Amendments to the Chennai Corporation General Service Rules
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 116, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC-3), dated 14 November 2017, to amend the Chennai Corporation General Service Rules, 1970. The amendments revise recruitment and qualification requirements for Assistant Accounts Officer and add the posts of Chief Reporter and Sports Officer, with different retrospective commencement dates.
What the notification governs
The Amendments to the Chennai Corporation General Service Rules concern staffing in the Greater Chennai Corporation. They change appointment methods and qualifications for Assistant Accounts Officer and introduce Chief Reporter and Sports Officer as Class II categories.
The notification was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under powers in the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, planning permission, property registration, land use or municipal taxes.
Who may be affected
The amendments to the Chennai Corporation General Service Rules may affect Greater Chennai Corporation employees seeking promotion and candidates considered for direct recruitment to the specified posts. They are particularly relevant to Administrative Officers, Head Clerks, Reporters, Assistant Sports Officers and applicants for direct recruitment.
Main changes
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department made the following changes:
- Assistant Accounts Officer may be filled by promotion from Administrative Officer or Head Clerk in the Greater Chennai Corporation, including the Council Section, with at least one year of service. Direct recruitment from among members of the service is also added.
- A direct recruit to Assistant Accounts Officer must have passed the Charted Accountant or Cost and Works Accountant final examination.
- Chief Reporter is added as a Class II post. Promotion is from Reporter in the Corporation establishment, with at least two years of service.
- Chief Reporter qualifications include specified government technical examinations in Tamil and English typewriting and shorthand, together with a Certificate Course in MS-Office (Windows).
- Sports Officer is added as a Class II post. Appointment may be by promotion from Assistant Sports Officer with at least two years of service, or by direct recruitment.
- Sports Officer qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and a coaching diploma of at least ten months from the National Institute of Sports, Sports Authority of India.
- Direct recruits to Sports Officer must also be outstanding sportspeople who participated in national level meets and have at least five years of coaching experience.
- A directly recruited Sports Officer must pass the Accounts Test for Executive Officers and the Tamil Nadu Government Office Manual Test during probation.
Commencement dates
The Assistant Accounts Officer amendments are deemed effective from 31 August 2010. The Chief Reporter amendments are deemed effective from 30 April 2015, and the Sports Officer amendments from 27 May 2015.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property in Chennai?
No land or property rule is set out in the notification. It deals with recruitment, promotion and qualifications for specified Greater Chennai Corporation posts.
Who can be promoted as Assistant Accounts Officer?
An Administrative Officer or Head Clerk in the Greater Chennai Corporation, including the Council Section, may be promoted after at least one year of service.
Can the Sports Officer post be filled by direct recruitment?
Yes. The amendments allow both promotion from Assistant Sports Officer and direct recruitment, subject to the stated educational, coaching, sporting and experience requirements.
When did the amendments take effect?
The Assistant Accounts Officer changes are deemed effective from 31 August 2010, the Chief Reporter changes from 30 April 2015, and the Sports Officer changes from 27 May 2015.
