Section 5 in The Tamil Nadu Village Servants Service Rules, 1980
5. Qualifications.
(1)No person shall be eligible for appointment to the post of a Village Servant, unless he possesses the qualifications specified below, namely:-(i)knowledge to read and write Tamil; and(ii)knows cycling and is physically fit.(2)The appointing authority shall also take into consideration the following factors, namely:-(i)whether the applicant is a resident of the charge of village;(ii)whether the applicant is a person belonging to one of the communities included in the list of 1Backward Classes recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu;
