**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III-Section 1(b), dated March 29, 2017. It includes notifications from the Home Department and the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department regarding amendments to existing rules. Amendments to the Ad hoc Rules Relating to the Technical Posts of Police Transport Workshop took effect on February 11, 2010. Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations came into force on September 2, 2011.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Home Department - Amendment to Ad hoc Rules for Police Transport Workshop:**
* Proviso added to Rule 3, TABLE, column (2) regarding Electrician Grade-II and Batteryman posts.
* Protects individuals already promoted to Electrician Grade-II or Batteryman as of February 11, 2010, ensuring their eligibility for promotion to Fitter Grade-I and maintaining seniority and pay.
* **Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department - Amendments to TNPSC Regulations:**
* Regulation 13: Replace "Accountant" with "Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer" in clause (1), provisos 1 and 2.
* ANNEXURE-III: Replace "Accountant" with "Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer" and "10" with "26" under "STAFF OF THE COMMISSION".
* ANNEXURE V:
* Clause 1: Renumber sub-clause (a) as (a)(i), omit "Accountants" from (a)(i), and add a new sub-clause (a)(ii) establishing the Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer post as a distinct category with the Secretary as the appointing authority.
* Clause 1(b): Appointment to the post of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer shall be made by direct recruitment or by promotion from the category of Data Entry Operator in the Commission.
* Clause 1(c)(i): The maximum age limit for direct recruitment to the Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer post is 30 years, calculated as of July 1 of the year of selection.
* Clause 1(c)(ii): Requires a Master’s Degree in Computer Application or Science (Information Technology/Computer Science) for direct recruitment or promotion to Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer.
* Clause 1(d): The principle of reservation of appointments shall apply to the category of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer to be filled by direct recruitment.
* Clause 2(a)(i): Delete the expression "/Accountant" occurring in two places.
* Clause 2(a)(i): Insert the following paragraph before the proviso: "Every person appointed to the post of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer by direct recruitment shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years".
* Clause 2(a)(ii): In the main provision, the expression "/Accountant" shall be substituted with "Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer".
* Clause 2(a)(ii): In the proviso, the expression "/Accountant" shall be omitted.
* Clause 2(b): Delete the expression "/Accountant".
* Clause 2(b): The following paragraphs shall be added at the end: "Every person appointed to the post of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer by direct recruitment shall complete the foundational training at Civil Service Training Institute, Bhavanisagar and shall pass the test conducted at the end of training within the period of probation: Every person appointed to the post of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer shall pass the Tamil Nadu Government Office Manual Test and the Departmental Test in Tamil Nadu Services Manual Volume-I within the period of his probation.
* Clause 2(c): Replace "Accountants" with "Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmers".
* Clause 3: Add a paragraph stating the existing service rules for Assistant Section Officers apply to Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmers unless otherwise specified.
* Clause 8: Replace "Assistant promoted to officiate as Accountant" with "Data Entry Operator promoted to officiate as Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer".
**Impact Analysis**
**Home Department - Employees in Police Transport Workshop**
* **Impact:** Protects the promotion and seniority rights of Electrician Grade-II and Batteryman employees promoted before February 11, 2010.
* **Action Required:** Verify eligibility for promotion to Fitter Grade-I based on the specified conditions.
**Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department - TNPSC Staff/Applicants**
* **Impact:** Changes in designation, qualifications, and service rules for the Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer position.
* **Action Required:** Current and prospective employees should review updated rules regarding qualifications, probation, training, and applicable service rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations, 1954: Regulations amended by No. SRO B-18/2017 regarding appointment and probation of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer.
Home Department: Secretariat department issuing amendment to Ad hoc Rules relating to Technical Posts of Police Transport Workshop-cum-Training School, Avadi and Regional Police Transport Workshop, Trichy.
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department: Secretariat Department responsible for the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulations, 1954
Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016: Act referenced concerning reservation of appointments in the context of Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmer positions.
Chennai: City where the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette is published.