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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2024

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DTP—III-1(a)-(6)

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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CONTENTS

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HOME DEPARTMENT

(SC)

[Medals - Announcement Made by Hon'ble Chief Minister of

Tamil Nadu - Institution of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's

Medal

for

Meritorious

Service

Forensic

Science

(Technical Staff) - Scheme - Approved]

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[Part III-Sec.1(a)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

(SC)

No. SRO A-2 /2024.

[MEDALS - ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF TAMIL NADU - INSTITUTION OF

THE TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER'S MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE

(TECHNICAL STAFF) - SCHEME - APPROVED.]

The following Government Order is published:—

[G.O. Ms. No. 7, Home (SC),3rd January 2024, மார்கழி 18, ச‚ோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2054.]

Read the following:

1. From the Director (FAC), Forensic Sciences Department, Chennai, Letter No.A1/49354/2023-II, dated 30.08.2023,

addressed to Director General of Police/Head of Police Force, Chennai-4.

2. From the Director General of Police/Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Letter Rc. No. 5523931/

Medal 2(2)/2023, dated 01.09.2023.

3. From the Officer on Special Duty, Forensic Sciences Department, Chennai, Letter No.10/OSD/FSD/2023,

dated 19.10.2023.

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Order: No. 7, Home (SC), 3rd January 2024.

The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has made the following announcement on the floor of the

Legislative Assembly during the Police demand No.22 [Announcement No.76] on 09.05.2023 in respect of

the Forensic Sciences Department:-

“தடய அறிவியல் துறையில் சிறப்பாகக பணியாற்றும் தொழில்நுட்பப் பணியாளர்களை ஊக்குவிக்கும் வகையில் தமிழ்ாடு

முதலமைச்சரின் தடய அறிவியல் (தொழில்நுடபம்) பணிபபதக்கம் ரூபாய் 25 ஆயிரம் செலவில் வழங்கபபடும்.’’

2. Accordingly, the Government of Tamil Nadu is pleased to institute an Award named "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's

Medal for Meritorious Service in Forensic Science (Technical Staff)" to be conferred to rank of Scientific Assistant

(Photo), Photographer, Laboratory Assistant/Technician under the Tamil Nadu Forensic Science Subordinate Service

and hereby make the following Rules governing the award of the said Medal:-

i. The medal shall be designated as the "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Meritorious Service in

Forensic Science (Technical Staff)" and shall be applicable to all those in the rank of Laboratory Assistant/Technician,

Photographer and Scientific Assistant (Photo) under the Tamil Nadu Forensic Science Subordinate Service.

ii. The award shall be in the form of a medal styled and designated as the "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's

Medal for Meritorious Service in Forensic Science (Technical Staff)" (hereinafter referred to as the Medal).

iii. The Medal will be circular in shape, made of bronze, one and three eighth inches in diameter and

will have the temple motif in the centre and inscribed words the State Motto “வாய்மையே

வெல்லும்” below, on the

obverse side. On the reverse side, it will have the words inscribed “தமிழகக முதல்வரின் மெச்சத்தக்க தடய அறிவியல்

(தொழில்நுடபம்) பணிபபதக்கம்” on the upper half of the circle; the words “தடய அறிவியல் துறை” on the lower half of

the Circle; and Thirukkural “எப்பொருள் எத்தன்மைத்து ஆயினும் அப்பொருள் மெய்ப்பொருள் கக

ாண்பது அறிவு” and with

the year within the centre of the circle. The diagram of obverse and reverse is furnished in the ANNEXURE-I.

iv. The Riband of the Medal, half an inch in width shall be full violet.

v. The Medal shall only be awarded to those members of the Tamil Nadu Forensic Sciences Department

mentioned (Technical Staff) based on the criteria detailed in Annexure-II in respect of Scientific Assistant (Photo),

Photographer, Laboratory Assistant/Technician.

vi. Total number of Medals awarded in a year shall not exceed two.

vii. The candidates recommended for consideration and selection must have 10 years or more of service

and service seniority shall be taken into account when all other criteria for selection of the above medal are equal.

There shall be a gap of three years for awarding the medal to a member who have already awarded,

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viii. The names of those to whom the Medal may be awarded shall be published in the

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and a Register of such names shall be kept by the Directorate of Forensic Science

as well as the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Home (SC) Department.

ix. The recipients of this Medal shall be granted lumpsum grant for different ranks as indicated below:

a. Laboratory Assistant/Technician

Rs.5,000/-

b. Photographer

Rs.7,500/-

c. Scientific Assistant (Photo)

Rs.10,000/-

x. As the Medal will be carrying the Chief Minister's name, the nomination for this award should be made

only after meticulous and detailed consideration.

xi. The Medal is liable to be forfeited if the holder subsequently displays lack of integrity, disloyalty, indiscipline,

negligence. cowardice in action or such conduct as in the opinion of the Government brings the force into disrepute.

