G.O.(Ms) No.271, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service Rules, 2020
The Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Survey & Settlement Wing, SS4(2) Section issued G.O.(Ms) No.271 dated 3 June 2020, amending the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service. The amendment sets the appointment routes for Draftsman and is deemed to have come into force on 3 October 2005.
What the amendment does
G.O.(Ms) No.271 dated 3 June 2020 formally amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India. The Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Survey & Settlement Wing, SS4(2) Section issued the government order.
The amendment replaces the appointment entries for Category 7, Draftsman, under Class II of the Special Rules. It is deemed to have come into force on 3 October 2005.
Appointment routes for Draftsman
The amended Special Rules provide the following sequence for appointment as Draftsman:
- By promotion from Typographer Grade II.
- By transfer from Category 4 in Class I, which the notification identifies as Field Surveyor.
- By direct recruitment if no qualified and suitable candidate is available through promotion or transfer.
Direct recruitment is therefore available only when no qualified and suitable candidate is available from the first two routes.
Choice required from eligible employees
The amended Special Rules require every Field Surveyor in Category 4 of Class I and every Typographer Grade II in Category 8 of Class II to choose the line in which they wish to continue. The choice must be made when the list of persons eligible for appointment as Draftsman is prepared.
Once an employee exercises this option, the option is final. The notification does not describe any process for changing it later.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.271 directly concerns Field Surveyors, Typographers Grade II and candidates considered for appointment as Draftsman in the Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service. It also guides the authorities responsible for preparing eligibility lists and making appointments to the Draftsman category.
The notification deals with public service appointments. It contains no provision changing land ownership, patta records, survey boundaries, land classification, property registration or obligations placed on property buyers or owners.
Gazette publication
G.O.(Ms) No.271 directs that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Copies were addressed to the Director of Survey and Settlement and the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, among others.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.271 change my land ownership or patta?
No such change is stated. G.O.(Ms) No.271 concerns appointment to the Draftsman category in the Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service.
Can a Field Surveyor be appointed as a Draftsman?
Yes. The amended Special Rules allow appointment as Draftsman by transfer from Category 4 in Class I, identified in the notification as Field Surveyor.
When can a Draftsman be appointed through direct recruitment?
Direct recruitment may be used if no qualified and suitable candidate is available through promotion from Typographer Grade II or transfer from Category 4 in Class I.
Can a Field Surveyor or Typographer Grade II change their chosen service line later?
The notification says the option exercised when the eligibility list for Draftsman is prepared is final. It does not provide a later option-changing process.
