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No. 11] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019 Maasi 29, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

Part III—Section 1(b)

Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT Pages.

Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service. 26-28

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DTP—III-1(b)-(11)26 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service.

[G.O. Ms. No. 34, Health and Family Welfare (AA1), 11th February 2019, Thai 28, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2050.] No. SRO B-18/2019.— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Special Rules, for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Services (Section 21 in Volume III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016).

2. The amendments hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 21st October 1994.

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In the said Special Rules, in Part II, under the heading ''Branch III - Nursing'',-

(1) in rule 1, for the entries ''Category 10 Medical Social Worker'' and ''Category 11 Psychiatric Social Worker'', the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

"Category 10 Category 11 Category 12

Social Welfare Offi cer. Social Worker Grade-I. Social Worker Grade-II";

(2) in rule 2, in sub-rule(a), in the tabular column,-

(a.) for the entries ''4. Medical Social Worker'' and ''5. Psychiatric Social Worker'' in column (1) and the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof, the following entries shall respectively, be inserted, namely:-

"4. Social Welfare By promotion from the category of Social Worker

Offi cer

Grade - I.

If no suitable candidate is available for the method

of appointment specifi ed above, by transfer from any

other class or category of the same service;

If no suitable candidate is available for the method

of appointment specifi ed above, by recruitment by

transfer from any other class or category of any other

service;

If no suitable candidate is available for the methods of

appointment specifi ed above, by direct recruitment

5 Social Worker By promotion from the category of Social Worker

Grade-I

Grade - II.

If no sutiable candidate is available for the method

of appointment specifi ed above, by transfer from any

other class or category of the same service;

If no sutitable candidate is available for the method

of appointment specifi ed above, by recruitment by

transfer from any other class or category of any other

service;

If no suitable candidate is available for the methods of

appointment specifi ed above, by direct recruitment

6 Social Worker

Grade-II

Direct recruitment; or For special reasons, by transfer from any other category; or recruitment by transfer from any other service.'';

(b) the existing entries against Serial Number ''6'' shall be renumbered as ''7''

(3) in rule 3, in the tabular column,-

(a) for the entries ''8. Medical Social Worker'' and "9. Psychiatric Social Worker" in column (1) and the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof, the following entries shall respectiverly, be inserted, namely:-

"8 Social-Welfare Offi cer

Director of Medical Education

9 Social Worker Grade-I

10 Social Worker Grade-II Head of the Hospital

concerned''

(b) The existing entries against Serial Number ''10" shall be renumbered as ''11''

(4) in rule 4, in the table, for the entries ''10. Medical Social Worker'' and ''11. Psychiatric Social Worker'' in column (1) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in column (2) thereof, the following entries shall respectively be inserted, namely:

"10 Social-Welfare Offi cer

11 Social Worker Grade-I

Must not have completed the age of 35 years

12 Social Worker Grade-II

Provided that a candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes shall be eligible for appointment to the post of Social Worker Grade II, if he has not completed the age of 40 years'';

(5) In rule 6,-

(a). for sub-rule (a), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

''(a) Every person appointed to the following categories by direct recruitment shall be on probation in the said category or class to which such appointment has been made, for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years:

Provided that every person appointed to the following categories by recruitment by transfer shall be on probation in the said category or class to which such appointment has been made, for a period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years:

1. Nursing Superintendent Grade III 2. Nurses 3. Maternity Assistants 4. Health Visitors 5. Hospital Social Workers 6. Nuns 7. Auxiliary Nurse Midwives 8. Physiotherapists, Grade I 9. Physiotherapists, Grade II

10. Social Welfare Offi cer 11. Social Worker, Grade I 12. Social Worker, Grade II.'';

(b). for sub-rule (c), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely,

''(c). The authority competent to declare the satisfactory completion of probation of Nurses, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, Maternity Assistants, Health Visitors, Hospital Social Workers, Nuns, Physiotherapists Grade II and Social Worker Grade II shall be the Joint Director of Health Services or the Head of Medical Institutions.'';

(c) after sub-rule (c), as so substituted the following sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

''(d). The authority competent to declare the satisfactory completion of probation of Social-Welfare Offi cer, Social Worker Grade I Shall be the Director of Medical Education''.

(6.) in the Annexure (referred to in rule 5), for the entries, ''10 Medical Social Workers'' and ''11 Psychiatric Social Worker'' column (1) and the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof, the following entries shall respectively, be substituted, namely:-

"Category 10 Social-Welfare Offi cer Must have obtained M.A. degree in Social Work or Master of Social Work awarded by Madras School of Social Work or M.A degree in Psychology or M.Sc degree in Counseling Psychology or M.Sc degree in Medical Sociology of any recognized University;

"Category 11 Social Worker Grade-I Must have obtained B.A degree in Social Work or B.A degree in Sociology or Bachelor of Social Work or B.A degree in Psychology of any recognized University;

Category 12 Social Worker Grade-II Minimum general educational

qualifi cation''.

J. RADHAKRISHNAN,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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