THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

Note 1.—If an officiating Government servant in a post, who has no substantive appointment isdischarged from service for want of vacancy, he shall on appointment to the same post, draw the paylast drawn prior to his discharge from service. The periods prior to the discharge from service shallcount for purpose of future increment in the time scale of pay of that post.Note 2.—Omitted.(w.e.f. 7-4-1986)[G.O. Ms. No. 1072, P and A.R. (FR. III) Dept., dated 31st October 1986.]Note 3.—A Government servant of the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service or the MalabarSpecial Police Subordinate Service can count for increments, the service rendered prior tosuspension imposed on him as a specific penalty.Note 4.—In the case of Constables and Head Constables of the Tamil Nadu Police SubordinateService and Constables, Lance Naiks, Naiks, Havildars and Havildars-Major of the Malabar SpecialPolice and the Special Armed Police appointed after the 30th March 1959, the increments accruingduring the period between the first and fifteenth of a month shall be sanctioned to take effect on thefirst of the month itself and the increments accruing during the period between sixteenth and the lastday of the month shall be sanctioned to take effect on the first day of the succeeding month.Note 5.—Not more than three increments shall be allowed for service in a post under theGovernment in respect of which rules have not been made.[G.O. Ms. No. 1409, Finance (F.R.), dated 25th October 1972.]Note.7—The period of training undergone by Government servants appointed by direct recruitmentto a post prior to their actual independent charge of such post, during which they draw pay at theminimum of the time scale of pay applicable to such post, shall count for increment in the time scale ofpay applicable to such post.[G.O. Ms. No. 370, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Per.J) Department, dated 26-6-1989. Witheffect from 28th June, 1982.](b) Service in another post, other than a post carrying less pay referred to in clause (a) ofRule 15, whether in a substantive or officiating capacity, service on deputation and leaveexcept extraordinary leave taken otherwise than on medical certificate, count for increments inthe time-scale applicable to the post on which the Government servant holds a lien, as well asin the time-scale applicable to the post or posts, if any, on which he would hold a lien had hislien not been suspended:Provided that Government shall have power in any case in which they are satisfied that theleave was taken for any cause beyond the Government servant’s control to direct thatextraordinary leave shall be counted for increment under this clause;Provided further that the period of compulsory leave taken by officiating Civil Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons,Mould and Radon Technicians, Radiographers, Radium Assistants, and Dark- room Assistants in the RadiologyDepartment and officiating Medical Officers in a Government Tuberculosis Institution shall count for increment.Note 1.—A Government servant deputed out of India under Fundamental Rule 51, may count theperiod of deputation for increments in the time-scale of pay attached to the post of which he wasofficiating when he proceeded on deputation. The period of deputation so reckoned for incrementshould be limited to the period during which the Government servant would have actually officiated inthe post but for his deputation.Note 2.—When a Government servant while officiating in a post, is deputed to anotherGovernment in India, the period of such deputation shall count for increment in the time-scaleapplicable to the post in which he was officiating at the time of deputation. The period of deputationwhich counts for increment in the post in which the Government servant was officiating at the time ofdeputation shall be limited to the period during which he would have continued to officiate but for hisdeputation.Note 3.—The Director of Agriculture shall issue the certificate of officiation in respect of officers ofAgriculture Department working outside the department.[G.O. Ms. No. 1123, Finance, dated 15th September 1970.]Note 4.—The Chief Engineers in charge of establishment in the Public Works Department andHighways and Rural Works Department shall issue the certificate of officiation in respect of Assistant44