**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette published on February 1, 2017. It contains notifications and orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, and other actions issued by Secretariat Departments. It also lists extraordinary issues published and parts of the gazette not published during the week ending January 21st, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published:** Notifications published in Extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette during the week ending January 21st, 2017.
* **Revenue Department (January 18, 2017):** Declaration of 32 Districts as drought-affected and sanction of relief assistance due to failure of North East Monsoon, 2016.
* **Finance Department (January 20, 2017):** Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction.
* **Public Department (Buildings) (January 21, 2017):** Extension of the Period of Commission of Inquiry by three months from January 22, 2017, regarding the construction of New Secretariat Complex at Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai-2; Amendment to Notification.
* **Law Department (January 21, 2017):** The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance 2017. Ordinance No. 1 of 2017.
* **Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department (January 21, 2017):** The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Conduct of Jallikattu) Rules, 2017.
* **Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department (January 21, 2017):** Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as Amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance, 2017. (Tamil Nadu Ordinance 1 of 2017).
* **Parts and Sections Not Published:** The following Parts and Sections of the Gazette were not published during the week ending January 21st, 2017:
* Part II-Section 1
* Part III-Section 2
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2 and 3
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholders impacted by specific Notifications:**
* **Residents of 32 Drought-Affected Districts:**
**Impact:** Access to relief assistance.
**Action Required:** Be aware of the provided relief assistance programs.
* **State Government Finance Department:**
**Impact:** Engagement in market borrowing.
**Action Required:** Manage and execute market borrowing program by auction.
* **Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Construction of New Secretariat Complex:**
**Impact:** Extended inquiry period.
**Action Required:** Continue the inquiry for an additional three months, concluding after January 22, 2017.
* **Those affected by, involved in, and concerned with Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act :**
**Impact:** The prevention of cruelty to animals and the amendment ordinance
**Action Required:** To understand the rules in prevention of cruelty to animals.
* **Organizers and Participants of Jallikattu:**
**Impact:** Adherence to the rules in conducting Jallikattu.
**Action Required:** Comply with specified rules and conduct Jallikattu only at approved places and dates.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and orders of the Tamil Nadu Government.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance 2017: A Tamil Nadu ordinance amending the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Conduct of Jallikattu) Rules, 2017: Rules related to the conduct of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location of the Government Secretariat Complex.
Revenue Department: Government department issuing notifications about disaster management and drought relief.