**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on December 21, 2016. It includes notifications and orders from Secretariat Departments. It also lists extraordinary issues of the Gazette published during the week ending December 10th, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published (Week Ending December 10th, 2016):**
* **Demise of Selvi J Jayalalithaa:** Notification regarding the demise of High Dignitary Selvi J Jayalalithaa, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (Issue No. 281, Part II-Section 2, 5th December 2016).
* **Appointment of Ministers:** Notification regarding the appointment of Ministers for the State of Tamil Nadu (Issue No. 282, Part I, 6th December 2016).
* **Public Holiday Declaration:** Declaration of a public holiday on 6th December 2016, as a mark of respect to Selvi J Jayalalithaa under the Negotiable Instruments Act (Issue No. 283, Part II-Section 1, 6th December 2016).
* **Tax Exemption:** Exemption in respect of tax payable on the sale of goods made to the Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 (Issue No. 284, Part II-Section 2, 7th December 2016).
* **Land Acquisition:** Notification regarding the acquisition of lands (Issue No. 285, Part II-Section 1, 8th December 2016).
* **Market Borrowing Programme:** Notification regarding the Market Borrowing Programme of the State Government by Auction (Issue No. 286, Part II-Section 1, 8th December 2016).
* **Change of Festival Holiday Date:** Change in the date of observance of the festival holiday for Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday 13th December 2016 under Negotiable Instruments Act (Issue No. 287, Part II-Section 1, 8th December 2016).
* **Gazette Sections Not Published:**
* The following sections of the Gazette were not published during the week: Part II-Section 1, Part III-Section 1(a), Part IV-Sections 1, 2, and 3, Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Part VI-Section 3(b)
**Impact Analysis**
**Tamil Nadu Government Officials:**
* **Impact:** Must be aware of and implement the decisions, notifications, and orders published in the Gazette, particularly those related to ministerial appointments, public holiday declarations, and financial matters.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the rules and regulations stipulated in the gazette.
**Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai:**
* **Impact:** Benefits from the tax exemption on the sale of goods under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the conditions of the tax exemption.
**Citizens of Tamil Nadu:**
* **Impact:** Affected by the public holiday declared on December 6th, 2016 and the change in the date of the Milad-un-Nabi festival holiday.
* **Action Required:** Adjust schedules and activities based on the announced holidays.
**Landowners:**
* **Impact:** Potentially impacted by the notification regarding the acquisition of lands.
* **Action Required:** Review details of the land acquisition notification if they own land potentially affected.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Tamil Nadu Government, publishing notifications and orders.
Chennai: Location of printing and publishing of the Gazette.
Negotiable Instruments Act: Referenced in the Gazette regarding declaration of public holidays.
Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006: Referenced in the Gazette regarding tax exemptions.