Section 2(11) in Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats (Establishment) Rules, 1988
(11)Recruited Direct. - A candidate is said to be "recruited direct" to a service, class, category or post when, at the time of his first appointment, he is not in the service of the town panchayat:Provided that for the purposes of this definition a person shall be deemed to be not in the service of the town panchayat -(a)if a period of five years has not elapsed since his first appointment to a service; or(b)if he belongs to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes;
