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TAMIL NADU
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2024
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Part III—Section 1(b)
Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
DTP—III-1(b)-(7)
CONTENTS
No. 7]
CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Maasi 2, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2055
Pages.
TOURISM, CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT
Framing of Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Engineering Service ..
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6-8
Framing of Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Engineering Subordinate Service
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8-10
Framing of Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Traditional Architecture Service .. .. .. ..
10-12
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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
TOURISM, CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT
Framing of Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Engineering Service
[G.O. Ms. No. 21, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE.2.1), 23rd January 2024,
தை 9, சோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2055.]
No. SRO B-4/2024.—
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 Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Engineering Service, which shall form part as Section 58 in Volume II of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016:-
Rules
1. Constitution.- The service shall consist of the following categories of posts, namely:-
Category 1. Chief Engineer.
Category 2. Superintending Engineer.
Category 3. Executive Engineer (Civil).
Category 4. Executive Engineer (Electrical).
Category 5. Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil).
Category 6. Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical).
Category 7. Assistant Engineer (Civil).
Category 8. Assistant Engineer (Electrical).
2. Appointment.- Appointment to the posts specified in column (1) of the table below shall be made by the
methods specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof:-
Table
Posts
(1)
Method of Recruitment
(2)
Category 1
Chief Engineer
By promotion from among the holders of the post of Superintending
Engineer in category 2.
Category 2
Superintending Engineer
By promotion from among the holders of the post of Executive
Engineer (Civil) in category 3.
Category 3
Executive Engineer (Civil)
By promotion from among the holders of the post of Assistant
Executive Engineer (Civil) in category 5.
Category 4
Executive Engineer (Electrical)
By promotion from among the holders of the post of Assistant
Executive Engineer (Electrical) in category 6.
Category 5
Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil)
(i) By promotion from among the holders of the post of Assistant
Engineer (Civil) in category 7;
and
(ii) By recruitment by transfer from among the holders of the post of
Senior Draughting Officer in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious
and Charitable Endowments Engineering Subordinate Service:
Provided that the post shall be filled up by promotion and by
recruitment by transfer in the ratio of 4:1.
Category 6
Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical)
By promotion from among the holders of the post of Assistant
Engineer (Electrical) in category 8
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Category 7
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
(i) By direct recruitment; and
(ii) By recruitment by transfer from among the holders of the post
of Draughting Officer in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and
Charitable Endowments Engineering Subordinate Service:
Provided that the post shall be filled up by direct recruitment and
by recruitment by transfer in the ratio of 3:2.
Category 8
Assistant Engineer (Electrical)
By Direct recuritment
Provided that if no qualified and suitable candidate is available for appointment to any category by any of the
methods mentioned above, such vacancy shall be filled up by deputation on tenure basis from the candidate holding
equivalent post in any other departments of State Government, having necessary qualification and experience in
construction works:
Provided further that only persons professing Hindu Religion, as required under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959), shall be eligible for appointment
to the service by the method of recruitments mentioned above and also by deputation.
3. Appointing authority.- The appointing authority for all the posts shall be the Government.
4. Qualification.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category specified in column (1) of the table
below by the method specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said table, unless he possesses the
qualification specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-
Table
Category
Method of recruitment
Qualification
(1)
(2)
(3)
Chief Engineer
By Promotion
Must have rendered service as a Superintending
Engineer for a period of not less than two years.
Superintending Engineer
By Promotion
Must have rendered service as an Executive
Engineer (Civil) for a period of not less than two
years.
Executive Engineer (Civil)
By Promotion
Must have rendered service as an Assistant
Executive Engineer (Civil) for a period of not less
than five years.
Executive Engineer (Electrical)
By Promotion
Must have rendered service as an Assistant
Executive Engineer (Electrical) for a period of not
less than five years.
Assistant Executive
Engineer (Civil)
(i) By Promotion
Must have rendered service as an Assistant Engineer
(Civil) for a period of not less than five years.
(ii) By Recruitment by
transfer
Must have rendered service as a Senior
Draughting Officer for a period of not less than
ten years in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and
Charitable Endowments Engineering Subordinate
Service.
Assistant Executive Engineer
(Electrical)
By Promotion
Must have rendered service as an Assistant Engineer
(Electrical) for a period of not less than five years.
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
(i) By Direct Recruitment
Must possess Bachelor of Engineering degree
in Civil or Bachelor of Technology degree in
Civil Engineering or Bachelor of Technology
in Traditional Architecture or Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Traditional Sculpture or its equivalent
awarded by an institute recognized by the All
India Council for Technical Education:
Provided that other things being equal, first
preference shall be given to candidates who hold
a degree in Bachelor of Technology in Traditional
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Architecture awarded by the Government College of
Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram, secondly
to candidates who hold a degree in Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Traditional Sculpture awarded by the
Government College of Architecture and Sculpture,
Mamallapuram.
