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The Tamil Nadu Municipal Commissioners’ Service
1. Constitution
2. Appointment
3. Preparation of approved candidate
4. Qualifications
5. Probation
6. Deputation – (I)
7. Postings and transfers

The Tamil Nadu Municipal Commissioners’ Subordinate Service

1. Constitution
2. Appointment
3. Reservation of appointments
4. Qualification
5. Preparation of annual list of approved candidate
6. Test
7. Probation
8. Training
 The Tamil Nadu Municipal Commissioners’ Service
1. Constitution - The service shall consist of the following categories of
Officers namely:-

Category Joint Director of Municipal Administration.

1 -
Category Special Grade Municipal Commissioner
2 -
Category (a) Selection Grade Municipal Commissioner
3 -
(b) Personal Assistant to the Director of Municipal
Administration.
Category (a) Municipal Commissioner, Grade-1.
4 -
(b) Additional Personal Assistant to the Director of
Municipal Administration.

2. Appointment - (a) Appointment to the categories specified in column (1) of

the Table below shall be made by the methods specified in the corresponding
entries in column (2) thereof:-

THE TABLE

Categories Method of Appointment

By promotion from the Special Grade Municipal
1. Joint Director of Commissioner
Municipal
Administration.
By promotion from Selection Grade Municipal
2. Special Grade Commissioner.
Municipal
Commissioner.
3. (a) Selection Grade i) By Promotion from Municipal Commissioner,
Municipal Grade – I ; or
Commissioner.
ii) By recruitment by transfer from the post of Section
 Officer coming under one unit of Secretariat in the
Tamil Nadu General Service who had undergone
training as Municipal Commissioner, Grade – I for
a period of not less than two years or from the post
of Superintendent of the Office of the Directorate
of Municipal Administration in the Tamil Nadu
Ministerial Service who had undergone training as
Municipal Commissioner, Grade – I for a period
of not less than two years.

Provided that one out of every five vacancies and

every tenth vacancy shall be filled in the
recruitment by transfer from the post of Section
Officer coming under One Unit of Secretariat
Service in the Tamil Nadu General Service and
Superintendent of the Office of the Directorate of
Municipal Administration, respectively.

Provided further that where any officer of the

specified category is not available, the turn will
lapse and the vacancy shall be filled in by the
Officer of the next category.
By Promotion from the post of Additional Personal
(b) Personal Assistant to the Director of Municipal Administration.
Assistant to the
Director of
Municipal
Administration
4. (a) Municipal By recruitment by transfer from the post of Municipal
Commissioner, Commissioner, Grade – II in the Tamil Nadu Municipal
Grade – I Commissioner’s Subordinate Service
By recruitment by transfer from the post of Manager in
(b) Additional the Directorate of Municipal Administration in the Tamil
Personal Nadu Ministerial Service.
Assistant to the
Director of
Municipal
Administration.
3. Preparation of approved candidate.- (a)For the purpose of drawing up of
the annual list of approved candidates for appointment to the categories In the
service by promotion or by recruitment by transfer or by deputation, the crucial
date on which the candidates should possess the prescribed qualifications shall
be the 15" March of every year.

(b) Promotion to the posts of Joint Director of Municipal Administration,

Special Grade Municipal Commissioner, Selection Grade Municipal
Commissioner, Personal Assistant and Additional Personal Assistant to the
Director of Municipal Administration shall be made on grounds of merit and
ability, seniority being considered only when merit and ability are approximately
equal

4. Qualifications - No person shall be eligible for appointment as Municipal

Commissioner, Grade-I by recruitment by transfer unless he possesses the
following qualifications namely:-
1. Must have passed the Departmental Test, Parts -I and II for Municipal
Commissioners In the Municipal Administration department; and
2. Must have passed the Tamil Nadu Government Office Manual Test

5. Probation- Every person appointed by recruitment by transfer to the post of

Selection Grade Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner, Grade -1
or Additional Personal Assistant to Director of Municipal Administration shall,
from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation for a total period of two
years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

6. Deputation – (I) Section Officer coming under one unit of Secretariat Service
in the Tamil Nadu General Service who have put in not less than three years of
service in that post may be deputed to work as Municipal Commissioner, Grade-
I for a period of two years.

Provided that such Section Officer must have worked as Section Officer for a
period of not less than two years in the Municipal Administration and Water
Supply department.

Provided further that not more than two Section Officers shall be on
deputation at any given time and they shall draw the pay applicable to the post of
Section Officer during the period of deputation.
 (ii) Superintendent of the Office of the Directorate of Municipal
Administration, who have put in not less than ten years of service in that post
shall be deputed to work as Municipal Commissioner, Grade–I for a period of
two years.

Provided that not more than two Superintendent shall be on deputation at any
given time and they shall draw the pay applicable to the post of Superintendent
during the period of deputation.

AMENDMENTS
7. Postings and transfers: - AMENDMENT
Postings and transfers of members In the said Special Rules, in rule 7, for the
of the service except the categories expression “except the categories of Joint
of Joint Director of Municipal Director of Municipal Administration and
Administration and Special Grade Special Grade Municipal Commissioner”,
Municipal Commissioner shall be the expression, “except the category-1-Joint
made by the Director of Municipal Director of Municipal Administration”,
Administration. shall be substituted.
 The Tamil Nadu Municipal Commissioners’
Subordinate Service
1. Constitution: The service shall consist of the Municipal Commissioner,
Grade II.

