**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on June 21, 2017. It contains notifications by the government regarding amendments to service rules, regulations, and ad hoc rules issued by various Secretariat Departments. These amendments affect the Agriculture, Health and Family Welfare, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and School Education Departments. The effective dates for these amendments vary, as specified within each section.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Agriculture Department**
* **Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service:**
* Effective February 11, 2014, Assistant Seed Officers in Category 2 are eligible for promotion to Deputy Agricultural Officer.
* Effective January 30, 2015, direct recruits for the post of Assistant Agricultural Officer must possess adequate knowledge of Tamil.
* **Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Service:**
* Effective May 15, 1996, Agricultural Officers (Extension) who do not pass specified tests within their probation period will have increments stopped without cumulative effect.
* Effective March 7, 2017, persons appointed by transfer to the post of Agricultural Officer (Extension) will be on probation for a total of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.
* **Health and Family Welfare Department**
* **Dialysis Technician Grade-II in Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service:**
* Age limit for direct recruitment is 30 years as of July 1st of the year the selection is made.
* Direct recruits must have passed Higher Secondary Course with specific science subjects or have a Certificate course in Dialysis Technology.
* Monthly pay scales have been revised, effective from June 1, 1988, January 1, 1996, and January 1, 2006.
* **Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department**
* **Programmer-Redesignated as System Analyst in Industries and Commerce Department:**
* Rules are deemed to have come into force on June 4, 1998
* Age limit for direct recruitment is 30 years as of July 1st of the year the selection is made.
* Defines qualifications for recruitment by transfer from Assistant Programmer and by direct recruitment.
* Probation periods are specified for direct and recruitment transfer.
* Monthly pay scales are specified, effective from June 4, 1998, and January 1, 2006.
* **School Education Department**
* **Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service:**
* Effective May 26, 2017, 50% of Deputy Inspector of Schools and School Assistants vacancies will be filled by direct recruitment.
* 10% of the direct recruitment quota will be filled from qualified Secondary Grade Teachers and other teachers with Secondary Grade scale of pay.
* **Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service:**
* Effective May 26, 2017, 50% of 'Post Graduate Assistants in Academic subjects' and 'Post Graduate Assistants in Languages' vacancies will be filled by direct recruitment.
* 10% of direct recruitment quota will be filled from qualified Secondary Grade Teachers and other teachers with Secondary Grade scale of pay.
**Impact Analysis**
**Agriculture Department Employees:**
* **Impact:** Affects the eligibility criteria and promotion pathways for Assistant Seed Officers, Deputy Agricultural Officers, and Agricultural Extension Officers. Probation rules, eligibility for promotions and pay scales have been updated.
* **Action Required:** Review the updated rules and ensure compliance.
**Health and Family Welfare Department - Dialysis Technician Grade-II Applicants/Employees:**
* **Impact:** Changes the eligibility criteria (age and educational qualifications) for direct recruitment to the Dialysis Technician Grade-II post and updates the pay scales.
* **Action Required:** Understand the revised eligibility criteria and salary structure.
**Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department - Assistant Programmers/System Analysts:**
* **Impact:** Defines eligibility criteria and requirements for the post of System Analyst.
* **Action Required:** Review the rules and ensure compliance.
**School Education Department - Teachers and School Administrators:**
* **Impact:** Alters the filling of vacancies for Deputy Inspector of Schools/School Assistants and Post Graduate Assistants and clarifies the source of candidates for direct recruitment.
* **Action Required:** Understand the updated procedures for filling vacancies.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016: Law referenced in the amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department rules, regarding knowledge of Tamil and other conditions.
Tamil Nadu Services Manual: Referenced manual containing the Special Rules that are being amended in the notifications, particularly for Agricultural Extension and School Education.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: Constitutional provision cited as the basis of the Governor's power to make amendments to service rules.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Extension Subordinate Service: Specific service whose special rules are amended, affecting qualifications and probation for agricultural officers.
Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service: Specific service whose special rules are amended, affecting qualifications and probation for teachers.