
 State of Tamilnadu- Act
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 The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Class III-Town Planning Service Rules, 1980
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 TAMILNADU
   
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 The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Class III-Town Planning Service Rules, 1980
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 Rule THE-MADURAI-CITY-MUNICIPAL-CORPORATION-CLASS-III-TOWN-PLANNING-SERVICE-RULES-1980 of 1980
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* Published on 9 July 1980
* Commenced on 9 July 1980
 The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Class III-Town Planning Service Rules, 1980
 
 Published vide Notification G.O.Ms. No. 1039, Rural Development and Local Administration, date 9th July, 1980
 
 No. SRO A-244/80. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)  of section 431 read with sub-section (1) of section 106 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act
 15 of 1971 
 ), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following rules:-
 
### 1. Short title.
 - These rules shall be called the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Class III-Town Planning Service Rules, 1980.
 
### 2. Definitions.
 - In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
(i) "Corporation Service" shall mean any one of the Corporation Service;
 
(ii) "Member of the Service" shall mean any person who has been appointed to the service and who has not retired or resigned or has been removed or dismissed or has been discharged otherwise than for want of a vacancy. He may be a probationer or a full member of that service.
 
### 3. Constitution.
 - The service shall consist of the following categories, namely:-
 
(1) Assistant Town Planning Officer, Grade II.
 
(2) Assistant Town Planning Officer, Grade III.
 
(3) Town Planning Inspector.
 
(4) Town Planning Surveyor and Building Draftsman.
 
(5) Town Planning Tracer.
 
### 4. Method of appointment.
(a) 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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 Post
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 Method of Appointment
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 (1) | 
 (2) |
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 Category 1:
 
 Assistant Town Planning Officer Grade II.
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 (i)  By direct
 
 recruitment; and
 
 (ii)  By promotion from the posts of Town
 
 Planning Officer Grade III.
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 Category 2:
 
 Assistant Town Planning Officer, Grade III.
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 (i)  By direct
 
 recruitment; and
 
 (ii)  By promotion from the post of Town Planning
 
 Inspector
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 Category 3:
 
 Town Planning Inspector.
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 (i)  By direct
 
 recruitment; and
 
 (ii)  By promotion from the post of Town Planning
 
 Tracer.
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 Category 4:
 
 Town Planning Surveyor and Building Draftsman.
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 (i)  By direct
 
 recruitment; and
 
 (ii)  By promotion from the post of Town Planning
 
 Tracer
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 Category 5:
 
 Town Planning Tracer.
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 (i)  By direct recruitment.
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(b) Appointment to each category by direct recruitment and by promotion shall be made in the ratio of 1:2 excepting category 5 which is only to be filled up by direct recruitment.
 
(c) One third of all substantive vacancies arising in categories 1,2,3 and 4 of one third of long-standing temporary vacancies arising in the said categories shall be reserved to be filled by direct recruitment.
 
 Explanation. - Any vacancy anticipated to be of two years duration shall be deemed to be a long-standing vacancy within the meaning of this rule.
 
### 5. Appointing authority.
 - The appointing authority in respect of all the categories specified in this service shall be the Appointments Committee of the Corporation.
 
### 6. Minimum qualification.
 - No person shall be eligible for appointment to any of the post, unless he possess the Minimum General Educational Qualification.
 
### 7. Special and Technical Qualification.
 - No person shall be eligible for appointment to the post specified in column (1)  of the table below by the methods specified in the corresponding entries in column (2), unless he possess the qualification specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof.
 
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 Post
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 Method of Appointment
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 Qualifications
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 (1) | 
 (2) | 
 (3) |
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 Category 1 - Assistant Town Planning
 
 Officer-Grade II
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 By direct recruitment
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 (i)  Must posses a degree of B. Arch, of any
 
 University recognised by the University Grants Commission for the
 
 purpose of its grants or diploma in Architecture recognised as
 
 equivalent to the National Diploma in Architecture; or
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 (ii)  Associate of Indian Institute of
 
 Architects; or
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 (iii)  A degree in Civil Engineering of any
 
 University recognised by University Grants Commission for the
 
 purposes of its grant; or
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 (iv)  Must have passed Section A and B of the
 
 Associate Membership of Institute of Engineers (India) Examination in Civil Engineering group; or
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 (v)  Must possess the Post Licentiate Diploma in
 
