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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2019

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Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notiﬁ cations, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

CONTENTS

DTP—25-III-1(a)—1

Pages.

HOME DEPARTMENT

MEDALS - The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police, Prison and Fire Service Medal Rules -

Gallantry Medal Rules - Amendment - Issued

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INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

[Part III-Sec.1(a)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

(SC)

Secretariat, 19th June 2019

No. SRO A-16/2019.

[MEDALS - The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police, Prison and Fire Service Medal Rules - Gallantry Medal Rules -

Amendment - Issued.]

The following Government order is published:—

[G.O. Ms. No. 259, Home (SC), 29th May 2019, ¬õè£C 15, Mè£K, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´-2050.]

Rඍඉඌ Tඐඍ F඗ඔඔ඗ඟඑඖඏ:

G.O.Ms.No.2086, Home Department, dated 21-08-1969 and amended upto 19-09-2017.

G.O.Ms.No.2977, Home (Prisons-II) Department, dated 14-12-1981 and amended upto 18-09-2014.

G.O.Ms.No.1548, Home (SC) Department, dated 18-10-1993 and amended upto 18-09-2014.

From the Director, Fire and Rescue Services, Chennai, Letter No.16428/B2/2013, dated 28-09-2013.

G.O.Ms.No.92, Home (SC) Department, dated 05-02-2014.

From the Director General of Police, Chennai, Letter No.42085/Medal 2/2014, dated 18-5-2015.

From the Additional Director General of Police/Inspector General of Prisons, Chennai Letter No.19797/ES4/2015,

dated 25-11-2016.

ORDER:—G.O. Ms. No. 259, Home (SC), 29th May 2019.

The following amendments are made to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police Medal Rules issued in the Government

Order first read above:-

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖග-I

In the said Rules, in Rule 13 for the expression, "Medal for Gallantry will carry a monthly monetary allowance" the

expression "Medal for Gallantry will carry a cash prize" shall be substituted.

In the said Rules, in Rule 13 clause (a) under the title "For Gallantry" for the expression "All the recipients of Gallantry

award shall be entitled to Monetary Allowance of Rs.300/-p.m. irrespective of their ranks, without any restriction. Where an

officer who has already been awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police Medal for Gallantry is subsequently awarded

another medal for a further act of gallantry, he shall be paid the full allowance, in addition to the original allowance", the

expression "All the recipients of Gallantry award prior to 5-2-2014 shall be entitled to Monetary Allowance of Rs.300/- p.m.

irrespective of their ranks, without any restriction and where an officer who has already been awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief

Minister's Police Medal for Gallantry is subsequently awarded another medal for a further act of gallantry after 5-2-2014, he

shall be paid the full cash prize, in addition to the original allowance/ cash prize".

In the said Rules, in Rule 13 clause (b) under the title "For Gallantry" the expression "the Medal alone would be forfeited

in case of misconduct for the recipient of Medal after 05-02-2014" shall be included.

In the said Rules, in Rule 13 clause (c) and (d), the expression "Monetary allowance" and "allowance", shall be read

as "cash prize" for the recipient of the Medal after 5-2-2014.

In the said Rules, Rule 14 shall be read as " The award may be made posthumously and in such cases, the lumpsum

grant/cash prize attached to the award of outstanding devotion to duty/Gallantry shall be paid to the family".

2. The following amendments are made to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Prison Service Medal Rules issued in the

Government Order second read above:-

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖග-II

In the said Rules, in Rule 12 under the title "For Gallantry" the following sub-clauses (a) to (d) shall be included:-

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(a)

All the recipients of Gallantry award prior to 5-2-2014 shall be entitled to Monetary Allowance of Rs.300/-

p.m. irrespective of their ranks, without any restriction. Where an officer who has already been awarded the

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Prison Service Medal for Gallantry is subsequently awarded another medal for

a further act of gallantry, he shall be paid the full allowance, in addition to the original allowance. Where an

officer who has already been awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Prison Service Medal for Gallantry is

subsequently awarded another medal for a further act of gallantry after 5-2-2014, he shall be paid the full

cash prize, in addition to the original allowance/cash prize;

(b)

The allowance shall be granted from the date of the act for which the award is given and unless it is forfeited

for misconduct, shall continue until death. The medal alone would be forfeited in case of misconduct for the

recipient of Medal after 5-2-2014;

(c)

Where a recipient of the Medal before 5-2-2014 is in receipt of the Monetary allowance at the time of his

death, it shall be continued for life or till remarriage of his widow (the first married wife having the preference).

