sub-Collector, the Gazetted Assistant to the District Collector shall be the appellate authority. Where there is no Revenue Divisional Officer, Assistant Collector or Sub-Collector or a Gazetted Assistant to the District Collector, the District Collector shall be the appellate authority.
(2)If the appellate authority considers further enquiry to be necessary before final orders are passed on the appeal, he may either hold the enquiry himself or have it made by one of his subordinates and such witnesses as are, in his opinion, necessary shall be examined during the enquiry. The appellate authority shall also hear the licensee or his advocate before disposing of the appeal.

14. Prescribed authority for the purpose of section 12.

- The authority for the purpose of section 12, shall be an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Tahsildar or an Independent Deputy Tahsildar, as the case may be, and having jurisdiction over the place of business of the money-lender.

15. Procedure for effecting transfer of a licence when a licensee dies.

(1)Any person claiming to be legal representative of a deceased licensee may apply to the licensing authority in Form-G for transferring in his name the licence standing in the name of the deceased.
(2)A certificate of death issued by the [village headman] [Now Village Administrative officer.] of the locality or the Registered Medical Practitioner, who attended on the deceased shall ordinarily accompany the application in Form-G.
(3)The declaration to be obtained from the legal representative under subsection (3) of section 19 shall be in Form-G.Form A(See rule 3)Form of Application of a Money-Lenders LicenceThe Tahsildar,..........Taluk.The Independent Deputy Tahsildar,.............Sub-taluk
1 Name in full of the applicant.  
2 Address in full (any subsequent change shouldbe notified).  
3 Father's name.  
4 If the applicant is a native of State outsidethe State of Tamil Nadu -(i) full address in such State; and  
  (ii) a list of the properties owned in suchState.  
5 Is the applicant a registered firm ? If so, thename of the firm.  
6 If the applicant is the representative of anundivided Hindu family, state whether he is the manager, or thekarnavan or the yajaman of the family.  
7 If the applicant is a member of any otherassociation of individuals not required to be registered underthe Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act I of 1956), the name of theassociation and the applicants relation thereto.  
8 Address of shop or place of business in respectof which he applied for.  
9 If the applicant has more than one shop or placeof business, the address of each such shop or place of business.  
10 Has the applicant applied for a separate licencein respect of each shop or place of business mentioned againstitem 9 and, if so, with what result?  
11 Is the present application made for the grant ofa new licence or for the renewal of an old licence ?  
12 Has the applicant paid the prescribed fee forthe licence?  
The treasury receipt should be enclosed)Signature of the Applicant.I declare that the particulars stated above are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Station:Date: Signature of the Applicant.
Form-B(See rule 4)Money-Lenders LicenceNo.......The Tahsildar,...............................Taluk............................................hereby authorise and empowers the Independent Deputy Tahsildar, ................ Sub-taluk, residing at..................................of............................to carry on the business of moneylender in premises No........................ in taluk from.................................... up to and until the 31st of March subject to the conditions stipulated below : -Conditions of Licence
(1)This licence shall not be transferred to any person.
(2)This licence shall be produced before an Inspector appointed under the Act or any officer not below the rank of a Deputy Tahsildar having jurisdiction over the area, whenever it is demanded for inspection.
(3)This licence shall apply to the premises mentioned above.
(4)This licence shall not entitle or guarantee the renewal of the licence for the succeeding year.Given under my hand and seal, this day of......................................(Fees paid: Rs................................................................)Tahsildar,.....................................taluk.Independent Deputy Tahsildar,....................................................Sub-taluk.Form-C(See rule 6)Account BookName of the money-lender:Full address:Number and date of licence of the money-lender:
1 Number of loan.  
2 Name and address in full of the debtor.  
3 Date of loan.  
4 Amount of the principal of the loan.  
5 Rate of interest charged on the loan.  
6 Nature of the security, if any.  
7 The amount of every payment on account of theprincipal received by the money-lender.  
8 The amount of every payment on account of theinterest received by the money-lender in respect of the loan.  
9 Date of such payment.  
10 Signature of the money-lender or his agent anddate.  
Note. - All entries in the book shall be recorded then and there.Form-D(See rule 7)Receipt
Number and date of LicenceNo..................................dated.............. of themoneylender.
Receivedfrom.......................................on.........................inpart/full.
Re-payment of loannumber:......................................................
Towards principal amount of loan. Rs...........(in words)
Towards interest Rs............(in words)
Total Rs..........(in words)
Signature of the Money-Lender or his Agent.
(Substituted by G.O. Ms. No. 29, Co-operation,dated the 19th September 1969)
Form-E(See rule 8)Statement of AccountName of the money-lender:Full address:Number and date of licence of the money-lender:
1 Name of debtor.  
2 Number of loan.  
3 Date of loan.  
4 Amount of the principal of the loan.  
5 Nature of the security, if any.  
6 Rate of interest charged.  
7 The amount of every payment on account of theprincipal received by the money-lender in respect of the loan.  
8 The amount of every payment on account of theinterest received by the money-lender in respect of the loan.  
9 Date of such payment.  
10 Amount remaining outstanding on account of theprincipal.  
11 Amount remaining outstanding on account of theinterest.  
12 Signature of the money-lender or his agent anddate.  