(ii) By recruitment by transfer
Must have rendered service as a Draughting Officer
for a period of not less than ten years in the
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable
Endowments Engineering Subordinate Service.
Assistant Engineer (Electrical)
By direct recruitment
Must possess Bachelor of Engineering degree
in Electrical Engineering or Electronics and
Communication Engineering or Electrical and
Electronics Engineering or Bachelor of Technology
degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics
and Communication Engineering or Electrical and
Electronics Engineering or its equivalent awarded
by an institute recognized by the All India Council
for Technical Education:
5.Reservation of appointment.- The provisions contained in Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants
(Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016) shall apply to the categories for which candidate are
appointed by direct recruitment.
6. Probation. - (1) Every person appointed to a category 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:
Provided that the person appointed to a category by recruitment by transfer shall from the date on which he joins
duty, be on probation for a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.
(2) The Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department shall be the authority competent
to declare the satisfactory completion of probation of a probationer, where no relaxation of rule is involved. He shall
also be competent to extend the period of probation upto five years, in case of failure to pass the prescribed tests.
7. Test.- Every person appointed to a category by direct recruitment, shall pass the following tests within the
period of their probation:-
(a) The Account Test for Public Works Department Officers and Subordinates.
(b) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act & Rules.
8. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates and crucial date.-The list of approved candidates for
appointment to the posts by promotion and by recruitment by transfer shall be prepared annually by the appointing
authority and the crucial date on which the candidates should have acquired the prescribed qualifications shall be the
first July of every year.
9. Method of direct recruitment.- Appointment by direct recruitment to categories 7 and 8 shall be made from the
list of approved candidates drawn up by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. The list of approved candidates
for each of the categories 7 and 8 shall be drawn up separately.
10. Unit of operation.- For the purpose of appointment, transfers and postings to all the categories, the entire
State shall be the unit.
11. Postings and transfers.- All Posting and transfer of the member of service shall be made by the appointing
authority.
Framing of Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Engineering
Subordinate Service
[G.O. Ms. No. 22, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE.2.1), 23rd January 2024,
தை 9, சோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2055.]
No. SRO B-5/2024.—
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 Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Engineering Subordinate Service, which shall form part as Section 64 in Volume III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual,
2016:-
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Rules
1. Constitution.- The service shall consist of the following categories of posts, namely:-
Category 1. Senior Draughting Officer.
Category 2. Draughting Officer.
Category 3. Junior Draughting Officer.
2. Appointment.- Appointment to the posts specified in column (1) of the table below shall be made by the
methods specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof:-
Table
Posts
Method of Recruitment
(1)
(2)
Category 1
Senior Draughting Officer
By promotion from among the holders of the post
of Draughting Officer in Category 2.
Category 2
Draughting Officer
By promotion from among the holders of the post
of Junior Draughting Officer in Category 3.
Category 3
Junior Draughting Officer
By direct recruitment.
Provided that if no qualified and suitable candidate is available for appointment to any category by any of
the methods mentioned above, such vacancy shall be filled up by deputation on tenure basis from the candidate
holding equivalent post in any other departments of State Government, having necessary qualification and experience
in draughting works:
Provided further that only persons professing Hindu Religion, as required under Section 10 of the
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959), shall be eligible
for appointment to the service by the method of recruitments mentioned above and also by deputation.
3. Appointing authority.- The appointing authority for all the posts shall be the Commissioner, Hindu Religious
and Charitable Endowments Department.
4. Qualification.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category specified in column (1) of the table
below by the method specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said table, unless he possesses the
qualifications specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-
Table
Category
Method of recruitment
Qualification
(1)
(2)
(3)
Senior Draughting Officer
By promotion
Must have rendered service as a Draughting Officer
for a period of not less than five years.
Draughting Officer
By promotion
Must have rendered service as a Junior Draughting
Officer for a period of not less than three years.
Junior Draughting Officer
By direct Recruitment
Diploma in Civil Engineering or its equivalent from
any institute recognised by the All India Council for
Technical Education:
Provided that other things being equal, first
preference shall be given to candidates who hold a
degree in Bachelor of Technology in Traditional
Architecture awarded by the Government College of
Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram, secondly to
candidates who hold a degree in Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Traditional Sculpture awarded by the
Government College of Architecture and Sculpture,
Mamallapuram.
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5. Reservation of appointment.- The provisions 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 post of Junior
Draughting Officer, by direct recruitment.
6. Probation.- (1) Every person appointed to a category 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.
(2) The Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department shall be the authority
competent to declare the satisfactory completion of probation of a probationer appointed by direct recruitment, where
no relaxation of rule is involved. He shall also be competent to extend the period of probation upto five years, in case
of failure to pass the prescribed tests.
