Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu Governor Assents to 12 Assembly Bills
Tamil Nadu’s Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar approved most of the Bills passed by the state Assembly.
He approved 12 out of 13 Bills.
One Bill, about private universities, was sent to the President for consideration instead.
The approved Bills cover topics such as MLA vehicles, liquor taxes and recruitment for city and town bodies.
They also include changes involving the DTCP and an investment promotion commission.
The Bills were passed during the first Assembly session of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government.
That 28-day Budget session ended on September 8.
The governor’s quick decisions were described by a source as a positive start to relations between the state and central governments.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar approved 12 of 13 Bills passed during the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government’s first Assembly session.
The Private Universities Bill was reserved for consideration by the President.
The approved Bills include measures concerning MLA vehicles, VAT on Tasmac liquor and TNPSC recruitment for Urban Local Bodies.
Other Bills address amendments to the DTCP and the Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Commission.
The 28-day first Budget session concluded on September 8, following earlier tensions over gubernatorial assent to Bills.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government.
- What
- The governor gave assent to 12 of 13 Assembly Bills and reserved the Private Universities Bill for the President’s consideration.
- When
- The report was published on September 18; the first Budget session ended on September 8.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, with the report filed from Chennai.
- Why
- The Bills were submitted for gubernatorial action after being passed during the government’s first Assembly session.
- Bills approved
- 12 of 13 Assembly Bills
- Bill reserved
- Private Universities Bill
- Governor
- Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
- Assembly session
- The 28-day first Budget session ended on September 8
- Subjects covered
- MLA vehicles, VAT on Tasmac liquor, TNPSC recruitment for Urban Local Bodies, DTCP amendments and the Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Commission
- Earlier dispute
- The Supreme Court ruled in April 2025 that R N Ravi’s withholding of assent and reservation of 10 readopted Bills was illegal and arbitrary