Date: 2025-12-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
Amendment to the Special Rules for the Post of Assistant Commissioner for Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration) Service.
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(b), No. 50, published on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, contains notifications by the Government, specifically from the Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department.
SRO B-61/2025: This document announces an amendment to the Special Rules for the Post of Assistant Commissioner for Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration) Service. This is being done in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with Section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959). The amendment, as per G.O. Ms. No. 475, dated 28th November 2025, revises rule 5, sub-rule (a), in the Special Rules (Section 18 in Volume II of the Tamil Nadu Service Manual 2016), changing "five months" to "six months."
K. Manivasan, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959): Governs Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in Tamil Nadu.
Special Rules for the Post of Assistant Commissioner for Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration) Service: Rules governing the position of Assistant Commissioner within the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Service.
Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department: Tamil Nadu Government department responsible for the subject matter of the gazette notification.
Constitution of India, Article 309: Article that provides the legal basis for the government to formulate service rules.
Tamil Nadu Service Manual: A comprehensive manual containing the service rules for government employees in Tamil Nadu; Section 18 in Volume II contains the Special Rules for the service.