THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

The TableSl.No Kinds of Higher Studies Period of bond Penalty1. Higher Studies atGovernment cost with inIndia.2. Higher Studies at own costwithin India.3. Higher Studies outsideIndia at Government costfor.(i) more than 30 days butupto 180 days.(ii) more than 180 daysThrice the period ofstudy..Twice the periodTwo YearsFour times of the periodof study.The Governmentservant shall pay thepay and allowances forthe period of bond andexpenditure on higherstudies incurred byGovernment, if any.The Governmentservant shall pay thepay and allowances forthe period of bond andexpenditure on higherstudies incurred byGovernment, if any.4.Higher Studies outsideIndia at own cost for-(i) more than 30 days butupto 180 daysii) more than 180 daysOne yearTwice the period of studysubject to a minimumof two years.The Governmentservant shall pay thepay and allowancesfor the period ofbondandexpenditure onhigher studiesincurred byGovernment, if any.Explanation:—If any Government servant who has executed a bond to serve the Government for astipulated period wants to leave Government service in the middle of the binding period on voluntaryretirement or on resignation, he should remit the Government the bond amount, equivalent to thebalance period he is required to serve the Government.(ii) in Form-A and Form-AI for the clause starting with the words “Now the condition” and endingwith the words “Government loan”, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-Now the condition of the above written obligation is that in the event of my resignation or voluntaryretirement from service without returning to duty after the expiry or termination of the period of studyleave or in the middle of the binding period, I shall forthwith pay to the Government or, as the casemay be directed by the Government, on demand the said sum of Rs................................ together withinterest thereon from the date of demand at the Government rates for the time being in force onGovernment loan.(with effect from 22nd December 1982).[G.O. Ms. No. 145, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR. IV) Department, dated 14th March1996.]18. Resignation and retirement.—(1) If a Government servant resigns or retires from servicewithout returning to duty after a period of study leave or within a period of three years aftersuch return to duty, he shall be required to refund double the amount of leave salary, studyallowance, cost of fees, travelling and other expenses, if any, incurred by the Government anddrawn by him for the period of study leave, together with interest thereon at Government ratesfor the time being in force on Government loans from the date of demand before hisresignation is accepted or permission to retire is granted:299