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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 12]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022

Panguni 9, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2022

[Price: Rs. 2.40 Paise.

Part III—Section 1(b)

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

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

DTP—III-1(b)-(12)

CONTENTS

Pages.

LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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

WELFARE OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS DEPARTMENT

Adhoc Rules relating to the Temporary Posts in Subordinate Service under the Welfare of

Differently Abled Person Department in Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service ..

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[Part III—Sec. 1(b)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service

[G.O. Ms. No. 25, Labour Welfare and Skill Development [E2], 3rd March 2022,

ñ£C 19, Hôõ, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´–2053.]

No.SRO B-19/2022.—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 General Subordinate

Services in Class LXI (Section 13 of Part III-B of the Special Rules in Volume III in the Tamil Nadu Services Manual 2016):-

(2) (a). Amendment (1) shall be deemed to have come into force on the 31st August 1998.

(b). Amendment (2) shall come into eﬀ ect from the date of issue of Notiﬁ ction.

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ

“In the said Rules,-

(1) In rule 1, for the expression ''Librarian'', the expression ''Librarian Grade-1'' shall be substituted;

(2) for rule (5), the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

''5. Qualiﬁ cation:- No person shall be eligible for appointment, unless he possesses the following

qualiﬁ cations, namely:-

(1) A degree of any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission or

Higher Education Commission of India for the purpose of its grant, and

(2) A degree in Library Science from any University recognized by the University Grants

Commission, or Higher Education Commission of India for the purpose of its grant''.

R. KIRLOSH KUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

WELFARE OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS DEPARTMENT

Adhoc Rules relating to the Temporary Posts in Subordinate Service under the Welfare of Differently Abled

Person Department in Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service.

[G.O. Ms. No. 3, Welfare of Diﬀ erently Abled Persons (DAP-1), 14th February 2022,

ñ£C 2, Hôõ, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´–2053.]

No.SRO B-20/2022.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and

in supersession of all the rules issued earlier in respect of the posts covered under these rules, the Governor of Tamil Nadu

hereby makes the following rules:-

Rඝඔඍඛ

The Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016) and the Special

rules applicable to the holders of the permanent posts in the Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service shall apply to the

holders of the temporary posts under the Directorate of Welfare of the Diﬀ erently Abled Persons Department.

2. Constitution.—The posts shall constitute a separate category in a distinct class in the said service,—

(1) District Diﬀ erently Abled Welfare Oﬃ cer (DDAWO);

(2) Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer (JRO);

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(3) Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer (VGO);

(4) Audiologist cum Speech Therapist;

(5) Orthotic Technician;

(6) Communication Disorder Professional;

(7) Audio Metrician;

(8) Multipurpose Rehabilitation Aide;

(9) Skilled Assistant (Grade-I); and

(10) Skilled Assistant (Grade-II).

3. Method of appointment.—Appointment to the posts speciﬁ ed in column (2) of the Table below shall be made by the

methods of appointment speciﬁ ed in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-

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Category

Method of appointment

(1)

(2)

(3)

District Diﬀ erently Abled Welfare Oﬃ cer

(DDAWO)

By promotion from the post of Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer. (JRO)

Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer (JRO)

(i) By Direct Recruitment;

(ii) By promotion from the posts of Vocational Guidance

Oﬃ cer (VGO), Audiologist cum Speech Therapist, Orthotic

Technician, Communication Disorder Professional, Audio Metrician,

Multipurpose Rehabilitation Aide and Skilled Assistant, Grade-I:

Provided that appointment to the posts by direct recruitment

and by promotion shall be made in the ratio of 1:4;

Provided further that the appointment to the post by promotion

from the posts of Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer (VGO), Audiologist

cum Speech Therapist, Orthotic Technician, Communication

Disorder Professional, Audio Metrician, Multipurpose Rehabilitation

Aide and Skilled Assistant, Grade-I shall be made in the ratio

of 1:3:3:1:1:3:3 repectively. Further, the seniority in the post

of Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer shall be ﬁ xed as per the ratio

stated above. If persons in one post are not available, the

persons from the next post shall be ﬁ lled.

Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer (VGO)

By direct Recruitment;

Provided that the post shall be ﬁ lled by persons with

Locomotor disability and visual impairment in the ratio 1:1.

