**Executive Summary**
This document is an amendment to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Subordinate Service, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on February 8, 2017. The amendment modifies qualification requirements for certain positions within the Engineering Branch. The changes are effective from January 20, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Overview:** Alters qualification criteria for specific roles within the Engineering Branch of the Tamil Nadu Engineering Subordinate Service.
* **Affected Positions:**
* Special Grade Draughting Officer
* Senior Draughting Officer
* Draughting Officer
* Junior Draughting Officer
* **New Qualification Requirements:**
* Acceptable qualifications are now a Diploma in Civil Engineering, or a Diploma in Architectural Assistantship, both awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamil Nadu.
* **Exception for Promotion:**
* Existing Assistant Draughtsmen with at least five years of service can be promoted to Junior Draughting Officer without meeting the new diploma requirements.
* However, these promoted Assistant Draughtsmen are ineligible for further promotion unless they obtain one of the specified diplomas.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Draughting Officers**
* **Impact:** Sets the minimum requirements to obtain specific draughting officer roles.
* **Action Required:** No action is required if currently employed. If considering applying to a new draughting officer position, must ensure requirements are met.
**Stakeholder: Assistant Draughtsmen**
* **Impact:** Provides a pathway for promotion to Junior Draughting Officer based on experience, but restricts further advancement without the required qualifications.
* **Action Required:** Assistant Draughtsmen with 5 years of service should be aware of promotion opportunity, but further advancement requires specified diplomas.
**Stakeholder: Tamil Nadu State Board of Technical Education and Training**
* **Impact:** Diplomas offered through the board are now required to be a draughting officer.
* **Action Required:** None specified.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Engineering Subordinate Service: The service to which the amendment pertains, defining rules for engineering roles.
Part III-Section 1(b): The section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette where service rules and regulations are published.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: The constitutional basis for the Governor's power to amend service rules.
Public Works Department: The department issuing the amendment notification.
Chennai: Location of publication and printing