The lumpsum grant paid will also be recovered from the recipient.

xii. The 'Medal Board' in each range consisting of Deputy Directors under a senior Deputy Director as Chairman,

recommend eligible names to the Directorate of Forensic Science. The Medal Committee at the Directorate of Forensic

Science, Chennai, will vet the proposals, select the suitable nominees and forward its recommendation to Government

by 31st July every year. A 'Scrutinizing Committee' consisting the following shall scrutinize the recommendations of

the Director and finalize the case to be recommended for the award before 15th of August every year.

Secretary to Government, Home Department.

ii.

Director General of Police, Chennai; in the absence of Director General of Police, the senior most

Additional Director General of Police or Inspector General of Police.

iii. Director, Forensic Sciences Department.

xiii. The Medal shall be awarded on the occasion of the birthday of Dr.Anna on 15th September, every year

and presented to the recipients by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at a function.

xiv. The expenditure should be debited to the following head of account:-

"2055 00 Police 116 Forensic Science State Expenditure AA Forensic Science and Chemical

Laboratory - 359 01 Prizes and Awards" (IFHRMS DP Code 2055-00-116-AA-35901)

xv. The recommendations should be accompanied by a certificate in respect of each nominee in the following

form to be furnished by the Director of Forensic Sciences Department.

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the Integrity of Thiru/Tmt. .......................... recommended for the award of the Tamil Nadu Chief

Minister's Medal for Meritorious Service in Forensic Science (Technical staff) is above suspicion, that he/she has neither

incurred a censure nor was concerned in proceedings that was censured by a court of law.

The Medal recipients should give a certificate in the following form:

............................ on whom the Government of Tamil Nadu has been pleased to confer the Decoration of the

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Meritorious Service in Forensic Science (Technical Staff), declare that I have

read over and I understand the conditions attaching to the decoration; and I hereby undertake to return the Decoration

conferred upon me, should my name at any time be erased from the Register of persons upon whom the Medal shall

have been conferred upon my being called upon to do so, in accordance with the provisions to the Tamil Nadu Chief

Minister's Medal for Meritorious Service in Forensic Science (Technical Staff) Rules.

(Signed)

Dated .................the...................... Day of ................................(year)

Witnessed by

3. This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide its U.O.No.2673/Finance

(Home-l)/2023, dated 03.01.2024.

(By Order of the Governor)

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ANNEXURE-II

Scientific Assistant (Photo)

Ø Recommending officer should ensure the maintenance of official records, government properties, files

related to stores, purchase and supply of items to Photo Division by the Scientific Assistant (Photo).

Ø Skills exhibited in "scaled photographs" taken in criminal cases viz., Footprints, Documents (Signature

variations, indentations, colour difference, highlighting the characters of writings etc.).

Ø Must follow Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) as Forensic Sciences Department acquired NABL Accreditation

and all 10 RFSL's NABL Accreditation process will be accredited in near future.

Ø Total numbers of cases/articles photographed in case of Criminal/Civil cases (Eg: 174 CrPC, 302 IPC,

376 IPC, POCSO Act case, Civil case, NDPS Act case, Prohibition case, Ballistics, Physics, Anthropology

etc.) in which the contribution of nominees should be specifically mentioned and mention few of the cases

reported which ended in conviction, especially the contribution of the Scientific Assistant (Photo) must be

underscored.

Ø Service records of the nominees must be unblemished without any disciplinary action in service and the

good service entries can be considered for selection.

Ø The nominees' promptness in attendance, maintaining of records keeping the laboratory and instruments

in working condition an working ambience also should be taken into account.

Photographer

Ø Must follow Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) as Forensic Sciences Department acquired NABL Accreditation

and all 10 RFSL's NABL Accreditation process will be accredited in near future.

Ø Total numbers of cases/articles photographed in case of Criminal/Civil cases (Eg: 174 CrPC, 302 IPC, 376

IPC, POCSO Act case, Civil case, NDPS Act case, Prohibition case, Ballistics, Physics, Anthropology etc.) in

which the contribution of nominees should be specifically mentioned and mention few of the cases reported

which ended in conviction, especially the contribution of the photographer must be underscored.

Ø The nominees' promptness in attendance, keeping the laboratory and instruments in working condition and

working ambience also should be taken into account.

Ø Service records of the nominees must be unblemished without any disciplinary action in service and the

good service entries can be considered for selection.

Laboratory Assistant/Technician

Ø The candidates recommended for selection may be considered on the basis of the following criteria.

Ø Must have acquired technical/analytical know-how's of handling Forensic exhibits, process of preservation,

packing and forwarding.

Ø Maintaining utmost integrity and honesty to this organisation, duty attendance must be prompt. He/she

must be a sincere, obedient and assistance to the analyst/examiners with due care and dedication.

Ø Must follow Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) as Forensic Sciences Department (Head office) acquired

NABL Accreditation and all 10 RFSL's NABL Accreditation process will be completed in near future.

Maintaining the laboratory neat and clean, ensuring very good ambience in analytical area.

Ø Contribution of technician in the cases (Eg: 174 CrPC, 302 IPC, 376 IPC, POCSO Act case, Civil case,

etc) in which the contribution of the nominees should be specifically mentioned and the cases reported

which ended in conviction of the cases with few examples.