**Executive Summary**
The document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on November 23, 2016. It includes notifications by the government concerning amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Service and the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service. The amendments related to Ministerial Service are deemed to have come into force on January 1, 1982.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Service (G.O. Ms. No. 251, dated October 17, 2016):**
* New rule 23 is added regarding the service conditions of Assistant Surgeons (Dental) appointed on or after the date of the notification.
* The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services will be the appointing authority for Assistant Surgeons (Dental) recruited on or after the date of issue of the notification.
* The leave, posting, and transfer of Assistant Surgeons (Dental) will be made by the appointing authority.
* **Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service (G.O. Ms. No. 104, dated November 3, 2016):**
* Revisions are made to Annexure IV of the Special Rules, under the heading "Tests to be passed or Training to be undergone before promotion", and the sub-heading "Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department"
* For specific positions the required tests are amended:
* Superintendents:
* (i) Account Test for Subordinate Officers, Part-I;
* (ii) Special Test on Tamil Nadu Government Office Manual; and
* (iii) Special Test on Tamil Nadu Medical Code
* Accountants:
* Assistants:
* Store-Keepers in the grade of Assistants:
* Assistant attached to the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine for Stenographic work
**Impact Analysis**
**Assistant Surgeons (Dental)**
* **Impact**: Affects Assistant Surgeons (Dental) appointed on or after November 23, 2016, by defining their appointing authority and procedures for leave, posting, and transfer.
* **Action Required**: Be aware that the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services will be the appointing authority.
**Superintendents, Accountants, Assistants, Store-Keepers in the grade of Assistants, and Assistants attached to the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine for Stenographic work**
* **Impact**: Individuals in these positions within the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service are impacted by changes to the required tests for promotion.
* **Action Required**: Comply with the new testing requirements as applicable, effective January 1, 1982, for Special Tests in the Tamil Nadu Medical Code.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Medical Service: The set of rules governing the service conditions of medical personnel in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendments described in this gazette.
Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service: The set of rules governing the service conditions of ministerial staff in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendments described in this gazette.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: The constitutional article that grants the Governor of Tamil Nadu the power to make amendments to the service rules mentioned in the gazette.
Chennai: Location where the gazette is published.