2. Appointment: Appointment to the service shall be made:

Appointment AMENDMENTS

(a) By direct recruitment from among “(a) By direct recruitment from

persons, who have served as among the categories of
Manager of all Municipal Offices or Municipal Employees in
as Accountant and Revenue Officer Class-I ‘A’ of the Tamil Nadu
of all Municipalities except the Municipal General Service
Second Grade Municipalities for a and the candidates to be
total period of not less than three appointed shall be selected
years on duty in the Tamil Nadu based on seniority and
Municipal General Service; assessment by a Selection
Committee.

(b) From Open market ; and

(c) By recruitment by transfer from among the holders of the post of:-
(i) Executive Officer (Selection Grade Town Panchayats) In the Tamil
Nadu Town Panchayats Subordinate Service;
(ii) Assistant Section Officer from the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service who
has served as Assistant Section Officer for a period of not less than
five years in the departments of Secretariat under one unit system out
of which two years working knowledge in Municipal Administration
and Water Supply department and
(iii) Superintendent from the Directorate of Municipal Administration in
the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service the ratio of 6 : 5 : 9 in the
following cycle.
1) First Vacancy : Municipal employee in the prescribed categories.
2) Second vacancy : Graduate in Open Market
3) Third vacancy : Executive Officer (Selection Grade Town Panchayats)
4) Fourth vacancy : Assistant Section Officer of Secretariat.
5) Fifth vacancy : Superintendent from the Directorate of Municipal
Administration.
6) Sixth vacancy : Municipal employee in the prescribed categories
7) Seventh vacancy : Graduate in Open Market.
8) Eighth vacancy : Municipal employee in the prescribed categories.
9) Nineth vacancy : Assistant Section Officer of Secretariat.
10) Tenth vacancy : Superintendent from the Directorate of Municipal
Administration.
11) Eleventh Municipal employee in the prescribed categories
vacancy :
12) Twelfth Graduate in Open Market.
vacancy :
13) Thirteenth Executive Officer (Selection Grade Town Panchayat)
vacancy :
14) Fourteenth Assistant Section Officer of Secretariat.
vacancy :
15) Fifteenth Municipal Employee in the prescribed categories.
vacancy :
16) Sixteenth Graduate in Open Market.
vacancy :
17) Seventeenth Superintendent from the Directorate of Municipal
vacancy : Administration.
18) Eighteenth Assistant Section Officer of Secretariat
vacancy :
19) Nineteenth Graduate in Open Market.
vacancy :
20) Twentieth Municipal employee in the prescribed categories.
vacancy :

Provided that where for any such turn an Officer of the required category is
not available, the turn will lapse and the vacancy shall be filled in by an
incumbent from the other category.
3. Reservation of appointments.- The rule of reservation of appointment
(General Rule 22) shall apply to the appointment of Municipal
Commissioner, Grade-II by direct recruitment
4. Qualification.- No person shall be eligible for appointment as Municipal
Commissioner, Grade- II by the methods specified in column (1) of the Table
below, unless he possesses the qualifications specified in the corresponding
entries in Colum (2) thereof:-
THE TABLE

Method of appointment Qualification

(1) (2)
(a) Direct recruitment of Shall possess the minimum general educational
Municipal Managers of qualification specified in Schedule-1 to the
Municipal Offices and General Rules for the Tamil Nadu State and
Accountants and Subordinate Service
Revenue Officers of all
Municipalities except
Second Grade
(b) By direct recruitment (1) Shall hold a degree; and
from open market
(2)Shall not have completed thirty years of
age on the 1st day of July of the year in
which the selection for appointment is
made;
(c) By recruitment by Must have passed the Account Test for
transfer subordinate Officers Part-I or Panchayat
Development Account Test.

5. Preparation of annual list of approved candidate.- For the purpose of

drawing up of the annual list of approved candidates for appointment to the post
in the service by recruitment by transfer the crucial date on which the candidates
should possess the prescribed qualifications shall be 15th March of every year.

6. Test: Every person appointed as Municipal Commissioner, Grade-II by direct

recruitment from Open Market shall, within the period of probation, pass the
Account Test for Subordinate Officers, Part-I, Tamil Nadu Government Office
Manual Test and Departmental Tests, Parts-I and II for Municipal
Commissioners in the Municipal Administration department.

7. Probation- Every person appointed to the service by direct recruitment from

open market shall, from the date on which he joins duty as Municipal
Commissioner, Grade-II, be on probation for a total period of two years on duty
within a continuous period of three years. The declaration of satisfactory
completion of probation shall be ordered by the Director of Municipal
Administration.

8. Training- Every person appointed to the service by direct recruitment from

open market shall undergo an Intensive Induction training for a period of twelve
weeks as specified below and the period of training shall be counted both for
probation and increment:-
(a) In the Directorate of Municipal Administration, Chennai – One week
(b) In the Tamil Nadu Institute of Urban Studies, Coimbatore – Four weeks.
(c) In any Selection (or) Special Grade Municipalities - Four weeks.
(d) In any office of the Regional Deputy Examiner of Local Fund Accounts -
One week.
(e) In the Office of Regional Director of Municipal Administration - One
week.
(f) Again, in the Directorate of Municipal Administration, Chennai – One
week.
The money spent on direct recruits during the training period shall be
recovered, in case they do not serve this State Government for at least five years.