The Chennai Corporation adopted a resolution seeking the State to
amend the acts and rules accordingly so as to empower the Corporation
Commissioner to grant or deny permission to put up digital banners and
placards, here on Friday.

The Chennai District Collector had
written to the State recommending that the Corporation Commissioner be
empowered to monitor and initiate legal proceedings to put up digital
banners and placards without permission, since Corporation was better
staffed than the district administration.

As per the
recommendation, the State had ordered the Corporation to send a proposal
for the same to make  the necessary amendments to the act.
Subsequently, the Council adopted a resolution seeking amendments to the
City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies
licensing of Hoardings and Levy and collection of Advertisement Tax
Rules, 2003 and Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (permission for erection
of digital banners and placards) Rules 2011. As per the proposal, the
Corporation will be authorised to grant or deny permission for digital
banners and placards in the areas, including the recently expanded
Corporation limits while the State Government will be the appellate
authority for the same.