THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

RULINGS.(1) The refixation of pay under Rule 22 (1) (b) (i) is a fresh fixation of initial pay and not grant ofincrement in the officiating post. Such fresh fixation of pay will not be against the provisions of clause(i) of sub-rule (2) of Rule 31-A. The pay of a probationer can also be re-fixed under Rule 22(1) (b) (i).(G.O. No. 189, Finance, dated 29th February 1960.)(2) For temporary Junior Engineers and Supervisors in the Public Works Department and thetemporary teaching staff of Technical Educational Institutions who are granted increments for theiremergency service, when appointed regularly on probation, the first increment specified in Rule 31-A(2) (i) will be increment falling due after the date of commencement of probation and the secondincrement shall be granted to them only after their satisfactory completion of probation.(Memo No. 77807/FR/61-3, dated 6th September 1961.)[G.O. Ms. No. 422, Finance (F.R.I.), dated 27th March 1974.](3) When the Account Test for Subordinate Officers, Part-I is prescribed to be passed within theperiod of probation, in the service rules, the advance increment granted to probationers for passingthe test will not be brought within the purview of the rule.(4) Where the Account Test for Subordinate Officers, Part-I is not prescribed as a condition ofprobation, but is required to be passed either for continuance in that post or for promotion to a higherpost, the advance increment should be allowed from the day following the last day of the testirrespective of whether the test is passed within or after the period of probation.(With effect from 5th September 1983)[G.O. Ms. No. 301, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR.III) Department, dated 26th March1985.]31-B. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the pay of a Government servantwhose promotion or appointment to a post is found to be or to have been erroneous, shall beregulated in accordance with any general or special orders issued by the Government in thisbehalf.(G.O. Ms. No. 1175, Finance, dated 6th October 1964.)33. When a Government servant officiates in a post, the pay of which has been fixed at arate personal to another Government servant, Government may permit him to draw pay at anyrate not exceeding the rate so fixed or if the rate so fixed be a time-scale, may grant him initialpay not exceeding the lower stage of that time-scale and future increments not exceedingthose of the sanctioned scales.Note.—Rule 33 prescribes the initial rate of pay of an officer officiating in a post, the pay of whichhas been fixed at a rate personal to another Government servant. If the pay thus personally fixed ison a time-scale, it is not intended that an officiating incumbent should be debarred from drawingincrements in the time-scale according to the ordinary rules.(Comptroller and Audior-General’s letter No.144-A/34-24, dated the 2nd March 1922.)35. Government may fix the pay of an officiating Government servant at an amount lessthan that admissible under these rules.Note.—This rule makes it possible to dispense with charge allowances and the system of holdingcharge. It also obviates the necessity for special rules fixing definite rates or allowances for definiteacting incumbents. There may be other cases also in which Government will wish to give less than thefull pay, particularly those of Government servants without substantive posts.Delegation under Rule 35.The head of a department is empowered to exercise full powers under this rule.RULINGS.Scope of the rule.(1) One class of cases falling under this rule is that in which a Government servant merely holdscharge of the current duties and does not perform the full duties of the post.64