Form-F(See rule 10)Pass-BookName of the money-lender:Full address:Number and date of licence of the money-lender:Name of debtor:Full address:
1 Number of loan.  
2 Date of loan.  
3 Amount of the principal of the loan.  
4 Nature of the security, if any.  
5 Value of the security.  
6 Rate of interest charged.  
7 The amount of every payment on account of theprincipal received by the money-lender in respect of the loan.  
8 The amount of every payment on account of theinterest charged by the money-lender in respect of the loan.  
9 Date of payment.  
10 Amount remaining outstanding on account of theprincipal.  
11 Amount remaining outstanding on account of theinterest.  
12 Signature of the money-lender or his agent anddate.  
Form-G(See rule 15)Form of Application for the Transfer of LicenceToThe Tahsildar,...........Taluk.The Independent Deputy Tahsildar,...........Sub-taluk.
1 Name in full of the applicant applying for thetransfer of the licence.  
2 Address in full of the applicant.  
3 Name in full of the deceased licensee.  
4 Address in full of the deceased licensee.  
5 Licence number and date (now sought to betransferred).  
6 Applicants relationship with the deceasedlicensee.  
7 Is the applicant the only legal representativeof the deceased ? If not, mention the names of the other legalrepresentatives.  
8 Is the applicant a member of an undivided Hindufamily and, if so, is he the manager or the karnavan or theyejaman of the family ?  
9 Is the applicant already a licensee under theAct? If so, give particulars.  
10 Is the certificate of death of the licenseeenclosed? If not, the reason should be stated.  
Station:Date: Signature of the Applicant.
I declare that the particulars stated above are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.Signature of the Applicant.[Form-H] [Substituted by G.O. Ms. No. 88, Food and Co-operation, dated the 17th February, 1983.](See rule 9-A)Statement of Return Relating to the Loans Advanced by the Money-LendersTo[The Inspector......................] [The expression 'Inspector' in this Form refers to the Tahsildar or Independent Deputy Tahsildar in-charge of the taluk or the sub-taluk, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the place of business of the money-lender who is submitting this return.]..............................................Return relating to the loans advanced by money-lender................. Licence number..........for the half-year ended on...........
1 Name of the money-lender.  
2 Full address.  
3 Amount advancedfrom........................to.........................  
4 Amount realised as principalfrom.........................to......................  
5 Amount realised as interestFrom..........................to.......................  
Date: Signature of the Money-lender.
NotificationsFixation of Rates of Interest Chargeable by a Money-Lender in Respect of Loans Under Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Act, 1957[G.O. Ms. No. 406, Co-operation, dated the 5th July, 1979. [Published in Part II, section 2, of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 6th July 1979.]]Whereas under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957), the Government have been empowered to fix the maximum rate of interest that may be charged by a moneylender on any loan;And Whereas under the proviso to the said sub-section (1), the rate of interest so fixed shall be correlated to the current bank rates of lending as may be fixed by the Reserve Bank of India, from time to time;Now Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the said Act, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, after taking into account the current bank rates of lending fixed by the Reserve Bank of India, hereby fixes the rate of interest specified in column (2) of the Table below, as the rates of interest chargeable by a money-lender in respect of the loans specified in the corresponding entries in column (1) thereof.Table
Loans Rates of Interest
1 2
(i) Secured loan. Not exceeding nine per cent, per annum, simpleinterest.
(ii) Unsecured loan. Not exceeding twelve per cent, per annum, simpleinterest.
Date of Enforcement of Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957) in Chennai City and Certain Municipalities of Tamil Nadu State[G.O. Ms. No. 3485, Industries, Labour and Co-operation, dated the 8th September, 1959 - SRO No. A5507 of 1959 [Published in Part I, page 1329, of the Fort St. George Gazette, dated the 16th September 1959, S.R.O. No. A-5507 of 1959.]]Under sub-section (3) of section 1 of Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby specifies the 16th October, 1959 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force in the following areas of the State of Tamil Nadu, namely : -I. City of ChennaiII. MunicipalitiesAmbur, Arcot, Arakkonam, Anni, Aruppukottai, Bodinayakanur, Chidambaram, Chengalpet, Coimbatore, Kollegal, Coonoor, Cuddalore, Cum-bum, Devakottai, Dharapuram, Dindugal, Erode, Gobichettipalayam, Kudiyatham, Kancheevaram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kodaikanal, Kumbakonam, Kurichi, Kulithalai, Madurai, Mannargudi, Mayavaram, Mettupalayam, Melapalayam, Nagapattinam, Nagerkoil, Ootacamund, Padmanabhapuram, Palayamkottai, Palani, Periyakulam, Pollachi, Pudukottai, Rajapalayam, Ramanathapuram, Ranipet, Rasipuram, Salem, Sencottah, Sivakasi, Srirangam, Srivalliputhur, Tanjore, Tindivanam, Trichirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppathur, Tiruppur, Tiru-vannamalai, Tiruvarur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvetriyur, Tuticorin, Udumalpet, Vaniyambadi Vellore, Villupuram, Virudunagar, Walajapet.Date of Coming into force of Tamil Nadu Money-Lenders Act in Panchayat Towns of Tamil Nadu State.[(G.O. Ms. No. 744, Industrial, Labour and Co-operation, dated the 6th February 1963) - II-I No. 974 of 1963.] [Published in Part II - Section 1, pages 420-422, of the Fort St. George Gazette, dated the 13th February 1963.]Under sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby specifies the 15th March 1963 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force in (i) the local area classified and declared as Panchayat Towns under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the [Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958)] [Now, the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994).] specified in Schedule I below; and (ii) the areas within the limits of Panchayats specified in Schedule II below:

