**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on September 28, 2016. It includes notifications by the Government concerning service rules, ad hoc rules, and regulations issued by Secretariat Departments. Specifically, it covers ad hoc rules for Dialysis Technicians and amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service. The adhoc rules for Dialysis Technicians came into force on 27th December 1979 and amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service came into force on the 25th March 2013 and 31st July 2015.
**Key Points / Main Content**
*Health and Family Welfare Department - Adhoc Rules for Dialysis Technicians:*
* These rules apply to temporary posts of Dialysis Technician Grade I and Grade II in Government General Hospital, Madras and Government Royapettah Hospital, Madras.
* The posts are classified as a separate category in a distinct class within the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service.
* **Appointment Methods:**
* **Dialysis Technician Grade I:** Promotion from Grade II, transfer, transfer by recruitment, or direct recruitment (if no other suitable candidate is available).
* **Dialysis Technician Grade II:** Promotion from other categories, transfer by recruitment, or direct recruitment (if no other suitable candidate is available).
* Appointing authority is the head of the institution.
* **Age Qualification for Direct Recruitment:**
* Grade I: Must not have completed 30 years as of July 1st of the year of selection.
* Grade II: Must not have completed 20 years as of July 1st of the year of selection.
* **Other Qualifications:**
* Grade I: By Promotion- Minimum General Educational Qualification/SSLC or SSLC with eligibility for college courses of study, minimum 5 years experience as Dialysis Technician Grade II in the Government Medical Institution. Transfer- B.Sc. with Physics and Chemistry with a minimum of 5 years experience in seperating Artificial Kidney Machine. Direct Recruitment- B.Sc. in Second Class with Physics and Chemistry with a Diploma in Dialysis Technology or 2 years experience in operating the Artificial Kidney Machine in a major Government/Private Hospital
* Grade II: By Promotion/Transfer- Minimum General Educational Qualification/SSLC or SSLC with eligibility for college courses of study with minimum 5 years experience as Laboratory Technician Grade II in any of the Government Medical Institutions. Direct Recruitment- Minimum General Educational Qualification/SSLC or SSLC with eligibility for college courses of study with a Diploma in Dialysis Technology or 3 years experience in operating the Artificial Kidney machine.
* Probation period for direct recruits is two years of duty within a continuous period of three years.
* **Pay Scale:**
* Grade I: Rs. 600-30-750-35-890-40-1050
* Grade II: Rs. 400-15-490-20-650-25-700
*Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department - Amendments to Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service Rules:*
* Fifty percent of vacancies in Finance Department for "Assistants in the Finance Department" category shall be filled up by direct recruitment and the remaining fifty per cent of the vacancies shall be filled up by the other methods as follows:
* 25% filled by promotion from Typists in Finance Department or any other Department of Secretariat.
* 15% filled by transfer from Junior Assistant and Assistant in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service or the Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service.
* 10% filled by Record Assistant, Record Clerk, Office Assistant in Finance Department or any other department of the Secretariat.
* The amendment in rule 14 states that the minimum service requirement for recruitment by transfer for Assistants in the Departments of Secretariat other than Law, Finance, and Governor's Secretariat, is now three years after acquiring a Bachelor's Degree.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Dialysis Technicians (Existing and Potential):**
**Impact:** Sets eligibility, qualification, and promotion criteria for temporary posts.
**Action Required:** Existing technicians should understand the rules for career advancement. Aspiring technicians need to meet qualification and age criteria.
* **Heads of Institutions:**
**Impact:** Designated as the appointing authority for Dialysis Technician positions.
**Action Required:** Must adhere to the rules outlined in the document when appointing Dialysis Technicians.
* **Assistants and other staff in Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service:**
**Impact:** Alters promotion and recruitment opportunities for Assistants in the Finance Department.
**Action Required:** Understand the new direct recruitment policy and revise eligibility criteria for advancement to Assistant positions.
* **Assistants and Junior Assistants in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service and Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service:**
**Impact:** Alters promotion requirements from 5 years to 3 years after gaining a Bachelors degree.
**Action Required:** Understand new promotion requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service: Rules governing service conditions in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat.
Health and Family Welfare Department: Tamil Nadu department responsible for Health and Family Welfare; this notification relates to Dialysis Technicians.
Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service: Governs service conditions of staff under the Health and Family Welfare Department.
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department: Tamil Nadu department responsible for Personnel and Administrative Reforms.
Chennai: Location of Government General Hospital and Government Royapettah Hospital, where the ad-hoc rules for dialysis technicians are applied.