ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT--Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service in respect of the posts of Junior Draughting Officer and Assistant Draughtsman for Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service.

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ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service in respect of the posts of Junior Draughting Officer and Assistant Draughtsman for Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 DTP—III-1(b)-(40) [105]106 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service in respect of the posts of Junior Draughting Officer and Assistant Draughtsman for Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service.

[G.O. Ms. No. 178, Environment, Climate change and Forests (FR.2(i)), 8th September 2025, ஆவணி 23, விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2056.] No. SRO B-50/2025.— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments 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).

2. The amendments hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force with effect on and from the 24th April, 2025.

Amendments In the said Special Rules,

(1) in rule 2, in sub-rule (a), under the heading “Class lII” in the table, in column (2), against the category “Junior Draughting Officer” in column (1) thereof, after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: - “Provided further that, if no qualified and suitable Assistant Draughtsman are available for promotion, the vacancy shall be filled up by direct recruitment.”;

(2) in rule 5, under the heading “Class III”, in the table, in column (3), against the category “Assistant Draughtsman” in column (1) thereof, for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: - “Provided further that the Industrial Training Institute (Trade) certificate in Draughtsman (Civil) should be obtained after completion of S.S.L.C. or Higher Secondary.”.

SUPRIYA SAHU, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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