FINANCE DEPARTMENT - Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Travelling Allowance Rules

© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2017 [Price: Rs. 2.40 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 52] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2017 Margazhi 12, Hevilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu – 2048 Part III—Section 1(b) Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT CONTENTS Pages. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Subordinate Service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 149-150 HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service .. .. 146 PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT Amendment to the Fundamental Rules .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147-148 Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service .. .. .. 148 TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service .. .. .. 148-149 [145] DTP—III-1(b) (52)146 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service [G.O. Ms. No. 279, Health and Family Welfare (C1), 8th August 2017, Aadi 23, Hevilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2048] No. SRO B-79/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service (Section 21 in Volume III of the Tamil Nadu Service Manual, 2016). AMENDMENTS In the said Rules, in Part-II, in Branch I - Medical, - (1) in rule 2, - in the tabular column, for the entries in column (2), against the entries “(3) category 3 of class I Theatre Assistants” in column (1), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- “By promotion from the post of Nursing Assistant Grade I: or if no suitable person is available, by promotion from the post in any other class or category of Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service; or If no suitable person is available for the above methods, recruitment by transfer from any other service; or If no suitable person is available for recruitment by transfer, by direct recruitment”; (2) in ANNEXURE I (referred to in rule 3), in the tabular column for the entries in column (2), against the entries “Category 3 Theatre Assistants” in column (1), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- “Head of the Institution concerned”; (3) in ANNEXURE II, (referred to in rule 5), in the tabular column for the entries in column (2), against the entries “Category 3 Theatre Assistants” in column (1), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) By promotion from among the holders of the post of Nursing Assistant Grade I or by promotion from any other class or category in the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service or by recruitment by transfer from any other service, One year Certificate course in Theatre Technician conducted by the Government Medical Institutions under the control of the Director of Medical Education or in any other Institutions recognized by the State or Central Government; and (2) By Direct recruitment.- (a) A pass in Higher Secondary Course with the science subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology or Physics, Chemistry and Biology; and (b) one year Certificate course in Theatre Technician conducted by the Government Medical lnstitutions under the control of the Director of Medical Education or in any other institutions recognized by the State or Central Government. (4) to rule 7, the following proviso shall be added namely:- “Provided that the period of probation for the person appointed to the post by recruitment by transfer, shall be one year on duty within a continuous period of two years”; (5) rules 8 and 9 shall be omitted. J. RADHAKRISHNAN, Principal Secretary to Government.Dec. 27, 2017] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 147 PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT Amendment to the Fundamental Rules [G.O. Ms. No. 153, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-IV), 5th December 2017, 裘ˆF¬è 19, «ýM÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2048.] No. SRO B-80/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 read with Article 313 of the Constitution of India and all other powers hereunto enabling, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Fundamental Rules:- 2. The amendment hereby made shall come into force on the 5th day of December 2017. AMENDMENT In the said Fundamental Rules, in rule 49,- 1. for the expression “one or more independent posts”, the expression “any one independent post, either under Government service or under foreign service on deputation, in addition to his regular post” shall be substituted; 2. for Clause (1) and the Explanations thereunder, the following Clause and Explanations shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) (i) When a Government servant belonging to Group A or Group B, either permanent or officiating including a re-employed pensioner or a permanent employee of a local body, holding a temporary post or officiating in a post under Government is appointed to hold full additional charge of a post, additional pay shall be allowed only if the period of additional charge is more than thirty nine days. In computing the period of additional charge, holidays and casual leave should also be included. (ii) No additional pay shall be granted for holding additional charge of current duties of any post. (iii) Additional pay for holding full additional charge shall be granted at the rate of one fifth of the pay drawn in the regular post or half of the minimum pay of the additional post, whichever is less. The additional pay shall be sanctioned irrespective of the duration of the additional charge held by Group - A and B officers only. (iv) In the case of a Government servant whose additional pay has already been authorised for payment, with reference to their respective officiating or substantive pay, no arrears of such additional pay shall be paid in pursuance of subsequent retrospective orders of confirmation, completion of probation or regularisation of services in the post held by him resulting in an increase of substantive pay or pay in the regular post. But such additional pay may be calculated and paid on the basis of such orders, if it has not already been authorised for payment. (v) Additional pay shall be allowed to an officer holding a Government post when he is appointed to hold full additional charge of another post under foreign service on deputation and to an officer under foreign service holding full additional charge of another post in another foreign employer. Explanation I-In the case of a pensioner re-employed, the pay drawn by him in the re-employed post along with the pension originally sanctioned that it is before commutation, if any together with the pension equivalent of the Death- cum-Retirement Gratuity admitted to him as retirement benefit shall be taken as officiating pay for this purpose. Explanation II-For the purpose of this rule, the expression ‘pay’ and ’substantive pay’ shall not include any special pay. Explanation III-Whenever the post held in full additional charge is a post under a foreign employer, the additional pay shall be borne by the foreign employer concerned. (vi) The additional charge arrangement under this rule shall not be made to Group C and D posts I officials. The duties and responsibilities of the vacant post in these categories shall be distributed equally among others in the same cadre or category or post.”; (3) for Clause (2) and the Notes thereunder, the following Clause and the Notes shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) (a) In addition to the additional pay, the Government servant shall also be permitted to draw the compensatory allowance in full, attached to any one of the posts, whichever is higher. Note 1- The authority competent to appoint a Government servant to hold additional charge of a post shall declare whether he holds full charge of the other additional post or is appointed merely to discharge the current duties.148 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) Note 2.