I

Panchayat TownsNorth Arcot DistrictAlagayam, Chengam, Chetput, Desur, Dharapavedu, Jolarpet, Kalambur, Kalava, Katpadi, Kaveripauk, Kelpenathur, Melvizharam, Natrampalli, Pal-likonda, Panapakkam, Petnambut, Polur, Pudumapalayam, Sholinghur, Thakkolam, Thorapadi, Timiri, Tiruvettipuram, Wandiwash.South Arcot DistrictBhuvanagiri, Chinnasalem, Gingee, Kallakurichi, Kattumannarkoil, Kurinjipadi, Lalapet, Nellikuppam, Panruti, Pennadam, Portonovo, Sankarapuram, Srimushnam, Thyagadurgam, Tirukoilur, Tittagudi, Ulundurpet, Vadakkanandal, Valavanur, Vridhachalam.Chingleput DistrictAlandur, Ambattur, Ami, Avadi, Karunghuzhi, Kunrathur, Madavararn, Madurantakam, Naravarikuppam, Ponneri, Poonamallee, Sriperumpudur, Tambaram, Tirukkalukundram, Tirumalisai, Tiruporur, Uttiramerur, Villivakkam, Walajabad, Zamin Pallawaram.Coimbatore DistrictAmmapet, Anamalai, Andhiyur, Annur, Avanashi, Bhavani, Brahmana Peria Agraharam, Chennimalai, Ganapathi, Irugur, Jambai, Kangayam, Kaniyur, Kannivadi, Karamadai, Karumundichellipalayam, Kasipalayam, Kavundapadi, Kodumudi, Kolathupalayam, Komaralingam, Kottur, Kugalur, Kuniamuthur, Kurichi, Mettupalayam, Mulanur, Nambiyur, Odayakulam, Olagadam, Palladam, Peelamedu, Periakoduveri, Perianaickenpalayam, Perianegamam, Perun-durai, Punjaipuliampatti, Satyamangalam, Singanallur, Sivagiri, Sowripalayam, Sulur, Uppilipalayam, Valparai, Vaniputhur, Veerappanchatram, Vellakoil, Vellalore, Vengambur, Vettaikaranpudur.Madurai DistrictAlanganallur, Allinagaram, Ammanaickanur, Andipatti, Avaniapuram, Ayakudi, Ayyampalayam, Balasamudram, Batlagundu, Chinnalapatti, Chinnamanur, Devadanapatti, Ganguvarpatti, Gudalur, T. Kallupatti, Kamayakavandanpatti, Keeranur, Kombai, Melur, Natham, Neikarapatti, Nilakottai, Oddanchatram, Palayam, Parayur, Solavandan, Sithayankottai, Thevaram, Thirumangalam, Tiruparankunram, Usilampatti, Uthamapalayam Vedasandur, A. Vellalapatti.The Nilgiris DistrictAdigaratti, Balacola, Devarshola, Gudalur, Hullcal, Jagathala, Ketti, Kundah, Kotagiri, Melur, Naduvattam, Nelliyalam, O'Nelley, Sholur.Ramanathapuram DistrictAbiramam, Emaneswaram, Ilayangudi, Kamuthi, Kanadukathan, Kandanur, Kilakarai, Kottaiyur, Mamsapuram, Manamadurai, Mudukulathur, Nattarasankottai, Nerukuppai, Palayampatti, Pallathur, Paramakudi, Puduvayal, Rameswaram, Sattur, Seithur, Singampunari, Sivaganga, Tirupattur, Tiruppuvanam, Watrap.Salem DistrictAttayampatti, Attur, Ayotiyapatanam, Denkanikota, Dharmapuri, Edangahasalai, Elampillai, Gangavalli, Harur, Hosur, Idappadi, Jalakantapuram, Kannankurichi, Karimangalam, Kaveripatnam, Kolathur, Komarapalayam, Krishnagiri, Mallasamudram, Mallur, Mathagiri, Mechesi, Mohanur, Namagiripet, Namakkal, Omalur, Palacode, Panamarathupatti, Paupparapatti, Pennagaram, Pethunaickenpalayam, Pothanur, Sankari, Sendamangalam, Sendarapatti, Shevaroys, Suramangalam, Tharamangalam, Thammampatti, Thevoor, Tiruchengode, Valapadi, Velur, Vengarai, Yeihapur.Thanjavur