Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 17, Part III, Section 1(a), 25 April 2018
The Government of Tamil Nadu published three notifications from the Home Department and the Labour and Employment Department on 25 April 2018. Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 250 and G.O. Ms. No. 251, both dated 5 April 2018, revise benefits attached to two prison service medals, while Labour and Employment Department G.O. Ms. No. 46, dated 10 April 2018, publishes a draft exemption from a separate annual return for certain principal employers. The notifications do not govern land or property transactions.
What the gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 25 April 2018 contains two final amendments issued by the Home Department and one draft amendment issued by the Labour and Employment Department. The subjects are prison service medal benefits and annual returns concerning inter-state migrant workmen, not ownership, registration, development or use of land.
Prison Service Medal grant
Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 250, dated 5 April 2018, amends the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Prison Service Medal Rules and takes effect immediately. It enhances the lump sum grant for outstanding devotion to duty:
- Grade I Warders, Grade II Warders, Chief Head Warders, Gate Keepers and equivalent ranks receive Rs. 5,000 instead of Rs. 4,000.
- Assistant Jailors, Deputy Jailors and equivalent ranks receive Rs. 10,000 instead of Rs. 6,000.
- Officers in the Tamil Nadu Jail Service up to Superintendent of Prisons (Selection Grade) receive Rs. 15,000 instead of Rs. 10,000.
Pongal Day Medal allowance
Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 251, dated 5 April 2018, amends the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Prison Medal for Good Service (Pongal Day Medal) Rules.
- The medal carries a monthly allowance of Rs. 300 for Grade I and Grade II Warders.
- A recipient continues receiving the allowance after promotion to a higher rank and until retirement.
- The revision also applies to recipients of the medal for Pongal Day 2018.
Draft annual-return exemption
Labour and Employment Department G.O. Ms. No. 46, dated 10 April 2018, publishes a draft amendment to the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983. It proposes that a principal employer need not send the annual return in Form XXIV if the employer furnishes one of these combined annual returns:
- Form XIII under the Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Rules, 1959.
- Form XII under the Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules, 1968.
- Form No. 28 under the Tamil Nadu Plantations Rules, 1968.
- Form XIX under the Tamil Nadu Motor Transport Workers Rules, 1965.
The Government stated that the draft would be considered after one month from publication. Objections or suggestions received before that period expired were to be considered.
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Common questions
Does this gazette affect buying, owning or registering property in Tamil Nadu?
No. The notifications deal with prison medal benefits and a draft annual-return exemption concerning inter-state migrant workmen.
When did the enhanced Prison Service Medal grants take effect?
Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 250, dated 5 April 2018, states that the revision takes effect immediately.
Does a Pongal Day Medal recipient keep the monthly allowance after promotion?
Yes. Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 251, dated 5 April 2018, provides that the Rs. 300 monthly allowance continues after promotion to a higher rank and until retirement.
Was the annual-return exemption final when published?
No. Labour and Employment Department G.O. Ms. No. 46, dated 10 April 2018, published it as a draft amendment and invited objections or suggestions before the stated one-month period expired.
