Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 3 (3 II 2 v6)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 22 January 2014, containing notifications from the Health and Family Welfare Department, the Highways and Minor Ports Department, and the Labour and Employment Department concerning teaching medical institutions, authorities and committees on prenatal diagnostic techniques, land acquisition in Thoothukudi, and scheduled employment under the Minimum Wages Act. The notifications were issued through G.O. (3D) No. 54 dated 23 December 2013, G.O. (3D) No. 55 dated 26 December 2013, G.O. (Ms.) No. 308 dated 24 December 2013, G.O. (D) No. 264 dated 27 December 2013, and G.O. Ms. No. 284 dated 11 December 2013. The Health and Family Welfare Department notifications concerning appropriate authorities and advisory committees replace its notification dated 30 July 2008.
Medical teaching institutions
The Health and Family Welfare Department, through G.O. (3D) No. 54 dated 23 December 2013 and G.O. (3D) No. 55 dated 26 December 2013, declares two institutions to be teaching medical institutions for the purposes of the Tamil Nadu Anatomy Act, 1951:
- Sofia Dental College, Tiruchirappalli.
- Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Chennai 602 105.
These declarations are relevant to the named colleges and to activities governed by the Tamil Nadu Anatomy Act.
Prenatal diagnostic authorities and committees
The Health and Family Welfare Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 308 dated 24 December 2013, makes appointments under the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. It replaces the Health and Family Welfare Department notification dated 30 July 2008.
- The Joint Director of Health Services in each district is appointed as the District Appropriate Authority.
- The Chief Civil Surgeon or Senior Civil Surgeon Medical Officer of a Taluk Hospital is appointed as the Sub-District Appropriate Authority for that Taluk.
- Each district and each Sub-District, or Taluk, must have an advisory committee.
- Each committee includes medical experts, a prosecutor, a public relations or education representative, and three eminent social workers. One social worker must be from a women’s organisation, identified as Madhar Sangam.
Thoothukudi land acquisition
The Highways and Minor Ports Department, through G.O. (D) No. 264 dated 27 December 2013, acquires 1,530.50 square metres of dry land in Thoothukudi Town, Thoothukudi Taluk and District. The land is required to construct a road overbridge on the Madurai to Thoothukudi Road, replacing Level Crossing 485 between Meelavittan and Thoothukudi railway stations.
The schedule identifies 41 land entries by survey number, area, owner or interested person, and structures where present. The acquisition directly affects people with an ownership or other interest in those listed parcels. The land plan is available for inspection during office hours at the office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Thoothukudi.
Hand embroidery and Jari employment
The Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 284 dated 11 December 2013, amends Part I of the Schedule to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. It adds “Employment in Hand Embroidery and Jari” as entry 92, after employment in the distillery industry.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my Thoothukudi property is included in the acquisition?
Compare the property survey number with the 41 entries in the acquisition schedule. The land plan may also be inspected during office hours at the office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Thoothukudi.
How much land was acquired for the Thoothukudi road overbridge?
The Highways and Minor Ports Department notification acquires 1,530.50 square metres of dry land in Thoothukudi Town.
Who is the Appropriate Authority for prenatal diagnostic techniques in my district or Taluk?
The Joint Director of Health Services is the District Appropriate Authority. The Chief Civil Surgeon or Senior Civil Surgeon Medical Officer of a Taluk Hospital is the Sub-District Appropriate Authority for that Taluk.
Does the Gazette set a minimum wage rate for hand embroidery and Jari work?
No rate is stated in the supplied notification. It adds employment in Hand Embroidery and Jari to Part I of the Schedule to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
