**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(b), dated July 26, 2023. It contains notifications by the government related to service rules. Amendments are made to the Special Rules for Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service and for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service. The effective date for one amendment is August 5, 1993.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department Amendments:**
* Cancels Notifications SRO B-22/2015 and B-23/2015, originally published on March 18, 2015, related to Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
* Amends the 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".
* The amendment is deemed to have come into force on and from August 5th, 1993.
* **Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department Amendments:**
* Adds a proviso to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service (Section-12 of Part III-B in Volume III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016).
* The new proviso outlines a methodology for fixing inter-se seniority among directly recruited Forest Apprentices trained from different institutions within the same batch year.
* The methodology involves comparing the total marks of candidates from different colleges using a normalization process.
* Relative percentage of marks is derived for all candidates from each college and used to create a merged ranking list.
* Toppers from different colleges are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, with seniority determined by date of birth.
* Remaining candidates are ranked based on their relative percentage of total marks, with date of birth used as a tie-breaker.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service
* **Impact:** Change in heading and reference from Section 82 to Section 54.
* **Action Required:** Update internal documentation and references to reflect the amended section number.
**Stakeholder:** Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service/Directly Recruited Forest Apprentices
* **Impact:** A new methodology will be used to determine inter-se seniority for directly recruited forest apprentices trained at different institutions within the same batch year.
* **Action Required:** Understand and implement the new methodology for seniority fixation. College staff will need to calculate relative scores and communicate with the administrative office.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing government notifications and amendments to rules.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: Constitutional article granting the power to make rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of any State.
Special Rules for the Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare Service: Rules governing the service conditions of employees in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service: Rules governing the service conditions of employees in the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service.
Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department: Tamil Nadu government department responsible for environment, climate change and forest matters, which issues notifications.