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Bare Act

The Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016

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This statute governs the service conditions, recruitment procedures, promotions, seniority, and administrative management of public servants working in the State and Subordinate Services of Tamil Nadu. It applies to all temporary and permanent government personnel across state departments, excluding specified positions covered under separate agreements or laws. The law establishes clear guidelines on probationary periods, qualification criteria, recruitment agencies, language requirements, and rules for temporary appointments. It plays a critical role in maintaining administrative accountability and institutional integrity by enforcing reservations for underrepresented communities, women, ex-servicemen, and persons with disabilities to ensure fair government employment practices.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Application.
  3. 3. Definitions.
  4. 4. Classification
  5. 5. Pay, allowances, leave, leave salary, pension and other conditions of service.
  6. 6. Cadre.
  7. 7. Approved candidates.
  8. 8. Application fee for recruitment.
  9. 9. Method of recruitment.
  10. 10. Right of probationers and approved probationers to re appointment.
  11. 11. Discharge and re appointment of probationers, approved probationers and full members.
  12. 12. Members absent from duty.
  13. 13. Right to be a probationer or approved probationer, in two or more services.
  14. 14. Service right in former service.
  15. 15. Age concession for appointment on compassionate grounds.
  16. 16. Employment concession for Outstanding Scouts.
  17. 17. Temporary appointments.
  18. 18. Recruitment to posts, which are outside the purview of the Commission.
  19. 19. Appointment by agreement.
  20. 20. Qualifications.
  21. 21. Linguistic qualification
  22. 22. Language test
  23. 23. Special provisions relating to certain degrees
  24. 24. Exemption from special qualification to be acquired or special test to be passed during probation
  25. 25. Special qualifications
  26. 26. Appointment of women
  27. 27. Reservation of appointments
  28. 28. Date of commencement of probation of persons first appointed temporarily
  29. 29. Service in a different service counting for probation
  30. 30. Completion of probation and drawal of arrears of increment.
  31. 31. Termination or extension of probation.
  32. 32. Probationer’s suitability for full membership.
  33. 33. Extension of probation.
  34. 34. Exercise of certain powers of appointing authority by higher authorities.
  35. 35. Exercise of certain powers of appointing authority by lower authorities.
  36. 36. Appeal against discharge.
  37. 37. Appointment of full members.
  38. 38. Appointment as full member, discharge and re-appointment of member who are not probationers or approved probationers.
  39. 39. Penalty for failure to pass prescribed test.
  40. 40. Fixation of seniority.
  41. 41. Promotion.
  42. 42. Appointment to higher category not to be considered if he had been on leave for three or four years or more continuously.
  43. 43. Appointment by recruitment by transfer.
  44. 44. Promotion or recruitment by transfer during extension of service.
  45. 45. Revision of list approved candidates for appointment by promotion or by recruitment by transfer.
  46. 46. Annulment or modification of list of approved candidates for appointment or promotion by Government.
  47. 47. Temporary promotion.
  48. 48. Posting and transfer.
  49. 49. Consequence of resignation.
  50. 50. Acceptance of resignation.
  51. 51. Military duty to count for pension.
  52. 52. Reversion and re-appointment of full member.
  53. 53. Appointment in place of members dismissed, removed, compulsorily retired or reduced in rank.
  54. 54. Savings.
  55. 55. Re-employment of pensioners.
  56. 56. Appointment of All India Service Officers to State posts.
  57. 57. Relinquishment of rights by members.
  58. 58. Power to deal with certain cases.
  59. 59. Alteration of date of birth.
  60. 60. Correction of date of birth.
  61. 61. Age concession for discharged Government employees or temporary Government employees.
  62. 62. Application of adhoc rules.
  63. 63. Concession for Ex-servicemen.
  64. 64. Age concession for Differently abled.
  65. 65. Section 65
  66. 66. Appeal or review.
  67. 67. Committee on appeals.
  68. 68. Overriding effect of special rules.
  69. 69. Application of certain rules.
  70. 70. Validation.
  71. 71. Section 71
  72. 72. Power to remove difficulties.
  73. 73. Power to amend Schedules.
  74. 18(10). Census Organisation Age Reduction
  75. 18(5). Physical Fitness
  76. 18(5) - Omitted. Omitted Provision
  77. 18(6). Age Eligibility
  78. 18(7). Nationality
  79. 18(8). Age Limit Exemption
  80. 18(8) Exps. Explanations for Age Limit
  81. 18(9). War/Military Service Age Reduction
  82. 18(proviso). Conditions of Service (Proviso to Section 18)
  83. 27 (In part). Reservation of appointments
  84. 33(2). Promotions
  85. 33(3). Promotions
  86. SCHEDULE-III [See section 20 (1)]. MINIMUM GENERAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
  87. SCHEDULE-IV (See section 21). SECOND CLASS LANGUAGE TEST
  88. SCHEDULE-V [See sections 27(e) and 40 (1)]. ROTATION OF COMMUNAL TURNS
  89. SCHEDULE-VI [See section 27(b)]. RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES (With effect from 19th April of 2017.)
  90. SCHEDULE-VII (See section 27(c)). RESERVATION FOR EX-SERVICEMEN IN GROUP ‘C’ POSTS
  91. PART B. SCHEDULED TRIBES
  92. SCHEDULE-VIII. [See section 26(4)]
  93. SCHEDULE-IX. ( See section 27 )
  94. SCHEDULE-X. [See section 20 (8) and 26 (3)]
  95. SCHEDULE-XI. [See section 7 (1)]
  96. SCHEDULE-XII. [ See section 63(2) ] UNDERTAKING TO BE GIVEN BY THE CANDIDATE
  97. SCHEDULE XIII. [See section 4].

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