**Executive Summary**
The document is a copy of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette issued on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. It includes notifications and orders related to appointments and powers issued by Secretariat Departments. A notice regarding gazette extraordinary issues published during the week ending April 8th, 2017, is also presented.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Extraordinary Issues (ending April 8, 2017):**
* The Election Commission of India directed that votes for the current bye-election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly be recorded using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPAT).
* Notifications regarding appointments and acquisition of lands.
* Notifications for conducting Erudu Vidum Vizha and Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
* Conferment of powers to Executive Magistrates under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
* Regarding formation of a Special Team for estimation of the Stock of Beach Sand Minerals in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Kanniyakumari Districts
* Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction.
* Appointment of certain Official as the Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner under the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act.
* **Obituary Notice:**
* The Government of Tamil Nadu recorded the death of Thiru S. Murugaia, I.A.S., State Commissioner for the Welfare of Differently Abled, Chennai, on April 11, 2017.
* **Parts and Sections of the Gazette Not Published:**
* Several sections of the Gazette were not published this week, including Part II-Section 1, Part III-Sections 1 (a) and 1(b), Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Part VI-Section 3(b).
**Impact Analysis**
**Election Commission of India**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing the use of VVPAT in the bye-election.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that polling stations are equipped with Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPAT)
**Public Department (Special-A)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for appointments
* **Action Required:** Ensure the appointee starts as soon as possible.
**Industries Department**
* **Impact:** Required to conduct acquisition of lands.
* **Action Required:** Acquire lands.
**Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department**
* **Impact:** Required to conduct Erudu Vidum Vizha and Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
* **Action Required:** Dates and locations for Erudu Vidum Vizha and Jallikattu events.
**Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department**
* **Impact:** Required to make the Executive Magistrates have the powers of the Judicial Magistrates under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
* **Action Required:** Grant the Judicial powers to the Executive Magistrates.
**Finance Department**
* **Impact:** Required to Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction
* **Action Required:** Conduct Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction.
**Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for appointing certain Official as the Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner under the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the appointee starts as soon as possible.
**Government of Tamil Nadu Employees:**
* **Impact:** Loss of a senior officer, Thiru S. Murugaia, I.A.S.
* **Action Required:** Express condolences to the bereaved family.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications and orders from the Tamil Nadu Government.
Election Commission of India: Directs the use of electronic voting machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPAT) for a Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Bye-Election.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960: Referenced in connection with places and dates for conducting Erudu Vidum Vizha and Jallikattu.
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013: Executive Magistrates are conferred with powers of Judicial Magistrates under this act.
Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act: Cited as the basis for the appointment of an official as Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner.