Date: 2025-10-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
HOME DEPARTMENT--Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 2024 and the Tamil Nadu Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Rules, 1982. -- LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT--Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950.
**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 22, 2025. It contains amendments to the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 2024, the Tamil Nadu Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Rules, 1982, and the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950. The amendments pertain to subsistence allowances for prisoners and personnel limits in fireworks factories.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 2024, and Tamil Nadu Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Rules, 1982:**
* Subistence allowance rates for prisoners are revised as follows:
* "A" class and special class remand and under trial prisoners are to be paid Rs.120/- per prisoner per meal.
* "B" class and ordinary remand and under-trial prisoners are to be paid Rs.75/- per prisoner per meal.
* **Amendment to Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950:**
* In fireworks factories, the maximum number of persons allowed shall be fifteen percent in excess of the man limit specified in the license granted under the Explosives Act, 1884 and the Explosives Rules, 2008.
**Impact Analysis**
**Prisoners**
* **Impact**: Revised subsistence allowance rates.
* **Action Required**: Prisoners should be provided with the new subsistence allowance rates.
**Prison Administration**
* **Impact**: Changes in subsistence allowances affect the allocation of prison budgets.
* **Action Required**: Adjust budgets and procedures to reflect the revised subsistence allowance rates.
**Fireworks Factory Owners/Operators**
* **Impact**: Potential increase in the maximum number of personnel allowed in fireworks factories, subject to the limits specified in their license and the Explosives Act, 1884 and the Explosives Rules, 2008.
* **Action Required**: Review current personnel limits, licenses, and safety protocols to determine if an increase in personnel is possible and compliant with the relevant regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 2024: Governs the administration and regulation of prisons in Tamil Nadu. Amendments are being made regarding subsistence allowances for prisoners.
Tamil Nadu Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Rules, 1982: Deals with the attendance of prisoners in courts. Amendments are being made regarding subsistence allowances for prisoners.
Factories Act, 1948: A central Act governing factories, under which Tamil Nadu Factories Rules are framed. Amendment concerns the number of persons in fireworks factories.
Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950: Rules framed by the Tamil Nadu government to regulate factories. Amendment deals with the maximum number of persons in fireworks factories.
Prisons Act, 1894: A central Act governing prisons, under which Tamil Nadu Prison Rules are framed. Amendments are regarding subsistence allowances for prisoners.