Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Appointment of Chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes – Orders - Issued

No. 323] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2024 Purattasi 17, Kurothi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2055

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

No. II(2)/ADTW/968(b)/2024.

[ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON OF TAMIL NADU STATE COMMISSION FOR THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES – ORDERS - ISSUED.]

The following Government Order is published:-

[G.O. Ms. No. 80, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW-6), 3rd October 2024,

புரட்டாசி 17, குரோதி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2055.]

Read:

1. Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2021.

(Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 2021).

2. G.O.(Ms).No.73, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW6) Department, Dated 15.10.2021 3. G.O.(2D).No.7, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW6) Department, Dated :11.05.2024 4. Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(Amendment) Act, 2024. (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 2024).

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Order:- No. 80, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW-6), dated 3rd October 2024.

In the reference first read above, the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesAct, 2021 (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 2021) was enacted. 2. In the Government Order second read above, Justice Thiru. P.R. Shivakumar was appointed as Chairperson among other officials in the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. II-2 Ex. (323) [ 1 ] 2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3. In the Government Order third read above, Government have issued orders for cessation of office in respect of Justice Thiru. P.R. Shivakumar, Chairperson, Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on the afternoon of 11.05.2024 after attaining the age of seventy years.

4. In the Amendment Act fourth read above, the age limit of Chairperson to hold office in the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been increased to seventy five years.

5. The Government after careful consideration, hereby appoints Dr. Justice S. Tamilvanan, former Judge of High Court of Madras as Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for a period of three years or till he attains the age of seventy five years, whichever is earlier, with effect from the date of assumption of charge.

(By Order of the Governor)

G. LAXMI PRIYA,

Secretary to Government.