ACT No. 35 OF 2020 - An Act to amend the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium Act, 2010.

No. 509] CHENNAI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 Karthigai 22, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 7th December 2020 and is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 35 OF 2020.

An Act to amend the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential

basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in

Tamil Medium Act, 2010.

B(cid:3469) it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-First Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

Short title and

commencement.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (Amendment) Act, 2020.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Tamil Nadu Act 40 of

Amendment of 2010.

section 2.

2. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium Act, 2010, for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

"(d) "person studied in Tamil medium" means a person who has studied through Tamil medium of instruction upto the educational qualifi cation prescribed for direct recruitment in the rules or regulations or orders applicable to any appointment in the services under the State.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this clause,—

(ii) in cases, where a Higher Secondary Course is prescribed as the educational qualifi cation, one shall have studied SSLC and the Higher Secondary Course through Tamil medium of instruction;

(iii) in cases, where a diploma is prescribed as the educational qualifi cation, one shall have studied SSLC and the diploma through Tamil medium of instruction or if the diploma is obtained after completion of Higher Secondary Course then one shall have studied SSLC, Higher Secondary Course and the diploma through Tamil medium of instruction;

(iv) in cases, where a degree is prescribed as the educational qualifi cation, one shall have studied SSLC, Higher Secondary Course and the degree through Tamil medium of instruction;

(v) in cases, where a post-graduate degree is prescribed as the educational qualifi cation, one shall have studied SSLC, Higher Secondary Course, degree and the post-graduate degree through Tamil medium of instruction.".

(By order of the Governor)

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR, Secretary to Government Law Department.