**Executive Summary**
This is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on July 19, 2017. It includes Notifications and Orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. The document also provides a notice regarding Gazette Extraordinary issues published during the week ending July 8, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Part I: Notifications by Government**
* The contents section of this Gazette are Nil.
* **Extraordinary Issues Published (Week Ending July 8, 2017)**
* **Presidential Election 2017:** Notification of place and time for counting votes (Issued July 3, 2017).
* **Vice-Presidential Election 2017:** Appointment of dates to fill the office (Issued July 4, 2017).
* **Vice-Presidential Election 2017:** Notice of Election to the Office of Vice President of India. (Issued July 4, 2017).
* **Land Acquisition:** Notification regarding the acquisition of lands (Issued July 5, 2017).
* **Tolls on Motor Vehicles:** Levy of tolls for improvement and maintenance of the East Coast Road (Issued July 5, 2017).
* **Tamil Nadu Food Security Rules:** Framing of final version of Tamil Nadu Food Security Rules, 2017 (Issued July 5, 2017).
* **Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act:** Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Issued July 6, 2017).
* **Market Borrowing:** Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction (Issued July 7, 2017).
* **Chennai University Amendment Act:** Chennai University (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Issued July 8, 2017).
* **Commission of Inquiry:** Appointment of Commission of Inquiry to Inquire the incident of Death of Thiru E. Illavarasan son of P. Elango (Issued July 8, 2017).
* **Government Polytechnic Colleges:** Amendments to Ad hoc Rules relating to Government Polytechnic Colleges (Men and Women) and Special Institutions for the Post of Lecturer (Engineering Subjects) in Tamil Nadu Educational Service (Issued July 8, 2017).
* **Parts and Sections Not Published This Week**
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part VI-Section 2
**Impact Analysis**
**Election Commission of India:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for conducting Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections.
* *Action Required:* To follow the provisions outlined for the Counting of Votes for Presidential Election and appointment of dates to fill the office of Vice-President of India.
**Industries Department:**
* *Impact:* Involved in processes related to the acquisition of lands.
* *Action Required:* Adhere to the new acquisition of lands rules.
**Highways and Minor Ports Department:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the collection of tolls on the East Coast Road.
* *Action Required:* To levy tolls for the improvement and maintenance of the East Coast Road.
**Co-Operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the Tamil Nadu Food Security Rules.
* *Action Required:* To frame the final version of Tamil Nadu Food Security Rules, 2017
**Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu**
* *Impact:* Responsible for passing Amendment Acts.
* *Action Required:* To uphold the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2017.
**Finance Department:**
* *Impact:* Manages the state's market borrowing program.
* *Action Required:* Follow the guidelines for the market borrowing program by auction.
**Public Department (Law and Order):**
* *Impact:* Manages commissions of inquiry.
* *Action Required:* To appoint a Commission of Inquiry to Inquire the incident of Death of Thiru E. Illavarasan son of P. Elango on 4th July 2013.
**Higher Education Department:**
* *Impact:* Oversees regulations for government polytechnic colleges.
* *Action Required:* Implement amendments to ad hoc rules for Government Polytechnic Colleges (Men and Women) and Special Institutions for the Post of Lecturer (Engineering Subjects) in Tamil Nadu Educational Service.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication of the Tamil Nadu Government containing notifications, orders, and legislative actions.
Election Commission of India: Issuer of notifications related to the Presidential Election, 2017 and Vice-Presidential Election, 2017.
Chennai: Location where notifications were published and referenced in the context of infrastructural amendments.
Commission of Inquiry Act: Referenced in the context of establishing a commission to inquire into an incident of death.
Indian Tolls Act: Referenced concerning the levy of tolls on motor vehicles for road improvements.