**Executive Summary**
This is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on August 16, 2017. It includes notifications and orders regarding appointments and investitures issued by Secretariat Departments. A key announcement is the appointment of State Civil Service members to the Indian Administrative Service for the select lists of 2014, 2015, and 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Information**
* Published under authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
* Date of publication: Wednesday, August 16, 2017.
* Includes notifications and orders regarding first appointments and investiture of magisterial powers.
* **Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week Ending August 5, 2017**
* Issue 256: Notifications under the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Erratum to Notification. Amendments to Notification. (Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, July 31, 2017).
* Issue 257: Appointment of Commission of Inquiry to Inquire into Causes and Circumstances Leading to the Law and Order Disturbances which Took Place on 23rd January 2017 at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and other Parts of the State Following the agitation for Holding of Jallikattu under the Commissions of Inquiry Act. Amendment to Notification. (Public Department (Law and order), August 1, 2017).
* Issue 258: Acquisition of Lands. (Industries Department, August 2, 2017).
* Issue 259: Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction. (Finance Department, August 4, 2017).
* Issue 260: Acquisition of Lands. (Highways and Minor Ports Department, August 4, 2017).
* **Parts and Sections of the Gazette Not Published During the Week**
* Part II - Section 1
* Part III - Sections 1(a) and 2
* Part IV - Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V - Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* **Appointment to Indian Administrative Service**
* Members of the State Civil Service of Tamil Nadu are appointed to the Indian Administrative Service.
* Appointed against vacancies determined by the Government of India.
* Appointments for the Select Lists of 2014, 2015, and 2016.
* Appointed on probation until further orders.
* Allocated to the Tamil Nadu Cadre.
* **List of Appointees**
* Includes the names of the appointees and their dates of birth for the Select Lists of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Civil Service Members Appointed to IAS**
* **Impact:** Members are appointed to the Indian Administrative Service.
* **Action Required:** To acknowledge and fulfill the duties and responsibilities associated with the new position.
**Tamil Nadu Government Departments**
* **Impact:** To execute orders related to the appointment and integration of the IAS officers to the cadre.
* **Action Required:** Ensuring the smooth transition and integration of the appointed officers into their new roles and responsibilities.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications and orders issued by the Tamil Nadu Government.
Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954: Rules governing the recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service.
Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955: Regulations concerning the appointment to the Indian Administrative Service by promotion.
Indian Administrative Service (Probation) Rules, 1954: Rules regarding the probation period of officers in the Indian Administrative Service.
Chennai: City where law and order disturbances took place that are being inquired into.