**Executive Summary**
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on January 17, 2018, details amendments to service rules within the Health and Family Welfare, Home, and Labour and Employment Departments. The amendments relate to regulations and ad hoc rules issued by Secretariat Departments. The Health and Family Welfare Department amendments came into effect on February 10, 1993, while the Labour and Employment amendments came into effect on August 26, 2010.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Health and Family Welfare Department:**
* Amends ad hoc rules for the temporary post of Lecturer in Statistics and Demography in Tamil Nadu Medical Service.
* Para 2 in the Preamble of the said notification will be omitted.
* Effective from February 10, 1993.
* **Home Department:**
* Amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Service.
* For Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical), recruitment will be by transfer from the post of Inspector (Technical).
* The direct recruitment entry for Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical) is omitted.
* Removes "(ii)" from the entry "(ii) Recruitment by transfer".
* **Labour and Employment Department:**
* Amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Labour Service.
* The following expressions shall be substituted
* "Joint Commissioner of Labour" becomes "Additional Commissioner of Labour".
* "Deputy Commissioner of Labour" becomes "Joint Commissioner of Labour".
* "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Establishment and General)" becomes "Deputy Commissioner of Labour (Establishment and General)".
* "Assistant Commissioner of Labour" becomes "Deputy Commissioner of Labour".
* "Labour Officers" becomes "Assistant Commissioners of Labour".
* "Labour Officer" becomes "Assistant Commissioner of Labour".
* "Inspectors of Labour" becomes "Assistant Commissioners of Labour (Enforcement)".
* "Inspector of Labour" becomes "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Enforcement)".
* "Inspectors of Plantations" becomes "Assistant Commissioners of Labour (Plantation)".
* "Inspector of Plantations" becomes "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Plantation)".
* "Inspectress of Labour" becomes "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Women Welfare)".
* Effective from August 26, 2010.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Health and Family Welfare Department Employees**
**Impact**
* Affects individuals in or aspiring to the temporary post of Lecturer in Statistics and Demography.
**Action Required**
* Be aware of the amendment to the ad hoc rules and omission of Preamble, para 2, effective February 10, 1993.
* **Tamil Nadu Police Service**
**Impact**
* Affects individuals in or aspiring to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical) and Inspectors (Technical).
**Action Required**
* Be aware of the changed recruitment process for the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical) post; it will now be done through transfer rather than direct recruitment.
* **Tamil Nadu Labour Service**
**Impact**
* Impacts the roles and responsibilities of the Labour and Employment Department personnel, specifically those holding positions such as Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Labour Officer, Inspectors of Labour, Inspectors of Plantations and Inspectress of Labour.
**Action Required**
* Be aware of the name changes for the mentioned roles effective August 26, 2010.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing government notifications and amendments to rules.
Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Labour Service: Rules governing the service conditions of employees in the Tamil Nadu Labour Department, subject to amendments in the document.
Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Service: Rules governing the service conditions of employees in the Tamil Nadu Police Service, subject to amendments in the document.
Health and Family Welfare Department: Tamil Nadu government department responsible for health and family welfare matters; issuing notifications related to medical services.
Labour and Employment Department: Tamil Nadu government department responsible for Labour and Employment matters; issuing notifications related to labour services.