THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

Explanation.—The competent authority referred to above is the authority who sanctions the leave,relief or transfer.3. When a Government servant is transferred from a post in which he draws a compensatoryallowance such as Madras House Allowance or Hill Allowance (other than a Travelling Allowance) to apost to which a compensatory allowance of a like nature is attached, he may draw the allowanceduring joining time, provided that if the rates of the allowance differ, he may draw the lower rate only.4. (a) While on duty.—Houst-rent allowance attached to a post may be drawn in full by aGovernment servant officiating in the post provided that, subject to mutual arrangement, it maycontinue to be paid to the Government servant for whom he is officiating for a maximum period of fourmonths.(b) While on leave with allowances.—A Government servant, shall be permitted to draw houserentallowance for six months of leave including maternity leave but not extraordinary leave. He shallbe paid house-rent allowance during the priod of leave at the rates at which he was entitled to it priorto going on leave irrespective of whether he is reposted to the same station or not.[G.O. Ms. No. 623, Finance (F.R.-I), dated 13th April 1974.](c) When a Government servant, occupying rent-free quarters at the station at which he entersleave, vacates such quarters, he shall be paid house-rent allowance from the date of vacation of thequarters at the rate otherwise admissible to him at the station, if rent-free quarters had not beenattached to that post.[G.O. Ms. No. 490, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (F.R.III) Department, dated 23rd May 1983with effect from 19th January 1983.]5. Subject to the condition that no house-rent allowance in lieu of rent-free quarters is claimed atthe new headquarters a subordinate police officer, who is entitled to rent-free quarters and who isunable to secure a house at his new headquarters may be permitted to draw house-rent allowance forthe house occupied by his family at the old headquarters. In special cases, where a head constable orconstable has to keep his family at a place other than the old or new headquarters by force orcircumstances, he may be permitted, subject to the fulfilment of the other conditions specified in thepreceding sentence, to draw the actual rent for the house occupied by his family or the house-rentallowance admissible under the rules, whichever is less.Fireman and others of equivalent rank in the Fire Service Department are also entitled to theabove concession.6. Travelling allowance has been dealt with separately.*7. The competent authority shall embody in the orders sanctioning the leave or transfer, acertificate regarding the likelihood of the Government servant’s return either to the post from which heproceeded on leave or transfer to another post carrying a similar allowance.In the absence of the certificate referred to in the first paragraph, Madras House Allowance may bedrawn by a Government servant for the period of leave provided that-(i) he actually returns to the same post from which he proceeded on leave or to another postcarrying a similar allowance;(ii) the competent authority furnishes a certificate to the effect that the Government servant,who is allowed Madras House Allowance for the leave period, actually retained his house in MadrasCity during leave and that he actually incurred the expenses to meet for which such allowance is paid;(iii) the allowance shall be drawn only on the return of the Government servant from leave; and(iv) in the case of a Government servant who is entitled to Madras House Allowance, though heoccupies a house owned by him, a certificate shall be furnished to the effect that he continued toreside in the same house during the period of leave.In the case of an allowance granted for the expensiveness of living, the Government servant shallcertify that he or his family or both resided for the period for which the allowance is claimed at the oldstation or at another station in which he would be entitled to a similar allowance. In the case of otherallowances, the Government servant shall certify that for the period for which the allowance isclaimed, he continued to incur the expenses, to meet which, the allowance was granted.68