
 State of Tamilnadu- Act
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 The Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporations Engineering and Water Supply Service Rules, 1996
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 TAMILNADU
   
 India
 
 The Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporations Engineering and Water Supply Service Rules, 1996
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 Rule THE-TAMIL-NADU-MUNICIPAL-CORPORATIONS-ENGINEERING-AND-WATER-SUPPLY-SERVICE-RULES-1996 of 1996
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* Published on 1 January 1996
* Commenced on 1 January 1996
 The Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporations Engineering and Water Supply Service Rules, 1996
 
### 1. Short title.
 - These rules shall be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporations Engineering and Water Supply Service Rules, 1996.
 
### 2. Constitution.
 - The service shall consist of the following categories in Class I and Class II namely:-
 
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 Class I
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 Group-I
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 Category 1
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 City Engineer.
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 Group II
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 Category 1
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 Executive Engineer.
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 Class II
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 Group-I
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 Category 1
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 Assistant Executive Engineer.
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 Group-II
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 Category 1
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 Assistant Engineer
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### 3. Appointment.
 - Appointment to the posts specified in column (1)  of the Table below shall be made by the methods specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof:
 
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 Name of the Post
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 Method of recruitment
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 City Engineer
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 (i)  By promotion from the holders of the post of
 
 Executive Engineer; or
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 (ii)  By deputation from the holders of the post
 
 of Engineer in other Municipal Corporations or from Government
 
 Service.
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 Executive Engineer
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 By promotion from the holders of the post of
 
 Assistant Executive Engineer.
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 Assistant Executive Engineer
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 By promotion from the holders of the post of
 
 Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer.
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 Assistant Engineer
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 By direct recruitment.
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### 4. Qualification.
 - No person shall be appointed to the categories specified in column (1)  of the table below by the method specified in column (2), unless he possesses the qualifications specified in the corresponding entries in column(3), thereof:-
 
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 Name of the Post
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 Method of appointment
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 Qualification
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 City Engineer
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 By promotion
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 Must have worked as Executive Engineer for a
 
 period of not less than 3 years in the Corporation, and for a
 
 minimum period of one year in the post of Assistant
 
 Commissioner (Ward Office).
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 By deputation
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 Must have atleast two years of service before
 
 his age of superannuation.
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 Executive Engineer
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 By promotion
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 Must have worked as Assistant Executive
 
 Engineer for a period of not less than two years in the
 
 Corporation main office and for a period of not less than three
 
 years in the Ward Offices.
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 Assistant Executive Engineer
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 By promotion
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 Must have worked as Assistant Engineer, Junior
 
 Engineer for not less than one year in the Engineering
 
 Department of the Corporation main office and for a period of
 
 not less than three years in the Ward Offices.
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 Assistant Engineer
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 By direct recruitment
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 (i)  Must possess a degree in Engineering or
 
 Town Planning from a recognised University; and
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 (ii)  Must have passed the department test
 
 prescribed for the Corporation before completion of probation.
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### 5. Ratio between direct recruitment of Assistant Engineers and appointment of Junior Engineers by promotion.
 - For the purpose of filling up of the vacancies in the posts of Assistant Executive Engineers, the posts of Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers shall be considered as a single category. The ratio of appointment of Assistant Engineer by direct recruitment and by promotion from the post of Technical Assistant to the post of Junior Engineer shall be 3 :1.
 
### 6. Promotion.
 - Promotion to these posts shall be made in accordance with seniority and appointment on deputation shall be made only when no qualified person is available in the Corporation Service.
 
### 7. Tests and Training.
 - The holder of any post under these rules, in addition to the Tests and Trainings prescribed for the posts under these rules will have to pass such other Test or undergo such other training that may be prescribed by the Government in the form of an order, from time to time.
 
### 8. Savings.
 - Nothing contained in these rules shall adversely affect any person holding any of the posts referred to in these rules on the date of coming, into force of these rules.
 

