THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

Declaration..............................................................................................................................................declare that(Name)(Designation)Thiru.....................................................................................................................................................(Name and designation of the officer to be relieved) and Thiru................................................................ ..........................................................(Name of the relievingofficer) (Designation) were engaged in joint inspection of several scattered works and/orstores during the period from..................................................... to..........................................................in connection with handing over and taking over charge and I do not consider the above period asexcessive during which Thiru.......................................... shall be treated as on duty. (Name of therelieving officer).Station:Dated:(G.O. Ms. No. 14, Finance, dated 5th January 1960.)Name:Designation:(2) A question arose whether, during the period occupied in handing over and taking over chargeof scattered works referred to in ruling (1) above, both the relieved and relieving officers are entitled tofree quarters or house-rent allowance in lieu thereof. The concession of house-rent allowance or freequarters ordinarily admissible to an officer should be treated as “ordinary pay and allowances” withinthe meaning of the first sentence of ruling (1) above and is admissible to both the relieved and therelieving officers in the circumstances explained above.(Comptroller and Auditor-General’s Letter No.T-128-A/11/35, dated 9th May 1935.)(3) Office Assistant should be considered to come within the scope of Proviso to Rule 107(G.O. Ms. No. 633, Finance, dated 5th August 1926.)(4) Permanent Piece Work Compositors in the Government Presses, will, during joining time, beeligible for the transit pay calculated on the average monthly earning during the twelve completemonths preceding the month in which the transfers take place.(G.O. Ms. No. 730, Finance, dated 4th October 1929.)(5) For a Government servant who, while officiating in a post, proceeds on training or to attend acourse of instruction and who is treated as on duty, while under training, the period of such duty willcount for increment in the post in which he was officiating prior to his being sent for training orinstruction if he is allowed the pay of the officiating post during such period(6) For the purposes of Rule 107 (a), “pay” should be taken to be as defined in Rule 9 (21).(7) Whenever a Government servant officiating in a higher post is in transit consequent onreversion to his substantive post but is subsequently reappointed to the same officiating post, beforetaking charge of the substantive post, the claim for “transit pay” should be based only on hissubstantive pay and such period of joining time will not count for increment in the officiating post.(8) The period spent by the members of the Tamil Nadu Electrical Subordinate Service, appointedby direct recruitment, in taking over charge on their first appointments, should be treated as duty andthey should be paid the pay and allowances admissible to such posts.(Finance Memorandum No.86068/C.S.R.-2., dated 26th November 1953.)(9) The period spent by newly appointed Engineer Officers from the day they report for duty to theday they complete taking over charge of posts involving verification and inspection of the stores, etc.,shall be treated as duty. It is not necessary to create new posts to accommodate the direct recruitsince treating the period as duty is itself a sufficient sanction in this regard.(Finance Memorandum No.137274/F.R./65-4, dated 12th March 1966.)(10) A Government servant will be allowed during the period of taking over charge on return fromleave of a post carrying Madras House Allowance, the same rate of Madras House Allowance whichhe was drawing while proceeding on leave and during the period of leave.(Finance Memorandum No.94566-A/C.S.R.-1, dated 10th December 1953.)(11) Superintendent of Police may allow the Reserve Inspectors and Accountants in charge ofDistrict Police Stores, additional joining time to cover the actual period of transfer of charge subject to151