ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT- Probation

**Executive Summary** This is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on September 21, 2016. It includes notifications regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments. It also provides information about gazette issues published and those not published during the week ending September 10, 2016, as well as cessation of office for members of the State Human Rights Commission. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Gazette Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week:** * **Issue Number 200:** Home Department (SC) notification regarding voluntary retirement, published on September 6, 2016. * **Issue Number 201:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai, notification regarding the conduct of elections to Panchayats and specifications of ballot papers, published on September 8, 2016. * **Issue Number 202:** Finance Department notification regarding the market borrowing program of the State Government by auction, published on September 8, 2016. * **Issue Number 203:** Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification on the constitution of a Search Committee to recommend a panel of three names to the Chancellor for selection of Vice-Chancellor to the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam, published on September 9, 2016. * **Gazette Parts and Sections Not Published During the Week:** * Part II-Section 1 * Part III-Section 1(a) * Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 * Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 * Part VI-Sections 3(a) and 3(b) * **Cessation of Office:** * Thiru K. Baskaran and Tmt. Jayanthi, I.A.S., (Retd.), Members, State Human Rights Commission, ceased to hold office on August 27, 2016, and August 28, 2016, respectively. **Impact Analysis** **Tamil Nadu State Election Commission** * **Impact**: Must take action related to the conduct of elections to Panchayats and specifications of ballot papers. * **Action Required**: Follow the specifications notified in Gazette Issue Number 201. **Finance Department** * **Impact**: Implements market borrowing programme of the State Government. * **Action Required**: Conduct market borrowing programme by auction as notified in Gazette Issue Number 202. **Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department** * **Impact**: Responsible for the constitution of a search committee to find candidates for the Vice-Chancellor. * **Action Required**: Constitute a Search Committee as notified in Gazette Issue Number 203. **State Human Rights Commission** * **Impact**: Two members are affected by cessation of their term. * **Action Required**: Thiru K. Baskaran and Tmt. Jayanthi, I.A.S., (Retd.), ceased to hold office on August 27, 2016, and August 28, 2016, respectively.

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