Tamil Nadu Medical Service - Taken over of 84 Panchayat Union . Dispensaries and up gradation as Primary Health Centres-Absorption of Medical Officers into Tamil Nadu Medical Services -Regular appointment in Government Service relaxation of age rule in respect of 4 persons -Orders -issued.

Health AND FAMILY Welfare DEPARTMENT

G.O.(Ms) No. 464 Dated : 29-10-99 Read : -

1.G.O. Ms.No.572, Health, dated 29-3-90.

2. G.O.Ms. No. 435, Health, dated 21-3-91.

3.FromtheDM&RHS. Lr.No.58907/PHCs.V/91/A2, dated 25-12-95

4. From the Secretary, TNPSC Lr.No.5554/CD B2/96 dated 9-4-99

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Order:

In the Government Order first read above, the Government issued orders for the take over of 41 Panchayat at Union Dispensaries from the administrative control of the CRD (Commissioner of Rural Development) to the erstwhile Director of Primary Health Centres on " as is where, is basis" for conversion into Primary Health Centres, subject to the condition that the staff of incharge union Dispensaries would be brought into State Service in consultation with the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, in G.O Ms. No. 435, Health dated 21-3-91 the Government ordered for the take-over of another 43 Panchayat Union Dispensaries on as is where is basis" for conversion into Primary Health Centres subject to the same conditions a already stipulated. The Government also, directed thatthe staff would be paid pay last drawn by them Panchayat Union Service, till they are absorbed into Government Service.

2. As ordered by the Government all the 84 Panchayat Union Dispensaries were taken over from the control of the Commissioner of Rural Development on "as is where is basis". These panchayat union Dispensaries were converted as Primary Health Centres and. the. staff who had worked in these dispensaries are being paid the pay last drawn by them in the Panchavat Union Dispensatie from the State funds.

3. Subsequently, the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services have requested the Government to absorb 80 Medical Officers worked In the above, t Panchayat Union Dispensaries listed in the annexure to the Government Order into Government service. The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services has also requested to relax the age rule in respect of the following. Medical Officers: -

(i) Dr. K.M.Chandrasekaran, Medical Officer Vempakkam, Kallakutichi.

(ii) Dr.K.Durairaj, Manularpet.

(iii) Dr. A. Perumal Kariyarniangalam.

(iv) Dr. D. Sethupathy, Karuvepalaikurichi.

The Tamil Nadu Service Commission has also given concurrence under latter part of Regulation 16(b) of, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Regulation, 1954 to absorb 80 Medical Officers listed in theannexuretothis Government Order who worked under Panchayat Union Service into Government Service with effect from the actual date of take over of panchayat Union Dispensaries as Primary Health Centres.

4. The Government examined the issue indetail and accept the recommendation of the Director of Medical and Rural Services and direct that the 80 Medical Officers as detailed in the Annexure to this order, be regularly appointed as Assistant Surgeons in Tamil Nadu Medical Service with effect from the date of actual date of upgradation of Panchayat Union Dispensaries as Primary Health Centres as mentioned in column against each in the Annexure to this order.

5. The Government also direct that, the age Rule 7(a)of special Rules for Tamil Nadu Medical Service be relaxed in, favor of the 4 Medical Officers mentioned in Para 3 above so 'as to include their names in the absorption into Government service.

6. In exercise of the powers conferred under rule 48 of the General Rule contained in .Part 11 of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules, in Volume -1 of Tamil Nadu Service Manual 1987, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby relaxes the provision of Yule 7(a) relating to age of Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Medical .Service in favor of the 4 Medical Officers mentioned in Para 3 above so as to regularize their Services in the Tamil Nadu Medical Services.

7. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O. Nos. 65308/Health-l/ 99 dated 31-8-99 and Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Vide its U.O. No. 54838 C/99-1, dated 25-10-99,

(BY ORDER . OF THE GOVERNOR)