7. Test:- Every person appointed to a category by direct recruitment shall pass the following tests within the
period of their probation:-
(a) The Account Test for Public Works Department Officers and Subordinates.
(b) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act & Rules.
8. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates and crucial date.-The list of approved candidates for
appointment to the posts by promotion shall be prepared annually by the appointing authority and the crucial date on
which the candidates should have acquired the prescribed qualifications shall be the first July of every year.
9. Method of direct recruitment.- Appointment by direct recruitment to the category 3 shall be made from the
list of approved candidates drawn up by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
10. Unit of operation.- For the purpose of appointment, transfers and postings to all the categories, the entire
State shall be the unit.
11. Postings and transfers.- All postings and transfers of a member of service shall be made by the appointing
authority.
Framing of Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Traditional
Architecture Service
[G.O. Ms. No. 23, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments (RE.2.1), 23rd January 2024,
தை 9, சோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2055.]
No. SRO B-6/2024.—
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 Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Traditional Architecture Service, which shall form part as Section 59 in Volume II of the Tamil Nadu services manual,
2016:-
Rules
1. Constitution.- The service shall consist of the following categories of posts, namely:-
Category 1. Chief Sthapathi.
Category 2. Regional Sthapathi.
Category 3. Assistant Sthapathi.
2. Appointment.- Appointment to the posts specified in column (1) of the table below shall be made by the
methods specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof:-
Table
Posts
(1)
Method of Recruitment
(2)
Category 1
Chief Sthapathi
(i) By promotion from among the holders of the post of Regional
Sthapathi in Category 2; or
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Posts
(1)
Method of Recruitment
(2)
(ii) By direct recruitment, if no suitable and qualified
person is available for appointment by promotion.
Category 2
Regional Sthapathi
(i) By promotion from among the holders of the post of Assistant
Sthapathi in Category 3; or
(ii) By direct recruitment, if no suitable and qualified person is
available for appointment by promotion.
Category 3
Assistant Sthapathi
By direct recruitment
Provided that only persons professing Hindu Religion as required under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious
and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959) shall be eligible for appointment to the service.
3. Appointing authority.- The appointing authority for all the posts shall be the Government.
4. Qualification.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category specified in column (1) of the table
below by the methods specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said table, unless he possesses the
qualifications specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-
Table
Category
Method of recruitment
Qualification
(1)
(2)
(3)
Chief Sthapathi
(i) By Promotion
Must have rendered service as a Regional Sthapathi
for a period of not less than five years.
(ii) By direct recruitment
(i) Must possess Bachelor
of
Technology
in
Traditional Architecture or Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Traditional Sculpture; and
(ii) Must have practical experience for a period of
not less than Fifteen years in the field of temple
renovation.
Regional Sthapathi
(i) By promotion
Must have rendered service as an Assistant
Sthapathi for a period of not less than five years.
(ii) By direct recruitment
(i) Must possess Bachelor of Technology in
Traditional Architecture or Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Traditional Sculpture: and
(ii) Must have practical experience for a period of
not less than ten years in the field of temple
renovation
Assistant Sthapathi
By direct recruitment
Must possess Bachelor of Technology in Traditional
Architecture or Bachelor of Fine Arts in Traditional
Sculpture:
Provided that other things being equal, preference shall be given to those who have obtained a degree in Bachelor
of Technology in Traditional Architecture or Bachelor of Fine Arts in Traditional Sculpture awarded by the Government
College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram.
5. Reservation of appointment.- The provisions contained in Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants
(Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016) shall apply to all the categories for which candidates
are appointed by direct recruitment.
6. Probation.- (1) Every person appointed to a category 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.
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(2) The Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department shall be the authority
competent to declare the satisfactory completion of probation of a probationer appointed by direct recruitment, where
no relaxation of rule is involved. He shall also be competent to extend the period of probation upto five years, in case
of failure to pass the prescribed tests.
7. Test.- Every person appointed to the category by direct recruitment shall pass the following tests within the
period of their probation:-
(a) The Account Test for Public Works Department Officer and Subordinates.
(b) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act & Rules.
8. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates and crucial date.- The list of approved candidates for
appointment to the posts by promotion shall be prepared annually by the appointing authority and the crucial date on
which the candidates should have acquired the prescribed qualifications shall be the first July of every year.
9. Method of direct recruitment.- Appointment by direct recruitment to the categories shall be made from the
list of approved candidates drawn up by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. The list of approved candidates
for each of the categories shall be drawn up separately.
10. Unit of operation.- For the purpose of appointment, transfers and postings to all the categories the entire
State shall be the unit.
11. Postings and transfers.- All Postings and transfers of a member of service shall be made by the appointing
authority.
K. MANIVASAN,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
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