**Executive Summary**
This document is a government gazette from Tamil Nadu, India, dated February 15, 2017. It contains notifications of amendments to the Fundamental Rules and the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations. The amendment to the Fundamental Rules came into force on January 1, 2006, while the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations came into force on October 27, 2015.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Fundamental Rules:**
* Effective Date: January 1, 2006.
* Replaces "Grade Pay" with "Cadre Pay" in Rule 9, Clause (8-B).
* Inserts a new clause (8-C) defining "Grade Pay" as the fixed amount payable in addition to the pay in the pay band in Rule 9.
* Substitutes "grade pay" with "cadre pay" in Rule 9, Clause (25), Rulings, in ruling (5) in the paragraph commencing with the expression "For certain regular posts" and ending with the expression "special pay arise".
* Replaces "Grade Pay" and "grade pay" with "cadre pay” in Rule 114, under the heading "Delegations under Rule 114", in sub-rule 1, in clause (a), in "THE TABLE".
* **Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations:**
* Effective Date: October 27, 2015.
* Adds "124. B. Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha/Ayurvedha/Unani/Homeopathy) in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service" to Annexure I-A under "A. STATE SERVICES," after "124. A. Assistant Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon (Dental) in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service".
**Impact Analysis**
**Employees under Fundamental Rules**
* **Impact:** Revised terminology related to pay scales ("Grade Pay" replaced with "Cadre Pay").
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the new terminology and its implications on their salary structure.
**Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission**
* **Impact:** Inclusion of Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha/Ayurvedha/Unani/Homeopathy) as a State Service.
* **Action Required:** Update regulations and procedures to include the newly added position.
**Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha/Ayurvedha/Unani/Homeopathy) in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service**
* **Impact:** Recognised under the State Services
* **Action Required:** Familiarise themselves with the regulations and procedures.
Key Entities Referenced
Fundamental Rules: Rules governing the conditions of service of government employees. The notification contains amendments to these rules.
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations, 1954: Regulations governing the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. The notification contains amendments to these regulations.
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department: The department that issued the notifications containing amendments to both the Fundamental Rules and Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations.
Tamil Nadu: The state where the rules and regulations are applicable.