 Town and Country Planning by transfer or otherwise, shall be
 
 taken into account for the total period of ten years of service;
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 Category 2 - Assistant Town Officer
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 By promotion
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 Provided that an individual in Planning service
 
 possessing the requisite Grade III qualification prescribed for
 
 direct recruitment may be considered for promotion against the
 
 vacancy intended for direct recruitment if he is found suitable.
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 Category 3 - Town Planning Inspector
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 By direct recruitment
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 (i)  Must possess L.C.E. Diploma in Civil
 
 Engineering of the Board of Technical Education of the Government
 
 of Tamil Nadu or any other higher qualification or any
 
 qualification recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu; or
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 (ii)  Pass in the Higher Grade in the Government
 
 Technical Examination in the following subjects:-
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 (1)  Applied Mechanics
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 (2)  Building Drawing and Estimating
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 (3)  Building Materials and Construction.
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 (4)  Surveying and levelling and pass in the
 
 Lower in:
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 (a)  Earth Work and Road Making; and
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 (b)  Geometrical Drawing; or the Government
 
 Technical Examination, in the following subjects:
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 (iii)  Pass in Draughtsmanship (Civil) Course
 
 under the revised syllabus introduced from July 1952 conducted by
 
 the Government of India, Ministry of Labour with experience in
 
 Town Planning for a period of not less than two years
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 By promotion
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 Town Planning Tracer possessing anyone of the
 
 qualification prescribed for direct recruitment of Town Planning
 
 Inspector or Town Planning-Surveyor and Building Draughtsman.
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 Category 4 - Town Planning Surveyor and Building
 
 Draughtsman
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 By direct recruitment
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 Must possess any of the qualifications
 
 prescribed for direct recruitment of Town Planning Inspector;
 
 Town Planning Tracer possessing any one of the qualifications
 
 prescribed for direct recruitment of Town Planning Inspector or
 
 Town Planning Surveyor and Building Draughtsman.
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 Category 5 - Town Planning Tracer
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 By direct recruitment
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 (i)  Must possess any
 
 of the qualifications prescribed for direct for recruitment of
 
 Town Planning Inspector; or
 
 (ii)  A completed Secondary School Leaving
 
 Certificate issued under the authority of Government of Tamil
 
 Nadu with a pass in "Engineering" as special subject in
 
 the bifurcated course in Secondary School.
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### 8. Age.
 - No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment, if he has completed or will complete 30 years of age on the 1st day of July of the year in which the selection for appointment is made:
 
 Provided that a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall be appointed to any of the categories in this service by direct recruitment if he has not completed 31 years of age on the said date:
 
 Provided further that this age limit shall not apply in the case of promotion if the individual had already entered into service in the Corporation or in the service of any municipality or other local body and subsequently entered into service in the Corporation either by transfer or otherwise within the above age limit and who is in continuous service.
 
### 9. Probation.
 - Every person appointed by direct recruitment to categories 1 and 2 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.
 
 Every person appointed by direct recruitment to categories 3 to 5 shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation of a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years:
 
 Provided that if a person has completed his probation in the lower category, it is not necessary that he should complete his probation in the higher category.
 
### 10. Liability to serve in the armed forces.
 - Every person who is a graduate in Engineering and who is appointed to Category 1, shall, within the first 10 years of his service in the said category, be liable to serve for a minimum period of four years (including the period spent on training) in the Armed Forces or on work relating to the Defence Efforts anywhere in India or abroad if so required:
 
 Provided that the liability to serve in the Armed Forces or on work relating to the Defence Efforts shall not ordinarily apply to a person who is above forty years of age at the time of his first appointment to the category or who has already served during the period of his service in the Department.
 
### 11. Transfer.
 - The posts of Town Planning Inspector and Town Planning Surveyor and Building Draughtsman are interchangeable.
 
### 12. Reservation of appointments.
 - The rule of reservation of appointment (General Rule 14) shall apply to the appointments made by direct recruitment to all the categories in this service.
 
### 13. Savings.
 - Unless a contrary intention is expressly indicated therein, 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.
 
### 14. Promotion according to seniority.
 - All promotions shall be made in accordance with seniority unless-
 
(1) the promotion of a member has been withheld as a measure of penalty, or
 
(2) a member does not possess the qualifications prescribed by the Special Rules for the post.
 

