Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 31, Part II, Section 2, 3 August 2022

What the Gazette issue covers

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 31, Part II, Section 2, dated 3 August 2022 publishes notifications from the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Home Department, and Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. The supplied text does not create or change any land title, registration, planning, building approval or property tax requirement.

The notifications mainly affect employers, employees, labour officials, court users and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University administration. A property buyer or owner is affected only if they also operate a shop or commercial establishment, employ workers, or are otherwise subject to the labour laws identified in the Gazette.

University and Family Court appointments

G.O. Ms. No. 156 of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department dated 18 July 2022 nominates Dr. P. Manivel, Principal Scientist and Head, ICAR-CTRI Research Station, Vedasandur, as a member of the Board of Management of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The nomination is for three years with effect from 27 May 2022.

G.O. (D). No. 999 of the Home Department dated 18 July 2022 records two appointments on transfer, made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu with the concurrence of the High Court, Chennai:

• Tmt. C. Jayasree is posted as Judge, Family Court, Salem.
• Thiru G. Vijayakumar-I is posted as Judge, Family Court, Dindigul, in an existing vacancy.

Equal remuneration inspections

G.O. Ms. No. 84 of the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department dated 8 July 2022 appoints specified labour and industrial safety officials as inspectors to investigate employer compliance with the Equal Remuneration Act and its rules. It also defines their territorial limits.

Key points include:

• Senior labour officials have authority across the whole State of Tamil Nadu or across listed groups of districts.
• Joint Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners of Labour are assigned specified corporations or districts.
• Certain industrial safety and health officials have statewide authority, while others retain limits assigned under the laws identified in the notification.
• The appointment supersedes the Labour and Employment Department notifications published on 4 November 2015 and 27 September 2017.

Draft minimum wages

G.O. (D). No. 343 of the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department dated 7 July 2022 publishes proposed revised minimum wages for employment in shops and commercial establishments.

• The proposal is a draft, not a final revision in the supplied text.
• It provides different monthly basic wages for Zones A, B, C and D.
• Listed roles include assistant manager, accountant, supervisor, sales executive, purchaser, store keeper, agent, cashier, clerk, typist, stenographer and salesman.
• Objections or suggestions may be sent to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government through the Commissioner of Labour before the stated consideration period expires.