THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

(17) Ministerial servant means a Government servant of a Subordinate Service whose duties areentirely clerical and any other class of servant specially defined as such by general or special order ofGovernment.(18) Month means a calendar month. In calculating a period expressed in terms of months anddays, complete calendar months, irrespective of the number of days in each, should first be calculatedand then add number of days calculated subsequently.RULINGS.Calculation of Calendar Months.Calculation of a period expressed in terms of months and days—(a) To calculate 3 months and 20 days on and from the 25th January, the following method shouldbe adopted:—Y. M. D.25th January to 31st January 0 0 7February to April 0 3 01st May to 13th May 0 0 130 3 20(b) The period commencing on 30th January and ending with 2nd March should be deemed as1 month and 4 days as indicated below:—Y. M. D.30th January to 31st January 0 0 2February 0 1 01st March and 2nd March 0 0 20 1 4The above ruling shall take effect from 2nd February 1971.[G.O.Ms.No.1480, Finance (F.R.) dated 13th October 1971.](19) Officiate.—A Government servant officiates in a post when he performs the duties of a post onwhich another person holds a lien. Government may, if it thinks fit, appoint a Government servant toofficiate in a vacant post on which no other Government servant holds a lien.Delegation under Rule 9 (19).The authority which has power to make a substantive appointment to a vacant post may appoint aGovernment servant to officiate in it.Instruction under Rule 9 (19).A post vacated by a Government servant who has been dismissed should not be filledsubstantively, pending the result of such appeal as the rules permit.(21) (a) Pay means the amount drawn monthly by a Government servant as—(i) the pay, other than special pay or pay granted in view of his personal qualifications whichhas been sanctioned to a post held by him substantively or in an officiating capacity or to which he isentitled by reason of his position in a cadre;(ii) special pay and personal pay; and(iii) any other emoluments which may be specially classed as pay by Government.8