Amendment to Section 3

The following words "or other area or areas or part or parts thereof' shall be inserted after the words "two or more villages" as appearing at section 3 of the Principal Act no. 2 of 2002. Provided further that after taking due option by a separate order, the state government may direct that the Grade IV employees be transferred to the Naga Hospital Authority along with the posts under the same conditions of service and in respect of such employees, the Naga Hospital Authority shall be treated as the appointing Authority. (2) The Director and other officers and employees of the Naga Hospital Authority shall be entitled to such salary and allowance as may be prescribed and shall be governed by such condition of service in respect of leave, provident fund and other matters as may be prescribed by rules. (3) The conditions of service of the officers and employees so placed under Proviso to Sub Section (1) above shall not be varied except in accordance with any rules that may be made by the State Government in this behalf of any rules that may be in force governing similar category of officers and employees at the Governing of this Act.