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TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 44] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Aippasi 16, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,
issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

CONTENTS

Pages.
LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules .. .. .. 52

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
Framing of Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering Service and Tamil Nadu Town
Panchayats Engineering Subordinate Service Rules .. .. .. 52-57
SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT
Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice Fund Rules .. .. 58

DTP—III-1(a)-(44)—1 [51] DTP—III-1(a)-(44)—1a

52 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III-Sec.1(a)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules

[G.O. Ms. No. 129, Labour Welfare and Skill Development (M2), 11th October 2022,
¹ó†ì£C 24, ²ðA¼¶, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2053.-]

No. SRO A-20/2022.—The following draft of an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950 which is proposed
to be made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 and section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act LXIII
of 1948) is hereby published for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby as required by section 115 of the
said Act.

2. Notice is hereby given that the draft amendment will be taken into consideration after the expiry of forty five days
from the date of publication of this notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and that any objections or suggestions
which may be received from any person with respect thereto before the aforesaid period of expiry, will be considered by
the Government of Tamil Nadu. Objection and suggestion, if any, should be addressed in duplicate to the Additional Chief
Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Chennai-600 009, through the Director of
Industrial Safety and Health (FAC), 47/1-Thiru.Vi.Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-32.

Draft Amendment.

In the said Rules, rule 47 shall be omitted.

Md. NASIMUDDIN,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT

Framing of Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering Service and Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering
Subordinate Service Rules
[G.O. Ms. No. 148, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (TP.1) Department, 17th October 2022,
¹ó†ì£C 30, ²ðA¼¶, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2053.-]

APPENDIX.

NOTIFICATION-I
No. SRO A-21/2022.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 303 read with section 77-A of
the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the
following Rules:-
Rules.

1. Short title.- These rules shall be called the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering Service Rules, 2022.

2. Constitution.- The service shall consist of the following categories of posts, namely:-

Category 1 - Superintending Engineer

Category 2 - Executive Engineer

Category 3 - Assistant Executive Engineer

Category 4 - Assistant Engineer

3. Appointment.- Appointment to the categories specified in column (1) of the table below shall be made by the methods
specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof:-
Nov. 2, 2022] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 53

The Table.

Categories Method of appointment

(1) (2)
1. Superintending Engineer By promotion from among the category of
Executive Engineer.
2. Executive Engineer By promotion from among the category of
Assistant Executive Engineer.
3. Assistant Executive By promotion from among the category of
Engineer Assistant Engineer.
4. Assistant Engineer (a) By direct recruitment; and
(b) By recruitment by transfer from among
the holders of the post of Junior Engineer in
the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering
Subordinate Service:
Provided that the ratio of appointment
of Assistant Engineer by direct recruitment
and by recruitment by transfer from the post
of Junior Engineer shall be 3:1:
Provided further that the Junior Engineers
on acquiring the qualification of the Degree in
Engineering (Civil or Mechanical or Electrical)
shall be re-designated as Assistant Engineer
from the date of acquiring such qualification.

4. Appointing Authority.- Appointing Authority for the posts included in categories 1 and 2 shall be the Government and in
respect of categories 3 and 4 shall be the Commissioner of Town Panchayats.

5. Reservation of appointment.- The principle of reservation of appointments as provided in section 27 of the Tamil Nadu
Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016), shall apply in the case of direct recruitment.

6. Unit of operation of rules.- Unit of operation of rules for the purposes of appointment to the service, discharge for want
of vacancy, re-appointment, appointment as full member of the service, seniority, promotion and transfer, State shall be the
unit for all categories.

7. Qualifications.- (1) Age.-No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts in the service by direct recruitment, if he
has completed or will complete thirty years of age on the first day of July of the year in which the selection for appointment
is made:

Provided that a candidate belonging to Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslims), Most Backward Classes
and Denotified Communities shall be appointed to the posts in the service by direct recruitment if he has not completed
thirty-three years of age:

Provided further that a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be appointed to the posts
in the service by direct recruitment if he has not completed thirty-five years of age.

(2) Other qualifications.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category specified in column (1) of the table
below by the method specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) unless he possesses the qualifications specified in
the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-
54 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III-Sec.1(a)

The Table.

