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Local government in Salem comprises three tiers of administration in the west district of Tamil Nadu, below the central government of India. Salem district was the first district created in India. [1] Salem district consists of 1 Municipal Corporation, 6 Municipalities and 30 Town Panchayats.
The Tamil Nadu District Collectors Powers (Delegation) Act, 1956; The Tamil Nadu District Development Council Act, 1958; The Tamil Nadu District Development Councils and Panchayats (Extension to Added Territory Act, 1961; The Tamil Nadu District Limits Act, 1865; The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Extension to the Transferred Territory ...
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri , Krishnagiri , Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include Mettur , Tharamangalam , Thammampatti , Attur , Omalur , Sangagiri and Edappadi .
The department generates the highest tax revenue for the state government. [1] The core function of the department is two pronged: implementation of taxes on various commodities and services as laid out by various tax laws enacted by Government of India and the state government and to maximize the collection of taxes.
In the State of Tamil Nadu, there are 11 Smart Cities and Salem is one among the 11 Smart Cities as identified by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GoI. Salem is the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu. The name 'Salem' appears to have been derived from Sela or Shalya by which the term refers to the country around the hills, as in the inscriptions.
The Tamil Nadu government and the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu are planning a 160-acre (65 ha) IT park in the city. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] The Steel Authority of India is planning a 250-acre (100 ha) steel special economic zone in its Salem plant, [ 51 ] and an electrical and electronics industrial estate is in the Suramangalam area of the city.
The Madras Record Office, currently known as Tamil Nadu Archives (TNA), is located in Chennai and is one of the oldest and largest document repositories in Southern India. Documents stored and archived in TNA are invaluable to researchers working on post-independence Tamil Nadu or British-era Madras Presidency.
Attur or Aathur is a municipality and headquarters of Attur taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793.