- No additional pay shall be granted unless the previous incumbent of the other post has actually given over charge thereof under orders of the competent authority. In the case, however, of additional charge of a new post which does not involve handing over charge thereof by the previous incumbent, additional pay shall be admissible subject to the provisions of this Rule, from the date of incumbent signs the certificate of transfer of charge when taking over additional charge of the new post. Note 3.- Leave not exceeding two months taken by a Government servant holding additional charge of another post shall not be construed as constituting a break in the additional charge arrangement. Note 4.- No additional pay shall be allowed during any period of vacation, unless the additional duty is performed during such period. Note 5.- Additional pay shall not be allowed as a matter of course or granted when the extra duties to be performed are only nominal or comparatively light. Note 6.- Additional pay as defined under ruling (2) under Fundamental Rule 9 (21) (a) shall not count as pay for purposes of calculating compensatory allowances.”. Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service [G.O. Ms. No. 156, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (B), 7th December 2017, 裘ˆF¬è-21, «ýM÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2048.] No. SRO B-81/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service. (Section 22 in Volume - III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016) 3. The amendments hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th December 2016. AMENDMENTS In the said Special Rules,- (1) in rule 35, in sub-rule (ab), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that on and from the 5th December 2016, a person appointed as Assistant by promotion from the post of Typist, after completion of 53 years of age need not undergo the said Foundational Training.” (2) in Annexure-V, “Tests to be passed, training to be undergone or other qualifications to be acquired by persons appointed to the service:”, in the tabular column, in item No.8, after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided also that on and from the 05th December 2016, those appointed as Junior Assistants by direct recruitment, after completion of 53 years of age, need not undergo the said Foundational Training.” S. SWARNA, Secretary to Government. TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service [G.O. Ms. No. 489, Transport (H1), 5th December 2017, 裘ˆF¬è-19, «ýM÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2048.] No. SRO B-82/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service (Section16 of Part III-A of the Special Rules in Volume-II of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016). AMENDMENTS In the said Special Rules, in Part-II, under the heading “Class L 1. Tamil Nadu State Transport Department - Motor Vehicles Maintenance Department”:- (1) in rule 2, in the TABLE, in column (2), for the entries against the expression “1 General Manager” in column (1), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-Dec. 27, 2017] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 149 (i) “By promotion from among the holders of the posts of Materials Manager and Deputy Director in Motor Vehicles Maintenance Department; or (ii) By recruitment by transfer from any other service.” (2) in rule 3, in sub-rule (b), in the TABLE against the entry “1 General Manager” in column (1), - (i) the entry “By direct recruitment” in column (2) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in column (3) shall be omitted; and (ii) the entries (i) in column (2) shall be shown as omitted. (iii) and against the entry “(i) By promotion” in column (2), for the entry in column (3), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:- “Must have worked as Materials Manager or Deputy Director or both in Motor Vehicles Maintenance Department as in-charge of a workshop for a period of not less than five years”. (3) in rule 2A under the heading “Rule of reservation” the entries (General Rule 22) may be substituted by “Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act 2016”. (4) in rule (3) Sub-rule (a) Age, under the heading “Qualification” may be substituted as follows: “No person shall be eligible for appointment to the categories by direct recruitment if he has completed or will complete 35 years of age on the first day of July in which the vacancy is notified”. P.W.C. DAVIDAR, Additional Chief Secretary to Government. LATE NOTIFICATIONS: NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Subordinate Service [G.O. Ms. No. 249, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH6), 20th December 2017, kh®fê 5, «ýM÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2048.] No. SRO B-83/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Subordinate Service (Section 2 in Volume III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016). AMENDMENTS In the said Special Rules.– (1) in rule 1, under the heading “Class III”, after the entry “2. Mechanic in Animal Husbandry Department”, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:- ‘3 Animal Husbandry Assistant’ ; (2) in rule 2, in the tabular column, under the heading “Class III”, after the entry “Category 2 Machanic in the Animal Husbandry Department” in the first column and the entries relating thereto in the second column thereof, the following entries shall, respectively, be added, namely: - “Category 3 Animal Husbandry Assistant Direct recruitment” ; (3) in rule 4, in the tabular column, under the heading ‘Class III’, after the entry “Category 2 Mechanic in the Animal Husbandry Department” in the first column and the entries relating thereto in the second column thereof, the following entries shall, respectively, be added, namely:-150 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) “Category 3 Animal Husbandry Assistant Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Clinician or Veterinary Surgeon concerned” ; (4) in rule 6, in the TABLE, after the entry “Mechanic in the Animal Husbandry Department” in column (1) and the corresponding entry relating thereto in column (2) thereof the following entries shall, respectively, be added, namely:- “Animal Husbandry Assistant 30 years on the first day of July of the year in which the selection is made” ; (5) after rule 7, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “7-A Rule of reservation.- The rule of reservation of appointment (Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016) shall apply for appointment by direct recruitment.”; (6) in rule 11,- (i) the existing provision shall be numbered as sub-rule (a); (ii) after sub-rule (a) as so numbered, the following sub-rule shall be added, namely:- “(b) Regional Joint Directors shall be competent to transfer Animal Husbandry Assistants within their respective Jurisdictions. The Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services shall be competent to transfer Animal Husbandry Assistants from one district to another district:”; (7) in the Annexure, under the heading “ Class III”, after the entry “Category 2 Mechanic in Animal Husbandry Department” in column (1) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in column (2) thereof, the following entries shall, respectively, be added, namely:-. “Category 3 Animal Husbandry Assistant (i) Must have appeared for the SSLC Examination; (ii) Must have the ability to handle live-stock; and (iii) Must know cycling”. K. GOPAL, Principal Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU