Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 41 (41 III 1b v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published two service rule notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 9 October 2019. The Health and Family Welfare Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 416 dated 17 September 2019, sets ad hoc rules for Data Entry Operators in the Tamil Nadu Public Health Subordinate Service, while the Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 497 dated 20 September 2019, amends service rules for administrative posts in the Police Department. These notifications concern government employment and do not regulate land, property ownership or property transactions.
What the Gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 41 contains two notifications made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India. They govern recruitment and service conditions for specified Tamil Nadu government posts.
Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not directly affected. The notifications do not change land classification, planning controls, ownership records, registration requirements or property rights.
Data Entry Operator rules
The Health and Family Welfare Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 416, Health and Family Welfare (AB2), dated 17 September 2019. The ad hoc rules are deemed to have come into force from 28 July 2015 and apply to the temporary post of Data Entry Operator in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
Key provisions include:
- The post forms a separate category in a distinct class of the Tamil Nadu Public Health Subordinate Service.
- Appointment is by promotion from Data Entry Assistants under the department's control, or by direct recruitment when no qualified and suitable candidate is available for promotion.
- The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai, is the appointing authority.
- A direct recruit must not have completed, or be due to complete, 30 years of age on the first day of July in the selection year.
- Candidates must hold a degree, Higher Typewriting qualifications in English and Tamil, and a Data Entry Operator course certificate from a reputed computer training organisation.
- Promotion requires at least five years of service as a Data Entry Assistant.
- Direct recruits have two years of probation on duty within a continuous period of three years.
- The qualification date for annual approved candidate lists is 15 March each year.
- From 1 October 2017, the post carries Level 8 pay of Rs. 19500 to 62000 in the Pay Matrix.
Police Department service rule amendments
The Home Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 497, Home (Police.V), dated 20 September 2019, amending the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Services.
The amendments:
- Replace the post name Personal Assistant (Administration) in the Police Department with Administrative Officer in the Police Department.
- Set probation at one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.
- Replace references to the Inspector General of Police with the Director General of Police.
The post-name amendment is deemed effective from 13 January 2015. The probation and authority changes take effect from the date of issue of the order.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property purchase?
No. The notifications deal with Tamil Nadu government service posts, recruitment, probation, qualifications and pay. They do not contain provisions about land or property transactions.
How can a person be appointed as a Data Entry Operator under these rules?
Appointment is by promotion from eligible Data Entry Assistants, or by direct recruitment if no qualified and suitable candidate is available for promotion.
What experience is required for promotion to Data Entry Operator?
A person appointed by promotion must have completed at least five years of service as a Data Entry Assistant.
What changed for the Police Department administrative post?
The post was renamed from Personal Assistant (Administration) to Administrative Officer. The amendments also prescribe probation of one year on duty within two continuous years and replace Inspector General of Police with Director General of Police.