Audiologist cum Speech Therapist

By direct Recruitment.

Orthotic Technician

By direct Recruitment.

Communication Disorder Professional

By direct Recruitment.

Audio Metrician

By direct Recruitment.

Multipurpose Rehabilitation Aide

By direct Recruitment.

Skilled Assistant, Grade-I

By promotion from the post of Skilled Assistant, Grade-II.

10.

Skilled Assistant, Grade-II

By direct recruitment.

4. Appointing authority.- The Director for Welfare of the Diﬀ erently Abled shall be the appointing authority for all

the posts.

5. Qualiﬁ cations.- (1) Age:- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts in column (2) of the Table

by direct recruitment, if they do not satisfy the age qualiﬁ cation speciﬁ ed in column (3) thereof:-

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[Part III—Sec. 1(b)

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Category

Method of appointment

(1)

(2)

(3)

Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer (JRO),

Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer (VGO),

and Audiologist-cum-Speech Therapist.

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts

by direct recruitment, if he has completed or will complete

the age of thirty-five years on the 1st day of July of the

year in which the selection for the appointment is made

Orthotic Technician,

Communication Disorder Professional,

Audio Metrician, Multipurpose

Rehabilitation Aide and Skilled Assistant,

Grade-II.

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts

by direct recruitment, if he has completed or will complete

the age of thirty-five years on the 1st day of July of the

year in which the selection for the appointment is made

(2) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the categories speciﬁ ed in column (2) of the Table below by the

methods speciﬁ ed in the corresponding entries in column (3), unless he possesses the qualiﬁ cations speciﬁ ed in the

corresponding entries in column (4) thereof –

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Category

Method of appointment

Qualiﬁ cations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

District Diﬀ erently Abled

Welfare Oﬃ cer

By promotion from among the holders

of the post of Junior Rehabilitation

Oﬃ cer.

Must possess two years of service in the post

of Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer.

Junior Rehabilitation

Oﬃ cer

(i) By direct Recruitment

(i) Post Graduate Degree in Psychology or

Post Graduate Degree in Social Work or

Sociology; and

(ii) Not less than 2 years of experience in

interpretation of Psychological tests or

placement of persons with disabilities.

(ii) By promotion from the posts of

Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer (VGO)

Audiologist cum Speech Therapist

and Orthotic Technician

(i) Must possess experience for ﬁ ve years as

Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer, Audiologist cum

Speech Therapist or Orthotic Technician.

(ii) Must have passed the following tests:-

(a) Government Oﬃ ce Manual Test;

(b) Account Test for Subordinate Oﬃ cer

Part I and II; and

(iii) By promotion from the posts of

Communication Disorder Professional,

Audio Metrician and Multipurpose

Rehabilitation Aide.

(i) Must possess experience for ten years as

Audio Metrician, Communication Disorder

Professional or Multipurpose Rehabilitation

Aide.

(ii) Must have passed the following tests:-

(a) Government Oﬃ ce Manual Test;

(b) Account Test for Subordinate Oﬃ cer

Part I and II; and

(iv) By promotion from the posts of

Skilled Assistant Grade-I

(i) From among the holders of the post of Skilled

Assistant Grade-I

(ii) Must have passed the following tests:-

(a) Government Oﬃ ce Manual Test;

(b) Account Test for Subordinate Oﬃ cer

Part I and II; and

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Category

Method of appointment

Qualiﬁ cations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Vocational Guidance

Oﬃ cer

By direct Recruitment.

Master of Arts in Social Work or Master of

Social Work with specialization in community

development; or Medical or Psychiatric or Master

of Arts in Psychology; or Master of Science in

Psychology or Master of Rehabilitation Science

from any University recognised by the University

Grants Commission for the purpose of its grant.

Audiologist cum Speech

Therapist

By direct Recruitment

B.Sc. Degree in Speech and Hearing awarded by

All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore

or Ali Yuvar Jung National Institute for Hearing

Handicapped, Bombay or its equivalent degree

from any University, recognised by the University

Grants Commission for the purpose of its grant.

Orthotic Technician

By direct Recruitment

Diploma in Prosthetic and Orthotic Engineering

awarded by the State Board of Technical

Education and Training under the Department

of Technical Education, Government of Tamil

Nadu or its equivalent qualiﬁ cation recognised

by Rehabilitation Council of India.

