Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay personally delivered an appointment order to a pregnant recruit.
The recruit, Akshayalakshmi, was in her 40th week of pregnancy and unable to climb the stage stairs.
The event was held at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai for 401 new TNPSC appointees.
Key officials including Energy Minister R. Nirmalkumar and Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar attended the ceremony.