Date: 2020-07-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT - Draft Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950 - Draft Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories (wdifare Officers) Rules, 1953
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, specifically Part III-Section 1(a), published on July 26, 2017. It contains amendments to the Chennai Corporation Public Health and Medical Service Rules, 1969, with these amendments deemed effective from November 5, 2015. The document outlines the addition of a "Health Education Officer" position within the existing rules, including qualifications, promotion criteria, and pay scale.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Introduction of Health Education Officer Position:**
* Adds "Category 3" and "Health Education Officer" to Class I-B in the tabular column.
* **Appointment of Health Education Officer:**
* **By Promotion:** Promotion from the category of Sanitary Officer.
* **By Deputation:** Deputation from posts in Government or Government Undertaking in Health Department carrying identical scale of pay.
* **Qualifications for Health Education Officer:**
* Must have passed Post Graduate Degree in Sociology from any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission; and
* Must have field experience for a period of not less than ten years in the Health Department.
* **Account Test Requirement for Promotees:**
* Promoted Health Education Officers must pass the Account Test for Executive Officers within one year of promotion.
* Failure to pass the test results in the ineligibility for increment until the test is passed.
* Failure to pass the test within four years of promotion leads to reversion to the feeder post.
* **Pay Scale Addition:**
* Adds "3-A. Health Education Officer" and "15,600-39,100+G.P.5400" to the table of pay scales.
* **Rule Amendment:**
* "Health Education Officer" shall be inserted, after the expression "Health Officer"
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Sanitary Officers**
* **Impact:** Eligible for promotion to the position of Health Education Officer.
* **Action Required:** Meet the qualification requirements and pass the Account Test for Executive Officers if promoted.
**Stakeholder: Government/Government Undertaking Employees in the Health Department**
* **Impact:** Those holding positions with identical pay scales are eligible for deputation as Health Education Officers.
* **Action Required:** Must possess relevant qualification to be deputed to the post of Health Education Officer
**Stakeholder: Chennai Corporation Public Health and Medical Service**
* **Impact:** Introduction of new Health Education Officer position.
* **Action Required:** Implement the new provisions for appointment, promotion, and compensation.
Key Entities Referenced
Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919: This Tamil Nadu act provides the legal basis for the Chennai Corporation to make amendments to its rules.
Chennai Corporation Public Health and Medical Service Rules, 1969: The existing rules being amended by this notification. These rules concern the public health and medical services within the Chennai Corporation.
Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department: The department responsible for the notification and amendments to the rules.
Health Education Officer: A new post within the Chennai Corporation Public Health and Medical Service Rules created by this amendment.
Chennai: The location where the Chennai Corporation Public Health and Medical Service Rules apply.