Date: 2024-02-07Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT - Amendments to the Special Rules in respect of Seniority and Appointing Authority in filling up of the Post of Laboratory Supervisor for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service
**Executive Summary**
This document, the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(b), dated February 7, 2024, contains notifications of amendments to service rules issued by Secretariat Departments. These amendments impact the Higher Education and Health and Family Welfare Departments. Key effective dates are specified for each amendment.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Higher Education Department:**
* **Amendment to Adhoc Rules (Bursar):**
* Effective from January 8, 2024.
* In rule 4, the expression "thirty five years" shall be substituted with "fifty nine years".
* **Amendments to Special Rules (Educational Service):**
* Effective from March 1, 2019.
* In rule 5, for the expression "Forty Five years", the expression "Fifty Seven years" shall be substituted.
* For "Promotion and Direct recruitment" in column (4), the expression "By promotion" shall be substituted.
* New criteria for direct recruitment are Ph.D degree and experience.
* Ph.D degree and First Class or equivalent at Either Bachelor's or Master's level in the relevant branch.
* At least two successful Ph.D guided as supervisor/Co-Supervisor and minimum 8 research publications in SCI journals / UGC / AICTE approved list of journals.
* Minimum 15 years of experience in teaching / research / industry, out of which at least 3 years shall be at the post equivalent to that of Professor.
* **Health and Family Welfare Department:**
* **Amendments to Special Rules (Laboratory Supervisor):**
* For appointment by promotion to the post of Laboratory Supervisor and Laboratory Technician Grade-l, the Director of Medical Education and Research shall follow State Wide Seniority.
* Replaces "Head of the Institution concerned" with "the Director of Medical Education and Research" in the annexure related to Class I, Category-1 Laboratory Supervisor.
**Impact Analysis**
**Higher Education Department**
* **Impact**
* Individuals in the Tamil Nadu Educational Service, particularly those in Government Colleges and Engineering Colleges, are affected by changes in eligibility criteria, age limits and promotion rules.
* **Action Required**
* Affected individuals and institutions should update their records and processes to comply with the new rules, specifically regarding the age limits for bursar posts, seniority and experience requirements for direct recruitment to Principal positions in Engineering Colleges.
**Health and Family Welfare Department**
* **Impact**
* Laboratory Supervisors and Laboratory Technicians in the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service are affected by the change in promotion criteria and appointing authority.
* **Action Required**
* The Director of Medical Education and Research must implement State Wide Seniority for promotions. Records should be updated to reflect the change in appointing authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: Confers power to make rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State.
Tamil Nadu Educational Service: Service to which rules are being amended related to Bursar posts in Government Colleges and amendments to special rules.
Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service: Service to which rules are being amended related to seniority and appointing authority of Laboratory Supervisors.
Director of Medical Education and Research: Authority designated to follow state wide seniority rules for promotions in the Medical Subordinate Service.
Chennai: Location of the Commissioner of Stationery and Printing.