Date: 2024-01-31Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
HOME DEPARTMENT (SC)--Award of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Technical and Specialised Services on the occasion of the Pongal Day, 2024.
**Executive Summary**
The document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on January 31, 2024. It includes notifications from the Home Department regarding awards and from the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department regarding disputes between workmen and management referred to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication. No specific deadlines or action items are directly stated within the gazette other than the 3 month period to make a decision on the disputes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Home Department (SC)**
* Awards are given to police officers.
* The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Technical and Specialised Services is awarded on the occasion of Pongal Day, 2024.
* Recipients are eligible for a lumpsum grant, as noted.
* Technical Staff of Police Radio Branch:
* Thiru V. Rajesh Kannan: Rs.6,000
* Thiru V. Alphonse: Rs.6,000
* Dog Squad Personnel:
* Thiru V. Selvakumar: Rs.4,000
* Thiru I. Kannan: Rs.6,000
* Police Photographers:
* Thiru J. Prasad: Rs.6,000
* Thiru K.A. Thirumoorthy: Rs.6,000
* **Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department**
* Disputes between Workmen and Managements referred to Industrial Tribunal for Adjudication:
* Steel Strips Wheels Limited.
* The dispute between the management and employees of Chennai Export Processing Zone is referred to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal.
* The question for adjudication is the fairness of the union's demand for a bonus equal to 60 days' salary and a Rs.15,000 ex-gratia payment for 2021-2022.
* The Chennai Industrial Tribunal is requested to adjudicate within three months.
* Ventur Lighting India Limited, Chennai.
* The dispute between the management and employees of Chennai Export Processing Zone is referred to the Kanchipuram Labour Court.
* The question for adjudication is the fairness of the union's demands to rescind the management's orders to transfer several employees due to anti-labour activities and for full wages for the period they were not assigned work.
* Anjan Truck Private Limited
* The dispute between the management and employees of Chennai Export Processing Zone is referred to the Chennai Labour Court.
* The question for adjudication is the fairness of the trade union's request that the unworked employees from March 2020 should receive full salary for the lockdown period, while taking into consideration the government order.
**Impact Analysis**
**Police Officers (Award Recipients)**
* **Impact:** Recognition for excellence in technical and specialized services.
* **Action Required:** Receive the award and lump sum grant.
**Steel Strips Wheels Limited, Management and Workmen**
* **Impact:** Resolution of bonus dispute in 2021-2022
* **Action Required:** Participate in the adjudication process at the Chennai Industrial Tribunal.
**Venture Lighting India Limited, Management and Workmen**
* **Impact:** Resolution of the transfers of employees issue.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the adjudication process at the Kanchipuram Labour Court.
**Anjan Truck Private Limited, Management and Workmen**
* **Impact:** Resolution of the lockdown payments for unworked employees.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the adjudication process at the Chennai Labour Court.
**Industrial Tribunal / Labour Court (Chennai and Kanchipuram)**
* **Impact:** Required to adjudicate the disputes.
* **Action Required:** Conduct hearings and provide judgments on the referred disputes within three months of receiving the order.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication for notifications and orders.
Industrial Tribunal: Tribunal for resolving disputes between Workmen and Managements.
Labour Court: Court for resolving disputes between Workmen and Managements.
Chennai: City where Industrial Tribunal and Labour Court are located.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Technical and Specialised Services: State award for officers in the Police Department.