**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette from May 17, 2017, and includes notifications from the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Tamil Development and Information Department. It contains amendments to ad hoc service rules and special rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service. The amendments for the Tamil Nadu General Service are deemed to have been in effect since December 18, 2013.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Health and Family Welfare Department:**
* **Amendment to Adhoc Rules:** Concerns the posts of Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha/Ayurveda & Unani) in Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy in Tamil Nadu Medical Service.
* **Appointing Authority:** The Commissioner of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy is now the appointing authority for these posts. The effective date is the date of publication of this notification.
* **Tamil Development and Information Department:**
* **Amendments to Special Rules:** Modifies the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service. These changes are effective retroactively from December 18, 2013.
* **Class X Amendments:** Replaces the entries for CLASS X (Director of Information and Public Relations, Additional Director of Information and Public Relations and Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations) in Part I and Part II.
* **Category Additions:** Inserts "Category 1(a) Additional Director of Information and Public Relations" into the rules. This is a new category.
* **Eligibility Criteria:** An Additional Director of Information and Public Relations must have served as Joint Director in Information and Public Relations Department for a period of not less than one year
**Impact Analysis**
**Health and Family Welfare Department - Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Medical Officer**
* **Impact:** Clarifies the appointing authority for the specific medical officer posts, streamlining administrative processes.
* **Action Required:** Relevant administrators should note the Commissioner's role and update procedures.
**Tamil Development and Information Department**
* **Impact:** Affects personnel classifications, promotion pathways, and eligibility criteria within the Information and Public Relations departments. Creates a new position of Additional Director.
* **Action Required:** Employees in the Information and Public Relations Department should note the updated criteria, especially regarding the minimum service requirement for the Additional Director of Information and Public Relations post. The department should update its records and procedures to reflect these changes.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu General Service: Referenced service rules that are amended in the document.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official gazette where the service rules and other government notifications are published.
Health and Family Welfare Department: Department responsible for issuing the notification regarding the posts of Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Medical Officer.
Tamil Development and Information Department: Department responsible for issuing the notification regarding the amendments to the special rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: The constitutional article that empowers the Governor to make amendments to service rules.