Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 43
The Government of Tamil Nadu Gazette publishes three sets of amendments made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu: Highways and Minor Ports Department G.O.Ms. No. 122, dated 3rd October 2020, and Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department G.O. Ms. No. 111 and G.O. Ms. No. 113, both dated 1st October 2020. They change qualification and service requirements for highways drafting posts, grant special casual leave to government servants with children having special needs, and revise age eligibility wording for appointments to the Tamil Nadu Basic Service. The notifications concern government employment and service conditions, not land ownership, development or property transactions.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 1(b), No. 43 contains three notifications concerning government service rules. They affect certain government employees, applicants for specified posts and government servants caring for children with special needs. The source does not introduce any land, registration, planning or property rule.
Highways Engineering Subordinate Service
Highways and Minor Ports Department G.O.Ms. No. 122, dated 3rd October 2020, amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Highways Engineering Subordinate Service.
Key changes include:
- Road Inspectors and Field Assistants may be promoted as Junior Draughting Officers if they possess a Diploma in Civil Engineering and have served for at least two years in their category.
- The earlier reference to Diploma or Licentiate qualifications in Civil or Mechanical Engineering and five years of service is replaced.
- The listed drafting posts are simplified to Head Draughting Officers, Civil Draughtsmen, Senior Draughting Officers, Draughting Officers and Junior Draughting Officers.
- Certain examination and trade test qualifications are omitted.
- Assistant Draughtsmen, Road Inspectors and Field Assistants who acquire a Diploma in Civil Engineering later must complete at least two years of service in their category after acquiring it before appointment as Junior Draughting Officer by promotion or recruitment by transfer.
- For direct recruitment as Junior Draughting Officer, preference is given, when other things are equal, to candidates with one year of apprenticeship training under a Government of India or State Government scheme.
Special casual leave
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department G.O. Ms. No. 111, dated 1st October 2020, amends the Fundamental Rules with effect from 23rd March 2020.
Government servants with children having special needs may receive six days of special casual leave in a calendar year. They must provide supporting documentation from the competent disability certificate authority or from a registered medical practitioner attending the child, confirming that the disability requires parental support for daily life activities.
Tamil Nadu Basic Service eligibility
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department G.O. Ms. No. 113, dated 1st October 2020, amends the Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Basic Service.
The amendments revise age eligibility wording for candidates who do not hold a qualification higher than the Minimum General Educational Qualification. The covered categories are progressively expressed as Backward Classes, Backward Class Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities. The individual amendments are treated as effective from 20th October 1993, 3rd May 2002 and 15th September 2007, as specified in the notification.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect buying, selling or developing land in Tamil Nadu?
No land or property rule appears in these notifications. They deal with government recruitment qualifications, service eligibility and special casual leave.
What qualification is required for a Road Inspector or Field Assistant seeking promotion as Junior Draughting Officer?
The person must possess a Diploma in Civil Engineering and have at least two years of service in the category. If the diploma was acquired later, the two years must be completed after acquiring it.
Can a Tamil Nadu government servant receive leave to care for a child with special needs?
Yes. The amendment provides six days of special casual leave in a calendar year, subject to supporting documentation from the competent disability certificate authority or the registered medical practitioner attending the child.
Are all three amendments effective only from their October 2020 order dates?
No. The Fundamental Rules amendment is treated as effective from 23rd March 2020, while the Tamil Nadu Basic Service amendments have specified effective dates of 20th October 1993, 3rd May 2002 and 15th September 2007.