DistrictAdirampatinam, Aduthurai, Ammapet, Arantangi, Ayyampet, Keeramangalam, Kodavasal, Koothanallur, Kuttalam, Muthupet, Nannilam, Needamangalam, Orthanad, Papanasam, Pattukottai, Peravurani, Sirkali, Thalanayar, Tirukattupalli, Tiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvaiyaru, Tiruvidaimarudur, Tranquebar, Vaitheeswarankoil, Valangiman, Vallam, Vedaranyam.Tiruchirappalli DistrictAlangudi, Alathur, Arimalam, Ariyalur, Goldenrock, Illuppur, Jayankondan, Kadipatti, Kallakudi, Karambakudil Kattuputhur, Keerambut, Kulitalai, Lalgudi, Manachanallur, Manapparai, Mettupalayam, Musiri, Nangavaram, Pallapatti, Perambalur; Ponnamaravathy, Punjaipungalur, Puvalur, Sirugamani, Thatiengarapet, Thottiam, Turaiyur, Udayarpalayam, Uddidamangalam.Tirunelveli DistrictAchemputhoor, Alangulam, Alwarkurichi, Alwarthirungari, Ambasamudram, Arumuganeri, Ayikudi, Cheranmahadevi, Elanji, Elanthoor, Erai, Eruvadi, Ettayapuram, Gopalasamudram, Kadambur, Kadayanallur, Kalakad, Kallidaikurichi, Kalugumalai, Karkudi, Kayalpattinam, Kayattar, Kelapavoor, Kilkadayam, Kovilpatti, Kulasekarapatnam, Melasevi, Mollaikarapatti, Mukkudal, Nanguneri, Naronamalpuram, Nazarett, Panagudi, Pattamadai, Puliangudi, Puliyara, Rayagri, Sambavaravadakarai, Sankarankoil, Sathankulam, Sivagiri, Srivaikundam, Surandai, Tachanallur, Tenkasi, Thisayanvillai, Tiruchendur, Tirukurangudi, Udangudi, Vadakkuvalliyur, Vasudevanallur, Veeravanallur, Vickramasingapuram, Vilathikulam.Kanyakumari DistrictAgathiswaram, Aramobly, Arudesam, Arumana, Attoor, Azhagappapuram, Azhakiapandiapuram, Boothapandi, Dharmapuram, Edaicode, Eraniel, Ezhudesam, Kadiapattanam, Kanyakumari, Keezhkulam, Killiyoor, Kilmidalam, KoUencode, Kothanallur, Kunnathoor, Manavalakurichi, Marungoor, Mekkode, Methukummal, Midalam, Nattalam, Neendakaravadaseri, Pacode, Paiukulam, Palukal, Ponmana Aruvikara, Puthalam, Rajakkamangalam, Suchindram, Thalakulam, Thiruvattar, Thiruvithancode, Thovale, Valvchagottam, Vilavancode, Villkuri.

II

Panchayat AreasChengleput District

1. Produthurpet

2. Tirutani

Life insurance corporation of India specified as an authority for the purposes of section 2(6) (iv) of Tamil Nadu money-lenders act, 1957[(G.O. Ms. No. 3081, Industries, Labour and Co-operation, dated the 6th June, 1963) - II-I No. 3305 of 1963 [Published in Part II, section 1, page 1470, of the Fort St. George Gazette, dated the 19th june 1963.]]Under sub-clause (iv) of clause (6) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby specifies the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (Central Act 31 of 1956), as an authority for the purpose of the said sub-clause (iv).