Rules, Tamil Nadu General Service, Amendment to the Special Rules for the post of Deputy Director (Administration)
The Housing and Urban Development (UDII(1)) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 167 dated 19 November 2014 to amend the Special Rules for appointment to the post of Deputy Director (Administration) in the Town and Country Planning Department. The amendments make Assistant Director (Administration) the promotion category for that post, provide a transfer route when no qualified and suitable promotion candidate is available, revise the qualification requirement and omit an existing rule.
What the document governs
G.O. (Ms.) No. 167 dated 19 November 2014, issued by the Housing and Urban Development (UDII(1)) Department, changes the Tamil Nadu General Service Special Rules for the post of Deputy Director (Administration). The post is within the Town and Country Planning Department.
The document states that ad hoc rules had been issued for temporary posts of Assistant Director (Administration). The Government decided to include Assistant Director (Administration) as the feeder category for appointment as Deputy Director (Administration).
Although the issuing department deals with housing and urban development, the provisions concern government service appointments. They do not set out requirements for land ownership, land registration, planning permission or property transactions.
Appointment route
The amended appointment rule provides the following order of preference:
- Appointment as Deputy Director (Administration) is to be made by promotion from among Assistant Directors (Administration) in the Tamil Nadu General Service in the Town and Country Planning Department.
- If no qualified and suitable Assistant Director (Administration) is available for promotion, the post is to be filled by transfer.
- The transfer candidates must be holders of the post of Under Secretary to Government in Category 2 in Class XII.
The document also replaces the expression “recruitment by transfer” with “promotion” in the relevant rule.
Qualification and other changes
G.O. (Ms.) No. 167 dated 19 November 2014 makes these additional changes to the Special Rules:
- A person is not eligible for promotion unless the person has satisfactorily completed probation as Assistant Director (Administration).
- The existing appointment rule is replaced with the new promotion and transfer arrangement.
- The existing qualification rule is replaced with the probation requirement.
- Rule 5 is omitted.
Who is affected
The amendments directly affect Assistant Directors (Administration) in the Town and Country Planning Department who may be considered for promotion. They also affect Under Secretaries to Government in the specified category who may be considered for transfer when no qualified and suitable promotion candidate is available.
The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It was also communicated to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 167 affect my land ownership or property purchase?
The document deals with appointment rules for the government post of Deputy Director (Administration). It contains no provisions about land ownership, registration, planning permission or property purchases.
Who can be promoted as Deputy Director (Administration)?
Promotion is from among Assistant Directors (Administration) in the Tamil Nadu General Service in the Town and Country Planning Department. The candidate must have satisfactorily completed probation in that post.
What happens if no suitable Assistant Director is available for promotion?
The post may then be filled by transfer from among Under Secretaries to Government in Category 2 in Class XII.
Does the document replace all of the Special Rules?
No. It amends particular provisions by replacing the appointment and qualification rules, changing specified wording and omitting rule 5.
