Politics
Tamil Nadu SC/ST panel orders caste names removed
The Hindu··4h ago
The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes directed Collectors to remove caste names from streets, roads, waterbodies and other public places. Chairperson-in-charge Imayam asked for a report within a month after renaming those sites. He cited an October 2025 Municipal Administration order that a Madras High Court Division Bench had upheld.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Public place names carrying caste labels in Tamil Nadu local bodies are marked for removal.
- District Collectors have one month to report after renaming those sites.
- The direction covers streets, roads, waterbodies and other public places under local and revenue areas.
What's Happening
- Writer Imayam, Chairperson-in-charge of the Commission, issued the letter to Collectors.
- He recalled a Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department order from October 2025.
- A Madras High Court Division Bench had upheld that order after an earlier interim stay.
The court order behind the rename drive
- The Commission is seeking removal of caste names from public place nomenclature statewide.
- The rename instruction applies in local bodies and revenue administration areas.
- Collectors are to file a compliance report within a month of completing the changes.
all-news
