**Executive Summary**
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on June 27, 2018, contains notifications amending service rules. These amendments, issued by the Finance Department and the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, relate to the Adhoc Rules for the post of Junior Co-operative Auditor, the Fundamental Rules, and the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service. Certain amendments are retroactively effective from 2010 and 2015.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Finance Department - Amendment to Adhoc Rules for Junior Co-operative Auditor:**
* Effective from January 27, 2010.
* Modifies the required qualifications for direct recruitment, specifying acceptable degrees and diplomas from recognized institutions. The amendment specifies that the candidate "Must possess B.B.M., (Bachelor of Bank Management) degree or B.Com., degree or B.Com., (Computer Application) degree or B.A. (Co-operation) degree or Diploma in Rural Services awarded by the Gandhigram Rural University or B.A. (Economics) degree or B.A. (Corporate Secretaryship) degree or B.B.E., degree awarded by any University recognized by University Grants Commission".
* **Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department - Amendment to Fundamental Rules:**
* Effective from April 28, 2015.
* Adds a ruling regarding government servants retained in service beyond their retirement date: "A Government servant, who has not been permitted to retire on his reaching the date of retirement, but retained in service under clause (c), shall not be dismissed or removed or compulsorily retired from service retrospectively from the date on which he reached the date of retirement. The final order in such a case shall take effect only from the date of issue of order imposing the penalty of dismissal or removal or compulsory retirement, as the case may be."
* **Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department - Amendment to Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service:**
* Effective from August 10, 2010.
* Amends Annexure IX-E, Rule 6, stipulating that applicants for Assistant positions must possess a degree from a University recognized by the University Grants Commission: "No person shall be eligible for appointment as Assistant by direct recruitment unless he possesses a Degree from any University recognised by the University Grants Commission".
**Impact Analysis**
**Finance Department**
* **Impact:** Recruiting standards for Junior Co-operative Auditors may need to change to accommodate the new degree specifications. Current employees holding certain prior qualifications may be affected.
* **Action Required:** Revise recruitment practices to include the new eligibility requirements.
**Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department**
* **Impact:** Impacts Government Servants and the process for dismissal of Government servants who are retained in service beyond retirement. The amendment ensures that those who continue working for the Government beyond their retirement are not dismissed with retrospective effect, instead any dismissal would take effect from the date the dismissal order is issued.
* **Action Required:** Ensure implementation of the revised rule in relevant personnel actions.
**Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department**
* **Impact:** Individuals seeking Assistant positions in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service will need to meet the educational requirements outlined.
* **Action Required:** Prospective applicants should ensure their degree is from a UGC-recognized university.
Key Entities Referenced
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: Empowers the Governor to make rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the State.
Fundamental Rules: A set of rules governing the conditions of service of government employees.
Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service: Specific rules governing the service conditions of members of the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service.
Adhoc Rules for the post of Junior Co-operative Auditor in Tamil Nadu Co-operative Subordinate Service: Specific rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service for the post of Junior Co-operative Auditor.
Tamil Nadu: The Indian state to which the policy applies.