Section 15 in Tamil Nadu Village Panchayat Secretaries (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2013
15. Authority competent to impose the penalities.
- The authority competent to impose any of the above penalties shall be the Personal Assistant (Development) to the Collector. However, the Block Development Officer (Village Panchayats) may initiate disciplinary action on the Village Panchayat Secretary and remit the papers to Personal Assistant (Development) to the Collector for passing final orders.
