G.O. (Ms) No.16, Transfer and Creation of Posts, 2024
The Government of Tamil Nadu Human Resources Management (D) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.16 on 24 January 2024 to transfer posts from the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department to the newly created Natural Resources Department, and to create posts in three departments. It is an internal staffing and expenditure order and does not change land ownership, property registration or approval requirements.
What the document does
The Government of Tamil Nadu Human Resources Management (D) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.16 on 24 January 2024. It reorganises government posts following the creation of the Natural Resources Department and the reallocation of subjects among departments.
The background recorded in G.O. (Ms) No.16 includes the separation of Mines and Minerals from the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department and the creation of the Natural Resources Department. It also records that certain natural resources subjects were moved to the Natural Resources Department, Sugar Industry was moved to the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, and Air Craft and Air navigation was moved from the Transport Department to the Industries Department.
Staffing changes
G.O. (Ms) No.16 approves the distribution of posts listed in its annexure. The main provisions are:
- Posts listed in the annexure are retained in the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department or transferred permanently to the Natural Resources Department.
- New posts are created in the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department, the Natural Resources Department, and the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department.
- The earlier departmental request was to transfer 27 posts and create 22 posts across the three departments.
- The annexure covers administrative and support roles, including Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary, Section Officer, Assistant Section Officer, Assistant, Typist, private secretarial staff, personal clerical staff, record staff, office assistants and drivers.
- Employees appointed to the sanctioned or created posts may draw pay and allowances admissible under the orders in force.
Financial administration
G.O. (Ms) No.16 assigns separate salary expenditure heads for the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department, the Natural Resources Department, and the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department. The Finance Department concurred with the staffing and expenditure arrangements on 23 January 2024.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms) No.16 mainly affects government departments and employees handling natural resources and related subjects. It does not prescribe procedures for buying land, establish property charges, alter ownership records, change land use rules or grant approvals. A property buyer or owner may encounter the Natural Resources Department in matters within its assigned subjects, but no individual application process or property obligation is created by this document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.16 change my land ownership or patta?
No change to land ownership or patta is set out in G.O. (Ms) No.16. The document deals with transferring and creating government posts.
Why was the Natural Resources Department involved?
The document records that Mines and Minerals was separated from the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department when the Natural Resources Department was created. Certain other natural resources subjects were also reallocated to that department.
Does the order create any fee or application requirement for property owners?
No. G.O. (Ms) No.16 does not state any property fee, application procedure or approval requirement.
Who is directly affected by the staffing changes?
The changes directly concern the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department, the Natural Resources Department, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, and employees holding or appointed to the listed posts.
