G.O. Ms. No. 393, Special Permission for Women Government Servants, 1995
The Government of Tamil Nadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms (A) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 393 on 29 December 1995. It allows women government employees in ministerial offices to arrive one hour late on three Fridays in a month, subject to prior permission and workplace conditions, with effect from the date of issue.
Purpose of the government order
Government Order (Ms.) No. 393, dated 29 December 1995, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms (A) Department following a request concerning women government servants. It grants eligible women employees special permission to attend their office one hour late on three Fridays in a month.
The concession concerns employee attendance. It does not contain provisions about land reforms, land ceilings, property ownership or land transactions.
Employees covered
Government Order (Ms.) No. 393 applies only to women employees working in ministerial offices. It does not apply to women government servants working in establishments that provide direct services to the public.
The excluded workplaces listed in the document include:
- Hospitals.
- Schools.
- Colleges.
- Police stations.
- Other establishments rendering direct service to the public.
Conditions for using the concession
The Government of Tamil Nadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms (A) Department made the special permission subject to the following conditions:
- Government work must not suffer in any way.
- If an office or unit consists only of women government servants, all of them must not use the concession at the same time. This restriction is stated to protect good administration.
- An employee must obtain prior permission from the authority competent to sanction casual leave.
- Employees using the permission must sign the late attendance register.
- The late attendance register must be closed and submitted to the officer concerned at 11 A.M. on all Fridays.
Relationship with existing privileges
Government Order (Ms.) No. 393 states that the special permission is additional to privileges available under paragraphs 510 and 518 of the Secretariat Office Manual and paragraphs 2 and 4 of the Tamil Nadu Government Office Manual.
The concession came into force from the date on which the government order was issued. The document also states that necessary amendments to the Secretariat Office Manual and the Tamil Nadu Government Office Manual would be issued separately.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 393 affect land or property rights?
No. The document deals with an attendance concession for women government employees and contains no provision about land, property ownership or land ceilings.
Can every woman government employee arrive late on Fridays under this order?
No. The concession applies only to women employees in ministerial offices. Women working in establishments providing direct public services, including hospitals, schools, colleges and police stations, are excluded.
How often can an eligible employee use the late attendance permission?
An eligible woman employee may attend office one hour late on three Fridays in a month, subject to the stated conditions.
Is prior approval required before using the concession?
Yes. The employee must obtain prior permission from the authority competent to sanction casual leave and must sign the late attendance register.
