**Executive Summary**
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on January 17, 2018, outlines amendments to service rules across Health and Family Welfare, Home, and Labour and Employment Departments. These amendments, effective from various dates, relate to ad hoc rules for lecturers, special rules for police service, and special rules for the labour service. There are amendments dating back to 1993, 2010, and some amendments effective as of 2017.
**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.
* Effective from February 10, 1993.
* Para 2 of the Preamble in the original notification is omitted.
* **Home Department**
* Amends special rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Service.
* Recruitment to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical) shall be by transfer from the post of Inspector (Technical).
* Removes direct recruitment as an option for Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical).
* **Labour and Employment Department**
* Amends special rules for the Tamil Nadu Labour Service.
* Effective from August 26, 2010.
* Replaces the following expressions:
* "Joint Commissioner of Labour" with "Additional Commissioner of Labour"
* "Deputy Commissioner of Labour" with "Joint Commissioner of Labour"
* "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Establishment and General)" with "Deputy Commissioner of Labour (Establishment and General)"
* "Assistant Commissioner of Labour" with "Deputy Commissioner of Labour"
* "Labour Officers" with "Assistant Commissioners of Labour"
* "Labour Officer" with "Assistant Commissioner of Labour"
* "Inspectors of Labour" with "Assistant Commissioners of Labour (Enforcement)"
* "Inspector of Labour" with "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Enforcement)"
* "Inspectors of Plantations" with "Assistant Commissioners of Labour (Plantation)"
* "Inspector of Plantations" with "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Plantation)"
* "Inspectress of Labour" with "Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Women Welfare)"
**Impact Analysis**
**Health and Family Welfare Department**
* **Impact:** Lecturers in Statistics and Demography and the Health and Family Welfare Department.
* **Action Required:** Review the amended ad hoc rules and implement changes.
**Home Department**
* **Impact:** Tamil Nadu Police Service, specifically officers seeking to become Deputy Superintendents of Police (Technical).
* **Action Required:** Understand the revised recruitment process for Deputy Superintendent of Police (Technical), now solely through transfer from Inspector (Technical).
**Labour and Employment Department**
* **Impact:** Employees and administration within the Tamil Nadu Labour Service.
* **Action Required:** Acknowledge and implement the updated nomenclature for various positions as specified in the amendments, dating back to 2010.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing government notifications and amendments.
Constitution of India: The foundational legal document from which the Governor derives power to amend rules.
Health and Family Welfare Department: One of the government departments amending service rules related to medical services.
Home Department: One of the government departments amending service rules related to the Tamil Nadu Police Service.
Labour and Employment Department: One of the government departments amending service rules related to the Tamil Nadu Labour Service.