T.N. restrains govt. staff from writing books criticising State policies 

The Tamil Nadu government has prevented its employees from publishing any work of art that contains opinions against state policies.

The State modified the provisions under the rules of conduct of the government of Tamil Nadu, 1973, which prescribes that any government official will obtain permission to publish any book or involve habit and in the literary or artist Boukse that moves, that the service of the service and that the novel, the drama, the essay and the poetry of poetry will immediately inform the authority to the authority. remuneration of the editor.

An issue of orders from the Department of Human Resources Management dated February 24, 2025 said that in the centenary celebration of former Prime Minister M. Karunanidhi, as a measure of encouraging and appreciating writing skills, the rules service is inclined, the Anthe Leannment rules service can publish books about mere intimacy to the competent authority, instead of OBTR.

While doing so, the employee will submit a statement that there have been no criticisms or in the state in the book and the book does not contain any objectable text/content that affects the law and order of the State.

In the new rules after the recent amendment, a government official can publish, about information to the competent authority, books on literature, story, novel, drama, essay, poetry and professional and academic issues, exception of a book that is related to those related to those related to those related to relationships. However, this would be subject to the condition that the author grants a self -decoration that no criticism or attack against the State had been done in the book and does not contain opinions against the government’s policy and the order of the state text.

A government servant does not, without the permission of the competent authority, will commit to habitomy in the literary or artistic work of any kind, he says. In addition, the employee will not use his official time and influence for the promotion, the sale of copies of the book. The new rules said that no government official will accept remuneration or remuneration of global sum in basic royalties of the editors without obtaining previous government permission in all cases.