❖ Twenty years after the state government devised a Draft Tamil Nadu Land Use Policy 2004, the State Planning Commission (SPC) has prepared a draft Sustainable Land Use Policy of Tamil Nadu (SLUP)

❖ It aims to address the urbanisation, environmental conservation, and economic development by aligning land use with long-term sustainability goals.

❖ It proposes the zoning land into development, conservation, agricultural and transition zones to optimise the urban growth, to protect ecosystems, to support agriculture, and regulate development.

❖ The policy also emphasises coordinated spatial planning, sustainable practices in resource management, and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

❖ The other three policies submitted were the Tamil Nadu Employment Policy 2023, the Water Policy, and the Community Dog Management and Regulation Policy