Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 11

What the Gazette contains

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 11, contains two amendments made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India. They concern recruitment and service rules for government posts, not land or property rights.

Assistant Director of Horticulture

The Agriculture Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 188, Agriculture (AAI), dated 18 August 2020. It amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Horticultural Service and takes effect from 18 August 2020.

For direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Director of Horticulture, the substituted qualification requires a degree in any one of the following:

• Master of Science in Horticulture.
• Master of Science in Fruit Science.
• Master of Science in Floriculture and Landscaping.
• Master of Science in Vegetable Science.
• Master of Science in Spices, Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

Physical education post in Government Law Colleges

The Law Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 74, Law (LS), dated 25 February 2021. It amends rules originally published through Law Department Notification No. SRO B/67/99 on 5 May 1999 and takes effect from 25 February 2021.

The amendments:

• Rename the post from Director of Physical Education to College Director of Physical Education and Sports.
• Set a direct recruitment age limit based on whether the applicant has completed, or will complete, 57 years on the first day of July in the year when the vacancy is notified.
• Require the specified postgraduate qualification, marks or equivalent grade, with the stated reduced minimum for listed community categories and differently-abled candidates.
• Require specified participation in university, college, State or National competitions.
• Require National Eligibility Test, State Level Eligibility Test or State Eligibility Test qualification where applicable, or an eligible Doctor of Philosophy degree under the stated University Grants Commission requirements.
• Require the prescribed physical fitness test.
• Include a qualification based on winning a medal in the Asian Games or Commonwealth Games and holding at least a postgraduate degree.
• Omit rule 8.

Relevance to property readers

The Gazette notifications regulate eligibility for government employment. They contain no change to land classification, ownership, registration, building approval, planning permission or property transactions.