Category Method of Appointment Qualification

(1) (2) (3)
1. Superintending Engineer By promotion Must have put in a service for a period
of not less than two years as Executive
Engineer in the Tamil Nadu Town
Panchayats Engineering Service
2. Executive Engineer By promotion (a) Must possess B.E. Degree in Civil
or Mechanical or Electrical or B.Tech
Degree in Civil Engineering recognized
by the University Grants Commission for
the purpose of its grants.
(b) Must have put in a service for a
period of not less than five years as
Assistant Executive Engineer in the
Tamil Nadu Town panchayats Engineering
Service.
3. Assistant Executive By promotion Must have put in a service for a period
Engineer of not less than five years as Assistant
Engineer in the Tamil Nadu Town
Panchayats Engineering Service.
4. Assistant Engineer By direct recruitment Must possess B.E. Degree in Civil or
Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
or B.Tech Degree in Civil Engineering
recognized by the University Grants
Commission for the purpose of its grants.
Recruitment by transfer Must possess B.E. degree in Civil or
from among the holders of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
the post of Junior Engineer or B.Tech Degree in Civil Engineering
in the Tamil Nadu Town recognized by the University Grants
Panchayats Engineering Commission for the purpose of its grants.
Subordinate Service

8. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates.- (1) For the purpose of drawing up of the annual list of approved
candidates for appointment to the posts in the service by promotion or by recruitment by transfer, the crucial date on which
the candidates should have acquired the prescribed qualification shall be the 5th March of every year.

(2) (a) The Commissioner of Town Panchayats shall prepare the panel of names of the eligible persons from the feeder
categories.

(b) In respect of the posts in categories 1 and 2 he shall prepare and send the annual list of approved candidates to
the Government for approval.

9. Procedure for direct recruitment.- (1) Direct recruitment to category 4 shall be made by calling for names of eligible
candidates from the employment exchanges besides inviting applications by giving advertisements in two prominent dailies(one
in vernacular language).
(2) The candidates to be appointed shall be selected on the basis of merit by the appointing authority or by an officer
designated by the appointing authority or by a Committee of Officers not exceeding three duly constituted by the appointing
authority, subject to the rule of reservation of posts wherever applicable after subjecting the candidates to an oral interview
and, if necessary, a short written test which can be evaluated in a short time.
10. Probation.- (1) Every person appointed 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.
(2) Every person appointed by recruitment by transfer shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation
for a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.
Nov. 2, 2022] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 55

11. Tests.- (1) Every person appointed as Assistant Engineer by direct recruitment or by recruitment by transfer shall, within
the period of his probation, pass the Account Test for Public Works Department Officers Part I and II.
(2) If he fails to pass the said tests within the period of probation, his probation shall be extended upto a maximum
period of five years and his second and subsequent increments shall be stopped without cumulative effect till he passes the
said tests. If he passes the said tests within the above stipulated period, he shall be eligible for sanction of the second and
subsequent increments on normal dates.
(3) (a) If a person appointed by recruitment by transfer does not pass the said tests within the maximum period of five
years, he shall be reverted.
(b) If a person appointed by direct recruitment does not pass the said tests within the maximum period of five years,
his probation shall be terminated.
12. Promotion.- Promotion shall be made on grounds of merit and ability, seniority being considered only where merit and
ability are appoximately equal.
13. Transfers and postings.- (1) The Government shall be the authority competent to transfer the members of service in
categories 1 and 2.
(2) The Commissioner of Town Panchayats shall be the authority competent to transfer the members of the service in
categories 3 and 4.

NOTIFICATION-II
[G.O. Ms. No. 148, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (TP.1), Department.
17th October 2022, ¹ó†ì£C 30, ²ðA¼¶, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2053.-]

No. SRO A-22/2022.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 303 read with section 77-A
of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby
makes the following Rules:-
Rules.

1. Short title.- These rules shall be called the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering Subordinate Service Rules, 2022.

2. Constitution.- The Service shall consist of the following categories, namely:-

Category 1 - Junior Engineer

Category 2 - Overseer / Draughtsman

Category 3 - Work Inspector

3. Appointment.- Appointment to the categories specified in column (1) of the table below shall be made by the methods
specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof:-

The Table.

Category Method of Appointment

(1) (2)
1. Junior Engineer By promotion from among the holders of
the posts of Overseer or draughtsman.
2. Overseer/Draughtsman (a) By direct recruitment;

(b) By promotion from among the holders

of the posts of Work Inspector; and
(c) By recruitment by transfer from
the categories of Skilled Assistant
Grade I and Grade II classified under the
Ta m i l N a d u To w n P a n c h a y a t s
Establishment Rules, 1988:
56 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III-Sec.1(a)

Category Method of Appointment

(1) (2)
Provided that the ratio for recruitment
by promotion and recruitment by transfer
shall be of 5:1. After exhausting the
post of Work Inspector, the ratio of
5:1 will be between direct recruitment
and recruitment by transfer from Skilled
Assistant Grade I and Grade II. In any
case, if no suitable candidates are
available to appointment by recruitment
of transfer in the ratio of 5:1, the ratio
of '1' shall be filled by direct recruitment
for the vacancy arrived in the particular
year:
Provided further that the combined
seniority will be drawn by the District
Collector concerned based on the merits
with date of entry into regular service
from the classified Skilled Assistant
Grade I and Grade II.
3. Work Inspector By direct recruitment.

