**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 5, 2016. It details notifications and orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments. It also includes a notice regarding Gazette Extraordinary issues published during the week ending September 24th, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Publication Details:**
* **Date:** October 5, 2016
* **Authority:** Published by Authority
* **Content:** Notifications or Orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments.
* **Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week Ending September 24, 2016:**
* Issue Number 220; Part VI-Section 2; Dated 18th September 2016; Issued by Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai-600 108; Subject: Determination of Wards in Town Panchayats for the Reservation to the Persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Women.
* Issue Number 221; Do.; Dated 19th September 2016; Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai; Subject: Elections - Panchayats, Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities and Corporations- Conduct of Account of Election Expenses to be kept by a Candidate - Format Prescribed-Notification of.]
* Issue Number 222; Part III-Section 1(a); Do.; Issued by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department; Subject: Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* Issue Number 223; Part VI-Section 2; Do.; Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai; Subject: [Elections - Local Bodies - List of Recognised Political Parties and their Symbols, List of Registered but Unrecognised Political Parties entitled for Preference and Lists of Free Symbols Notified.]
* Issue Number 224; Do.; Dated 20th September 2016; Issued by மாவட்ட ஆட்சித் தலைவர் மற்றும் ஊராட்சிகளின் ஆய்வாளர், திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம்.; Subject: திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம், ஆலங்குளம் ஊராட்சி ஒன்றியம், கீழவீராணம் ஊராட்சி மன்றத் தலைவர் பதவி நீக்கம் செய்தல் குறித்த அறிவிக்கை.
* Issue Number 225; Do.; Do.; Issued by Chennai City Municipal Corporation; Subject: Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General).
* Issue Number 226; Do.; Dated 21st September 2016; Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai; Subject: Elections Tamil Nadu State Election Commission - Local Body Elections - Right to Information of Electors - Affidavit Notification - Issued.
* Issue Number 227; Do.; Dated 22nd September 2016; Issued by Do.; Subject: [Elections - Elections to Urban and Rural Local Bodies - Safeguards against Personation – Marking Indelible Ink - Direction - Issued Notification of.]
* Issue Number 228; Part VI-Section 2; Dated 23rd September 2016; Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai; Subject: [Local Bodies Elections - TNSEC Concession to Political Parties - certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016-Issued.]
* **Parts and Sections of the Gazette Not Published This Week:**
* Part III-Section 2
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
**Impact Analysis**
**Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai-600 108**
* **Impact**: Responsible for determining the reservation of wards in Town Panchayats.
* **Action Required**: Implement the determined reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women.
**Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai**
* **Impact**: Overseeing the conduct of elections, including guidelines for expenses, voter information, and political party symbols.
* **Action Required**: Ensure compliance with election guidelines and facilitate voter information access.
**Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
* **Impact**: Responsible for amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules.
* **Action Required**: Implement and adhere to the amended election rules.
**மாவட்ட ஆட்சித் தலைவர் மற்றும் ஊராட்சிகளின் ஆய்வாளர், திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம்.**
* **Impact**: Responsible for the removal of the head of the Keelveeranam Panchayat Council, Alangulam Panchayat Union, Tirunelveli District.
* **Action Required**: Implement the removal order.
**Chennai City Municipal Corporation**
* **Impact**: Responsible for the notification of ward reservations for Scheduled Castes and Women.
* **Action Required**: Enforce the announced ward reservations.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission: Issuing authority for notifications related to local body elections and related matters
Director of Town Panchayats: Issuing authority for notifications related to town panchayats
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and orders
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department: Issuing authority for notifications amending the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
Chennai: Location of issuing authorities like Tamil Nadu State Election Commission and Director of Town Panchayats