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About us

About Us 

Empowering Urban & Rural Development Through Experience

Welcome to the Former DTCP Planners Association - where decades of planning expertise converge to shape a better tomorrow for Tamil Nadu's communities. Building bridges between experience and innovation in urban and rural planning

The former Dtcp planners association was registered under the Tamilnadu Society Registration act 1975, in number SRG/Chennai South/604/2022, Dated 08/12/2022 and also enrolled with NGO Darpan portal by NITI Aayog Government of India in unique DHARPAN ID :TN/2025/0737647.

Former DTCP Planners Association

The Former DTCP Planners Association is a distinguished organization of retired officers and technical support staff from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning Department, Tamil Nadu. Our association brings together seasoned professionals who have dedicated their careers to urban and rural development, creating a powerful platform for continued service to the society.

Formation

The former DTCP planners association was established as a platform to harness the collective wisdom and experience of retired technical officers from the directorate of town and country planning department, Tamil Nadu. The Association represents decades of combined experience in urban and rural planning, accumulated through dedicated services to the state.

What we do

We offer professional consultation, development, and community planning services through decades of experience in urban and rural development.

Our Objectives  

Professional Development & Standards

  • ➤ Maintain and develop common interests of members through shared expertise.
  • ➤ Render efficient and good and better planning professional standards to the state.
  • ➤ Promote social, spatial, educational, economical, moral, and cultural uplift of planning professionals.

Community Impact & Development

  • ➤ Promote environmental protection, ecological equilibrium, and quality of life of urban and rural people through proper planning.
  • ➤ Knowledge sharing.
  • ➤ Organise seminars and publish planners' newsletters with the latest developments in urban and regional planning.
  • ➤ Planning Discussion.
  • ➤ Inspire fellow members and keep them active during retirement.
  • ➤ Collaborate with the Tamil Nadu Chapter of the Institute of Town Planners India, the Department of Planning of the School of Architecture and Planning, and the other planning fraternity to promote the interest of the planning profession.

Our PATRONS 

Our association welcomes technical staff and officers who have retired from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning and are committed to promoting the betterment and good purposes for which the association was formed

Our Office bearers 

Mr. Kasi

MR. KASI. B.E., MTP; FITP

Advisor
94439 69969

FORMER DY DIRECTOR &CTPO HAVE 20 Years of experience in town planning and development. Extensive field experience in enforcement of development control rules. Rich knowledge in public relationships.

P Ilangovan

P.ILANGOVAN. B.E.; MTP

President
9600 966 180

B E MTP Retired Dy director of town and country planning, 37 years of experience in planning and development and Real estate and building construction consultant.

S Bhuvarahan

S BHUVARAHAN. P DIP T&CP

Vice President
9600 966 170

P DIP T& CP ,Assistant director in DTCP, 35 yrs of service with planning and development.

S Bhuvarahan

S.CHANDRA SEKARAN. B.E.;MTP

Secretary
9600 966 150

B E MTP Retired Dy director of town and country planning ,35 years of experience in plan preparation and development and plan implementation at local planning authorities.

S Bhuvarahan

G MANIKKAVASAGAMPILLAI. B.E.,

Joint Secretary
9600 966 191

Joint Secretary retired Joint director of town and country planning. 35 yrs of service in development plan preparation and development control and plan implementation at local planning authorities .

S Bhuvarahan

S RAGHAVAN. PDIP T&CP, AITP

Treasurer
9600 966 189

Selection grade ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, retired 35years of Service in DTCP in plan preparation and development and a specialised in heritage planning, and application of aerial photography & remote sensing in urban planning.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

S Kabaleeswaran, B E
Retired Dy director of town and country planning, 35 years of experience in planning and development control in various capacities in local planning authorities and urban local bodies in the state.
98846 94277
V Srinivasan. B.COM, M.A
PG (Diploma) in Personnel management, Retired Deputy Director (Administration) in town and country planning, 40 years of experience in office administration and budget planning of the department.
98405 00353
C Baskara Thondaman, B.E.
Deputy Director, retired from DTCP after 36 years of service. Had good exposure in the field and experience in plan preparation, development, and administration of field offices and involved in plan implementation at local planning authorities.
94448 17731
P Thyagarajan, B E ,MTP, AITP
Retired Additional Director of town and country planning, 33 years of experience in planning and development; personnel management and coordination of department plans preparation and development control and drafting acts and rules pertaining to planning legislation in the department.
96777 33133
Dr. K.P. Subramaniam, B.E; M.T.P, F.I.T.P
Assistant Director in DTCP with 28 years of experience in plan preparation and development control. Later transferred to Anna University and retired as Professor of Urban Engineering after 11 years of service.
99529 15556
G Loganathan
Retired Supervisor with 32 years of service in DTCP. Experienced in investigation and analysis of data for planning and development.
97105 72266
D Visweswaran, B E, MTP, AITP
Retired Deputy Director of country planning with 38 years of experience in development plan preparation, traffic & transportation, and antidisaster planning.
94447 44619
L JK Ramaswamy, B E MTP AITP
Retired Deputy Director, town and country planning, with 33 years of experience in planning and development and 4 years of academic teaching in remote sensing applications for urban planning at Anna University.
98417 23023