4. Appointing Authority.- Appointing Authority for the posts included in categories 1, 2 and 3 shall be the Commissioner
of Town Panchayats.
5. Reservation of Appointment.- The principle of reservation of appointments as provided in section 27 of the
Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016) shall apply in the case of
direct recruitments.
6. Unit of operation of rules.- Unit of operation of rules for the purposes of appointment to the service, discharge for want
of vacancy re-appointment, appointment as full member of the service, seniority, promotion and transfer, State shall be the
unit for all categories.
7. Qualifications.- (1) Age.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts in the service by direct recruitment, if he
has completed or will complete thirty years of age on the first day of July of the year in which the selection for appointment
is made:
Provided that a candidate belonging to Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslims), Most Backward Classes and
Denotified Communities shall be appointed in the service by direct recruitment, if he has not completed thirty - three years
of age:
Provided further that a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be appointed in the service
by direct recruitment if he has not completed thirty-five years of age.
(2) Other Qualifications.- No persons shall be eligibe for appointment to any of the category specified in column (1) of
the table below by the method specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) unless he possesses the qualifications
specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-
The Table.

Category Method of Appointment Qualification

(1) (2) (3)
1. Junior Engineer By Promotion Must have put in three years service in the
category of Overseer / Draughtsman in the
Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering
Subordinate Service with the Diploma in Civil or
Mechanical or Electrical Engineering issued by the
State Board of Technical Education and Training
Department of Technical Education, Government
of Tamil Nadu.
Nov. 2, 2022] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 57

Category Method of Appointment Qualification

(1) (2) (3)
2. Overseer/ (a) By direct recruitment Must possess a Diploma in Civil or Mechanical or
Draughtsman Electrical Engineering issued by the State Board
of Technical Education and Training, Department
of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.
(b) By promotion (a) Must possess a Diploma in Civil or Mechanical
or Electrical Engineering issued by the State Board
of Technical Education and Training, Department of
Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.
(b) Must have put in a service for a period of
not less than five years as Work Inspector in
the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats Engineering
Subordinate Service.
(c) By recruitment by transfer (a) Must possess a Diploma in Civil or Mechanical
from the categories of or Electrical Engineering issued by the State Board
Skilled Assistant Grade I and of Technical Education and Training, Department of
Grade II classfied under Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats
Establishment Rules, 1988.
(b) Must have put in a service for a period of
not less than seven years in the categories of
Skilled Assistant Grade I and Grade II in the
Town Panchayats Department.
3. Work Inspector By direct recruitment Must possess a Diploma in Civil or Mechanical or
Electrical Engineering issued by the State Board
of Technical Education and Training, Department
of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.

8. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates:- (1) For the purpose of drawing up of the annual list of approved
candidates for appointment to the posts in the service by promotion or by recruitment by transfer, the crucial date on which
the candidates should have acquired the prescribed qualification shall be the 5th March of every year.
(2) The Commissioner of Town Panchayats shall prepare the panel of names of the eligible persons from the feeder
categories.
9. Procedure for direct recruitment.- (1) Direct recruitment to categories 2 and 3, shall be made by calling for names of
eligible candidates from the employment exchanges besides inviting applications by giving advertisements in two prominent
dailies (one in vernacular language).
(2) The candidate to be appointed shall be selected on the basis of merit by the appointing authority or by an officer
designated by the appointing authority or by a Committee of Officers not exceeding three duly constituted by the appointing
authority, subject to the rule of reservation of posts wherever applicable after subjecting the candidates to an oral interview
and, if necessary, a short written test which can be evaluated in a short time.
10. Probation.- (1) Every person appointed 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.
(2) Every person appointed by recruitment by transfer shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation for
a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.
11. Promotion.- Promotion shall be made on grounds of merit and ability, seniority being considered only where merit and
ability are approximately equal.
12. Transfers and postings.- The Commissioner of Town Panchayats shall be the authority competent to transfer all members
of the service from one district to other district. The Collector of the concerned revenue district shall be the authority competent
to transfer the Overseer/Draughtsman/Work Inspectors from one Town Panchayats to another Town Panchayats within a District.

SHIV DAS MEENA,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
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SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice Fund Rules

[G.O. Ms. No. 63, Social Welfare and Women Empowerment [SW8(1)], 11th October 2022,
¹ó†ì£C 24, ²ðA¼¶, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2053.-]

No. SRO A-23/2022.—In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of Section 110 read with
sub-section (3) of Section 105 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (Central Act 2 of 2016),
the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice Fund Rules, 2017.

Amendments

In the said Rules,-

1. in rule 4, after clause (XIX), the following clause shall be added namely:-

"(XX) To provide financial assistance to the orphaned/abandoned girl children discharged from the Government Children Home
on completion of 18 years of age for the various assistance / services".
2. In rule 6, sub-rule (1) in clause (ii), for the expression "Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department", the
expression "Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department" shall be substituted.

SHAMBHU KALLOLIKAR,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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