**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(b), published on May 17, 2017. It contains notifications from the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Tamil Development and Information Department regarding amendments to service rules. The amendments for the Tamil Nadu General Service are deemed to have come into force on December 18, 2013.
**Key Points / Main Content**
*Health and Family Welfare Department*
* **Amendment to Adhoc Rules**: Relates to 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 designated as the appointing authority for the mentioned posts, effective from the date of the gazette publication.
*Tamil Development and Information Department*
* **Amendment to Special Rules for Tamil Nadu General Service**: The amendments made affect Section 16 in Volume II of the Tamil Nadu Service Manual, 1969.
* **Effective Date**: These amendments are deemed to have come into force on December 18, 2013.
* **Class X Substitution**: Part I and Part II now include: "DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS."
* **Category Changes**:
* The entries in rule 1 are changed:
* "Category 1 Director of Information and Public Relations"
* "Category 1(a) Additional Director of Information and Public Relations"
* Rule 2 is modified: Additional Director of Information and Public Relations entries added, allowing promotion from the category of Joint Directors in the Information and Public Relations Department.
* Rule 3 is modified: Additional Director of Information and Public Relations entries added, requiring the candidate to 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**
* **Impact**: The commissioner of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy will be responsible for appointing Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Medical Officer.
* **Action Required**: The commissioner will need to update internal procedures and processes, including delegation of tasks.
* **Tamil Development and Information Department**
* **Impact**: Current and future employees in the Information and Public Relations sector of the Tamil Nadu General Service.
* **Action Required**: HR departments must update role definitions to reflect the addition of "Additional Director" classification. Potential candidates who are Joint Directors in Information and Public Relations Department need to note the new eligibility criterion for promotion to "Additional Director."
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official publication for notifications, rules, regulations, and other official information from the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: Constitutional article that grants the power to state government 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 state.
Tamil Nadu General Service: The state government's administrative service, governed by special rules amended in this notification.
Health and Family Welfare Department: A department of Tamil Nadu Government responsible for public health and family welfare programs.
Tamil Development and Information Department: A department of the Tamil Nadu Government involved in the development of Tamil language and dissemination of information.