Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 41 (41 III 1b v5)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, through G.O.Ms. No. 367 and G.O.Ms. No. 368, both dated 23 September 2020, published ad hoc service rules made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu for Research Assistant, Microbiologist and Lab Attendant posts at Madras Medical College, Chennai. The rules are deemed effective from 16 December 2014 and concern recruitment, qualifications, probation, tests and pay for those posts, not land or property rights.
What the notifications govern
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department issued G.O.Ms. No. 367 and G.O.Ms. No. 368 on 23 September 2020. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the ad hoc rules under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India. They were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 7 October 2020 and are deemed to have come into force on 16 December 2014.
The rules cover temporary posts at the Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai:
- Research Assistant in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service.
- Microbiologist in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service.
- Lab Attendant in the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service.
Each post forms a distinct class in the relevant service. From 15 September 2016, the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 and the applicable Special Rules govern the post holders as specified in the notifications.
Research Assistant and Microbiologist posts
G.O.Ms. No. 367 provides separate ad hoc rules for the Research Assistant and Microbiologist posts. The principal conditions are:
- Appointment is first by recruitment by transfer from the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service.
- Direct recruitment may be used if no qualified and suitable transfer candidate is available.
- A direct recruit must not have completed, or be due to complete, 32 years of age on the first day of July in the selection year.
- The candidate must hold a postgraduate degree in Microbiology from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission.
- The candidate must have served in a Leptospirosis Laboratory for at least five years.
- Direct recruits have two years of duty probation within a continuous period of three years. Transfer recruits have one year of duty probation within a continuous period of two years.
- Appointees must pass the Account Test for Executive Officers during probation and the Departmental Test in the Tamil Nadu Medical Code within four years of appointment.
Lab Attendant post
G.O.Ms. No. 368 provides for direct recruitment to the Lab Attendant post. Applicants must satisfy the stated age limit, hold the S.S.L.C. qualification, be medically fit, have clear vision and have capacity for outdoor work. Direct recruits have two years of duty probation within a continuous period of three years.
The notifications also prescribe pay for all three posts and protect people already holding the posts on the Gazette publication date from adverse effects. Their provisions concern government employment and do not regulate land ownership, development, registration or property transactions.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No. The notifications frame service rules for three posts at Madras Medical College, Chennai. They do not contain provisions about land ownership, registration, planning or property transactions.
Which government posts are covered?
The rules cover Research Assistant and Microbiologist posts in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service and a Lab Attendant post in the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service.
How are Research Assistants and Microbiologists appointed?
Appointment is by recruitment by transfer from the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service. Direct recruitment is permitted if no qualified and suitable candidate is available through transfer.
Do the rules protect existing post holders?
Yes. Each notification states that its rules will not adversely affect a person holding the relevant post on the date the rules were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
