THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

(b) Government may issue orders, declaring that in the circumstances similar to thosementioned below, a Government servant may be treated as on duty—(i) During a course of instruction or training.(ii) In the case of any particular class of Government stipendiary students during theperiod of training as a stipendiary before substantive appointment as a Government servant,for the purpose of counting for leave and increment subject to any conditions imposed byGovernment.(iii) During the period of any examination (optional or obligatory) which a Governmentservant is permitted to attend including the number of days actually required for proceeding toand returning from the station at which the examination is held.Instructions.1. A list of authorised courses of instruction or training of the Government servants who may bedeputed and of the authorities competent to depute them is given in Annexure I.2. The concession in item (iii) of sub-clause (b) above shall not be granted more than twice for thesame optional examination.3. The period of interview held by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for the selection ofDistrict Munsifs including the number of days actually required by service candidates for proceeding toand returning from Madras will be treated as duty under item (iii) of sub-clause (b) above.RULINGS.(1) Civil Officers taken prisoners or left behind in enemy-occupied territory should be regarded asstill on duty for all purposes.(2) In the case of officers of the Education Department deputed to undergo a course of trainingrecognised by the Tamil Nadu Educational Rules, (1) the period of training as stipendiary beforesubstantive appointment as a Government servant, and (2) the periods spent in transit to and from thetraining institution will count both for leave and increment in the post held prior to such training.(G.O.Ms.No. 1129, Education, dated 31st May 1929.)Compulsory Wait for orders of Posting.(3) When a Government servant has compulsorily to wait for orders of posting, such period ofwaiting shall be treated as duty. During such period, he shall be eligible to draw the pay plus specialpay which he would have drawn had he continued in the post he held immediately before the periodof compulsory wait or the pay plus special pay which he will draw on taking charge of the new post,whichever is less. For this purpose, no temporary post need be created.The compensatory allowances shall be reckoned at the rates admissible at the station in which hewas on compulsory wait.(G.O.Ms.No.235, Finance, dated 14th March 1977)[G.O.Ms.No.430, Finance (F.R.) dated 2nd April 1973.]Explanation 1-The Commissioner for Revenue Administration is empowered to regularise theperiod of waiting of the Deputy Collectors under his administrative control for orders of posting as dutyunder ruling (3) of rule 9 (6) (b) subject to a maximum period of thirty days.[G.O.Ms.No.1188, Finance (FR.I), dated 18th December 1975.]Explanation 2 (i). The Collectors are authorised to draw and disburse the pay and allowances lastdrawn by the Deputy Collectors who were working under their control before their transfer and whoare made to wait for more than a month or 30 days for postings (compulsory wait) pendingregularisation of the period of compulsory wait;(ii) In all other cases viz., Deputy Collectors working in the Urban Land Tax, Agricultural IncomeTax, etc., including those transferred from Foreign Bodies, the Commissioner for RevenueAdministration will draw the pay and allowances last drawn and disburse them to the DeputyCollectors on compulsory wait after obtaining the Last Pay Certificate from their old station.5