Date: 2023-07-26Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
BACKWARD CLASSES, MOST BACKWARD CLASSES AND MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT--Amendments to the Special Rules for Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service.
**Executive Summary**
The document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated July 26, 2023. It contains notifications by the government, specifically amendments to the Special Rules for Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service, and to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service. The effective date for one of the amendments related to Backward Classes is August 5, 1993.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department:**
* Cancels Notifications SRO B-22/2015 and B-23/2015 published on March 18, 2015.
* Amends Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service:
* Changes heading "SECTION 82 THE TAMIL NADU BACKWARD CLASSES AND MOST BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE SERVICE" to "SECTION 54 THE TAMIL NADU BACKWARD CLASSES AND MOST BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE SERVICE".
* Amendment is deemed to have come into force on and from the 5th August, 1993.
* **Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department:**
* Amends Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service:
* Adds a proviso after rule 8-A regarding the methodology for fixing inter-se-seniority among directly recruited Forest Apprentices from the same batch year trained at different institutions.
* The Methodology section outlines a normalization process to compare candidates from different colleges based on relative percentage of marks compared to the topper from each college.
* The relative percentage is calculated as (Candidate's Marks / Topper's Marks) * 100.
* In case of toppers from two colleges, seniority will be determined by the date of birth.
* If candidates from different colleges ranked at the same position, the rank will be decided by their date of birth, i.e., senior in age to be ranked.
**Impact Analysis**
**Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department Stakeholders**
**Impact:**
The notifications outline changes to internal rules.
**Action Required:**
Review and implement amendments to Special Rules.
**Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department Stakeholders**
**Impact:**
Directly recruited Forest Apprentices and the department responsible for managing their seniority.
**Action Required:**
Implement the new methodology for determining seniority among Forest Apprentices recruited from different institutions.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing government notifications.
Constitution of India, Article 309: Article granting powers to make rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services
Special Rules for the Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service: Rules governing service conditions for the specified welfare service.
Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service: Rules governing service conditions for the subordinate forest service in Tamil Nadu.
Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department: Tamil Nadu department responsible for welfare of backward classes.