The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980
The Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O.Ms. No. 210 dated 26th February 1980, approving the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980. The regulations establish service and employment rules for officers and employees of the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority, rather than rules governing property ownership, development or land transactions.
What the regulations do
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980 were approved by the Governor of Tamil Nadu through the Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, in G.O.Ms. No. 210 dated 26th February 1980. They came into force from the date of that government order.
The regulations provide an employment framework for officers and servants of the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority. Employees appointed before the regulations came into force must not be adversely affected by their provisions.
Who is covered
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980 apply to employees of the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority, including people appointed on permanent, regular, temporary or other bases.
They do not apply to people employed on:
- A part-time basis.
- An honorary basis.
- An ex-officio basis.
- A casual basis.
For contract and deputation staff, the regulations apply only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the relevant contract or deputation.
The regulations also apply, with amendments made by the Authority from time to time, to employees who opted for service under the Authority and employees recruited by the Authority on or after 15th December 1972.
Key provisions
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980:
- Define the Authority, appointing authority, competent authority, employee, Chairman and Member-Secretary.
- Explain direct recruitment, recruitment by transfer and appointment on deputation.
- Define probationers, approved probationers, full members and members of a service.
- Describe when an employee is treated as being on duty, including authorised holidays, casual leave, joining time, deputation, training and attendance at specified seminars, meetings or conferences.
- Recognise specified degrees, diplomas, schools and minimum general educational qualifications.
- Refer to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes through the applicable Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service rules.
- Provide for a Selection Committee to prepare candidate panels for specified posts, including Administrative Officer, Accounts Officer and Assistant Planner.
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority has the final and binding decision where there is doubt, ambiguity or dispute about the application or intention of the regulations. With prior Government sanction, the Authority may wholly or partly exempt a post, class or category of posts.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980 concern internal staffing and service administration. The supplied text does not create land-use controls, planning permissions, property charges or requirements for buyers and owners.
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Common questions
Do these regulations impose any requirement on a property buyer in the Chennai metropolitan area?
No property-buyer requirement is stated in the supplied text. The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980 regulate employment and service matters within the Authority.
Do the regulations apply to every person working for the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority?
They exclude people employed on a part-time, honorary, ex-officio or casual basis. Contract and deputation staff are covered only where the regulations are not inconsistent with their contract or deputation terms.
Could the regulations adversely affect employees appointed before they came into force?
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority Service Regulations, 1980 state that people appointed before their commencement must not be adversely affected by their provisions.
Who decides a dispute about how the regulations apply?
The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority has the final and binding decision in cases of doubt, ambiguity or dispute about the applicability or intention of the regulations.
