ABSTRACT Public Services – Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services - Rule of Reservation – Rotation – Revised – Amendments to rule 2 of preliminary and rule 22, Schedules III , III-B, and IV of the General Rules of Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services – Issued. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (S) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms No.55 Dated: 08.04.2010 g§Få 25, ÂUtÂUtŸSt®ŸSt® M©L 2041. READ : 1) G.O.Ms.No.241, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (K) Department, dated .29.10.2007. 2) Government Letter No.51428/K2/07-3, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, dated 29.10.2007. 3) G.O.Ms.No101, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, dated 30.05.2008. 4) Government Letter No. 40321/K/08-1, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, dated 29.07.2008. 5) G.O.Ms.No.85, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, dated.29.07.2008. 6) G.O.Ms.No.206, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (K) Department, dated 06.11.2008. 7) Government Letter No.52180/K2/08-6, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department dated.06.11.2008. 8) G.O.Ms.No.37, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, dated.21.05.2009. 9) G.O.Ms.No.65, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (K) Department, dated.27.5.09. 10) Letter No.20635/K2/09-3, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (K) Department, dated.27.5.09. 11) Letter No.20635/K2/09-4, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (K) Department, dated.24.6.09. ORDER: In the Government Order first read above, Government have issued orders revising the 100 point roster prescribed in the Schedule III to the General Rules for Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services into 200 point roster providing reservation for the Backward Class Christians and the Backward Class Muslims at three and one-half percent each, within the thirty per cent reservation available for Backward Classes. To ensure adequate representation to the Backward Class Christians and Backward Class Muslims, the above said 200 point roster has been revised in the Government Order third read above with a direction that the recruitments, if any, already made on or after 15.09.2007, with reference to the 200 point roster prescribed in the Government Order first read above need not be re-opened and for further recruitment the revised roster shall be continued from the last turn upto which the selection was already made. 2. In the Government Order fifth read above, the list of Backward Classes, (other than Backward Class Christians, Backward Class Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities), Backward Class Christians, Backward Class Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities have been issued. Consequent on the withdrawal of the 3.5 percent reservation provided for the Backward Class Christians in Tamil Nadu ordinance No.9 of 2008, (Tamil Nadu Act 51 of 2008) the Government, in the Government Order sixth read above have issued orders revising the 200 point roster, so as to enable the Backward Class Christians to compete within the reservation provided for the Backward Classes and with a direction that the selections/appointment, if any made with reference to the 200 point roster prescribed in the Government Order first and third read above need not be re-opened and for further selections/appointments, the revised roster shall be continued by the recruiting agencies/appointing authorities from the last turn upto which the selection was already made. Subsequently, the list of Backward Class Christians published separately in the Government Order fifth read above, has suitably been added to the list of Backward Classes vide the Government Order eighth read above, 3. In the Government Order ninth read above, Government have issued orders to the effect that Sixteen percent of the appointments or posts reserved for Scheduled Caste shall be offered to Arunthathiyars on preferential basis within the reservation for Scheduled Castes. Further, it has been directed therein that even after filling up of the required appointments or posts reserved for Arunthathiyars on preferential basis, if more number of qualified Arunthathiyars are available, such excess number of candidates of Arunthathiyars shall be entitled to compete with the Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars in the inter-se merit among them and if any appointments or posts reserved for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of qualified candidates, it shall be filled up by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars. 2 4. It has also been directed therein that the recruiting agencies / appointing authorities are directed that the selections/ appointments, if any, already made with reference to the 200 point roster prescribed in the Government Orders first, third and sixth read above need not be reopened and for further selections/appointments, the revised roster prescribed in this Government Order shall be continued by the recruiting agencies / appointing authorities from the last turn upto which the selection was already made. 5. In pursuant to the above orders, the following Notification will be issued in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette:- NOTIFICATION 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 amendments to the Part I and Part II of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules in Volume I of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual. 2 (i) The amendments 1(i)(b) and 2(a) hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on the 29 th October 2007; (ii) The amendments except 1(i)(b) and 2(a) hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on 29 th April 2009. AMENDMENTS (1) in PART -I-PRELIMINARY , - (i) in rule 2,- (a) after clause (3), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- Arunthathiyars (3-A) “Arunthathiyars” means the castes, Arunthathiyar, Chakkiliyan, Madari, Madiga, Pagadai, Thoti and Adi Andhra within the list of 76 Scheduled Castes notified by the President of India under Article 341 of the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 as amended from time to time.”, (b) for clause (4), the following clause shall be substituted namely:- “(4) ‘Backward Classes’ means the communities specified as Backward Classes, (other than Backward Classes Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities), Backward Class Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities in Parts A, B, C and D respectively of Schedule I to this Part”; 3 (ii) for Schedule I, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:- SCHEDULE I [See clause (4) of Rule 2] (Substituted in G.O.Ms.No.55, P&AR(S) Department, dated 8.4.2010) Part - A BACKWARD CLASSES (Other than Backward Class Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities) 1. Agamudayar including Thozhu or Thuluva Vellala 2. Agaram Vellan Chettiar 3. Alwar, Azhavar and Alavar (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District.) 4. Servai(except Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur and Pudukottai Districts). 5. Arayar, Nulayar(in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 6. Archakarai Vellala 7. Aryavathi(in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 8. Ayira Vaisyar 9. Badagar 10. Billava 11. Bondil 12. Boyas (except Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur, Pudukottai, The Nilgiris, Salem , Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri Districts). Pedda Boyar (except Tiruchirapalli, Karur , Perambalur and Pudukottai Districts) Oddars (except Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Madurai,Theni and Dindigul Districts) Kaloddars (except Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli, Karur Perambalur, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Salem and Namakkal Districts) Nellorepet oddars (except Vellore and Tiruvannamalai Districts) Sooramari oddars( except Salem and Namakkal Districts) 13. Chakkala (except Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, 4 Thanjavur,Nagapattinam,Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and The Nilgiris Districts) 14. Chavalakarar (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 15. Chettu or Chetty (including Kottar Chetty, Elur Chetty, Pathira Chetty,Valayal Chetty,Pudukadai Chetty ) ( in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 16. Chowdry 16 (A) Converts to Christianity from Scheduled Castes irrespective of the generation of conversion for the purpose of reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and for seats in Public Services. 16. (B) C.S. I formerly S. I.U.C (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 17. Donga Dasaris (except Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruchirapalli,Karur, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Chennai Salem and Namakkal Districts) 18. Devangar, Sedar 19. Dombs (except Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli ,Karur and Perambalur Districts) Dommars (except Thanjavur, Nagapattinam,Tiruvarur, Pudukottai,Vellore and Thiruvannamalai Districts) 20. Enadi 21. Ezhavathy (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 22. Ezhuthachar (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 23. Ezhuva (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District) 24. Gangavar 25. Gavara, Gavarai and Vadugar (Vaduvar)