In the case of posthumous award of the Medal or bar prior to 5-2-2014, the allowance shall be paid to the

widow (the first married wife having preference) from the date of Gallantry act for which the award is made,

for her life or till re-marriage. In case of Posthumous award of the Medal or bar after 5-2-2014, the cash prize

shall be paid to the widow (the first married wife having preference); and

(d)

The act of Gallantry, which is worthy of recognition by the award of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Prison

Service Medal for Gallantry, when performed by one upon whom the Decoration had been conferred already,

may be recorded by a bar attached to the riband by which the Medal is suspended. For every such additional

act, an additional bar may be added.

In the said Rules, Rule 13 shall be read as "The award may be made posthumously' and in such cases, the lumpsum

grant/cash prize attached to the award of outstanding devotion to duty/Gallantry shall be paid to the family".

3. The following amendments are made to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fire Service Medal Rules issued in the

Government Order third read above:-

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖග-III

In the said Rules, in Rule 13 under the title "For Gallantry" the following sub-clauses (a) to (d) shall be included:-

(a)

All the recipients of Gallantry award prior to 5-2-2014 shall be entitled to Monetary Allowance of Rs.500/-

p.m. irrespective of their ranks, without any restriction. Where an officer who has already been awarded the

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is subsequently awarded another medal for a

further act of gallantry, he shall be paid the full allowance, in addition to the original allowance. Where an

officer who has already been awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is

subsequently awarded another medal for a further act of gallantry after 5-2-2014, he shall be paid the full

cash prize, in addition to the original allowance/cash prize;

(b)

The allowance shall be granted from the date of the act for which the award is given and unless it is forfeited

for misconduct, shall continue until death. The medal alone would be forfeited in case of misconduct for the

recipient of Medal after 5-2-2014;

(c)

Where a recipient of the Medal before 5-2-2014 is in receipt of the Monetary allowance at the time of his

death, it shall be continued for life or till remarriage of his widow (the first married wife having the preference).

In the case of posthumous award of the Medal or bar prior to 5-2-2014, the allowance shall be paid to the

widow (the first married wife having preference) from the date of Gallantry act for which the award is made,

for her life or till re-marriage. In case of Posthumous award of the Medal or bar after 5-2-2014, the cash

prize shall be paid to the widow (the first married wife having preference) and

(d)

The act of Gallantry" which is worthy of recognition by the award of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fire

Service Medal for Gallantry, when performed by one upon whom the Decoration had been conferred already,

may be recorded by a bar attached to the riband by which the Medal is suspended. For every such additional

act, an additional bar may be added.

In the said Rules, Rule 15 shall be read as " The award may be made posthumously and in such cases, the lumpsum

grant/cash prize attached to the award of outstanding devotion to duty/Gallantry shall be paid to the family".

In Government Order fifth read above, in Amendment-Ill, for the expression "Monthly monetary allowance" the expression

"monthly allowance" shall be substituted.

(By Order of the Governor)

NIRANJAN MARDI,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

[Part III-Sec.1(a)

INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017.

[G.O. Ms. No. 112, Industries (MMD.1), 30th May 2019, ¬õè£C 16, Mè£K, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´-2050.]

No. SRO A-17/2019.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and

Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to

the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017, namely:-

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ

In the said Rules, in rule 13, after sub-rule (4), the following sub rule shall be inserted, namely:-

"(4A). Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules(1), (2), (3) and (4), an amount not exceeding one percentage

(1%) of the total monthly receipts of the Fund shall be transferred, by the 10th day of every succeeding month, to

and deposited in the bank account maintained and operated, in this behalf, by the Director of Geology and Mining

for meeting the expenses for the State/Regional level monitoring of the activities of District Mineral Foundations

of the State including the implementation of the projects sanctioned by them viz. modernisation of the Department

by adopting state of the art technologies/systems in the Information Technology and e-governance practices/

systems, Development of Infrastructure, conducting Meetings, Trainings, etc.;

Provided that the Director of Geology and Mining shall constitute a committee, which consists of the Director of Geology

and Mining, a senior official from the Directorate of Geology and Mining and a concerned officer from the Secretariat in

Industries Department not lower than Deputy Secretary to Government and the Committee shall be headed by the Director

of Geology and Mining, for monitoring the implementation of projects and the regulation of the expenditure from the Fund

for e-governance and District Mineral Foundation schemes monitoring expenditure. Any expenditure from the Fund shall be

made after proper scrutiny and recommendations by the Committee.

Provided further that this 1% of total monthly receipts of District Mineral Foundation Fund shall be from and within the

maximum 6% of the annual receipts of District Mineral Foundation Fund earmarked for the administrative, supervisory and

overhead costs or establishment expenses of the Foundation.

N. MURUGANANDAM,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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