Communication Disorder

Professional

By direct Recruitment

A pass in +2 (12th standard) and a Diploma

in Communication disorder recognised by

Rehabilitation Council of India.

Audio Metrician

By direct Recruitment

(i) B.Sc., degree with Physics as the main subject.

(ii) Every person selected for appointment to

the post on selection and appointment shall

undergo training for the period of six months at

the Institute of Speech and Hearing Government

General Hospital, Chennai.

Multipurpose Rehabilitation

Aide

By direct Recruitment

Minimum General Educational qualification

and one year Certiﬁ cate in Rehabilitation-cum-

Physiotherapy Assistant course awarded by the

Iswari Prasad Dattatroya Orthopaedic Centre,

Andhra Mahila Sabha, Chennai; a certiﬁ cate in

Physiotherapy technical course awarded by the

Government recognised Institutions.

Skilled Assistant, Grade-I

By promotion from the post of Skilled

Assistant, Grade-II.

Must possess ten years of service in the post of

Skilled Assistant, Grade-II.

10.

Skilled Assistant, Grade-II

By direct Recruitment

S.S.L.C pass with ITI Certiﬁ cate in relevant

Trade Course.

6. Probation.- Every person appointed to the post 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.

7. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates.- (1) For the purpose of drawing up of annual list of

approved candidates for appointment to the post of District Diﬀ erently Abled Welfare Oﬃ cer by promotion, the crucial

date on which the candidate should be qualiﬁ ed shall be the 1st June of every year.

(2) For the purpose of drawing up of annual list of approved candidates for appointment to the posts of Skilled

Assistant Grade-I by promotion, the crucial date on which the candidate should be qualiﬁ ed shall be the 1st July of

every year.

(3) For the purpose of drawing up of annual list of approved candidates for appointment to the posts of Junior

Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer by promotion, the crucial date on which the candidate should be qualiﬁ ed shall be the 1st September

of every year.

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[Part III—Sec. 1(b)

(4) For the purpose of drawing an annual vacancy list for direct recruitment to all categories, the crucial date shall

be the 1st September of every year.

8. Test.- (1) Every person appointed to the post of Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer by direct recruitment shall pass the

following tests within the period of probation:-

(a) Government Oﬃ ce Manual Test;

(b) Account Test for Sub-Ordinate Oﬃ cers Part I and II; and

Provided that if the person appointed to the post of Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer does not pass the test within the

period of probation, the next increment will be sanctioned notionally and the monetary beneﬁ ts shall be sanctioned with

eﬀ ect from the date of passing the tests.

9. Reservation of appointment.- (1) The provisions relating to reservation of appointments (contained in

Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016)

shall apply for appointment to the categories of post for which candidates are appointed by direct recruitment where

the cadre strength of each category is more than one.

10. Pay.- There shall be to the holders of the post speciﬁ ed in column (2) of the Table below, a monthly pay

calculated in the level of pay in the Pay Matrix in column (3) thereof:-

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Category

Pay Level

(1)

(2)

(3)

District Differently Abled Welfare Officers

(DDAWO)

Level 20 (Rs 37,700 - 1,38,500)

Junior Rehabilitation Oﬃ cer (JRO)

Level 12 (Rs 35,600 - 1,30,800)

Vocational Guidance Oﬃ cer (VGO)

Level 11 (Rs 35,400 - 1,30,400)

Audiologist cum Speech Therapist

Level 11 (Rs 35,400 - 1,30,400)

Orthotic Technician

Level 11 (Rs 35,400 - 1,30,400)

Communication Disorder Professional

Level 10 (Rs 20,600 - 75,900)

Audio Metrician

Level 8 (Rs 19,500 - 71,900)

Multipurpose Rehabilitation Aide

Level 8 (Rs 19,500 - 71,900)

Skilled Assistant, Grade-I.

Level 9 (Rs 20,000 - 73,700)

Skilled Assistant, Grade-II.

Level 8 (Rs 19,500 - 71,900)

11. Saving clause.- Nothing contained in these rules shall adversely aﬀ ect the holders of the post on the date of

issue of these rules.

R. LALVENA,

Secretary to Government.

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