PUBLIC DEPARTMENT - Establishment-I & Legislature - THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATORS (RAILWAY FARE TO FORMER MEMBERS) RULES, 2018

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No. 370] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 Aippasi 13, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2049

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(Establishment-I & Legislature)

THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATORS (RAILWAY FARE TO FORMER MEMBERS) RULES, 2018.

[G.O. Ms. No.842, Public (Establishment-I & Legislature), 30th October 2018,

ஐப்பசி 13, விளம்பி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு&2049.]

No. SRO A- 51(c)/2018.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 read with Section 12-D of the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries Act, 1951 (Tamil Nadu Act XX of 1951), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following rules:-

R(cid:3485)(cid:3476)(cid:3469)(cid:3483)

1. Short title and Commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Legislators (Railway fare to former Members) Rules, 2018.

(2) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force on the 13th August, 2018.

2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Act" means the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries Act, 1951 (Tamil Nadu Act XX of 1951);

(b) "Assembly" means the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly;

(c) "Authorised Officer" means an offi cer travelling not below the rank of an Under Secretary, Legislative Assembly Secretariat authorised by the Secretary to counter- sign and claim the railway fare bills of the former Members and to make payment of such railway fare;

(d) "Bank" means a Nationalised Bank;

Ex-III-1(a)(370)

[1]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (e) "Celebration" means Independence Day or Republic Day celebration held at Chennai.

(f) "Council" means the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council;

(g) "Form" means the forms appended to these rules;

(h) "Former Member" means every Member, who had been a Member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council;

(i) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly; and

(j) "State" means the State of Tamil Nadu.

3. Applicability.- These rules shall apply only to journeys undertaken by the former Member for the purpose of participating in the Celebrations.

4. Railway fare to former Members.- Every former Member shall be eligible for railway fare for his journey in an accommodation not higher than that of two-tier air-conditioned class, excluding tatkal Charges, for attending the celebration from his usual place of residence to Chennai and back therefrom:

Provided that if the place of residence of the former Member happens to be outside the State, the actual railway fare shall be calculated from the railway station within Tamil Nadu which is nearest to his place of residence:

Provided further that railway fare under this section shall not be paid to any former Member, who is in receipt of free railway pass issued by the Central Government or by any other authority for having been a Member of Parliament.

5. Authority for payment of railway fare to former Members.- The Secretary or the authorised offi cer shall be the authority competent to make the payment of railway fare to the former Member.

6. Payment of railway fare.- (1) Every former Member, who has attended the celebration shall prefer the claim within two months as prescribed in Form-A appended to these rules and delivered at the offi ce of the Secretary.

(2) If a claim for railway fare is preferred by a former Member after the expiry of three months from the date of its becoming due, such claim shall be regarded as time-barred and rejected summarily.

7. Claims of payments for railway fare.- On receipt of the claim from the former Member, a bill for payment of such fare shall be prepared in Form-B appended to these rules, scrutinised and passed for payment by the Secretary or the authorised offi cer.

8. Mode of payment of railway fare.- The railway fare shall be paid by the Secretary or the authorised offi cer to the Bank Account of the former Member in which his pension is credited.

9. Death of Former Member.- In the event of the death of a former Member, the unclaimed and undisbursed amount of railway fare for journeys for attending the celebration at Chennai, if any, shall be paid to his or her legal heir, after recovering the dues, if any, to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat or to the Government.

10. Receipt of payment of railway fare.- The former Member or in the event of death of a former Member, his or her legal heir shall furnish a stamped receipt in duplicate, for the receipt of the payment of railway fare in Form-C appended to these rules.

11. Over payments or wrong payments.- If any over payment or wrong payment is made, the amounts so paid shall be adjusted in the subsequent payment payable under these rules, if any, or recovered from the pension payable to the former Member or in the event of the death of a former Member from his or her legal heir or recovered under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 (Tamil Nadu Act II of 1864) as if, it were an arrear of land revenue.

12. Special Provisions.- The decision of the Secretary on all matters relating to the payment of railway fare, not specifi cally provided for in these rules, shall be fi nal.

P. SENTHILKUMAR, Principal Secretary to Government (FAC).

APPENDIX

FORM-A

(See rule 6)

Form of application to be fi lled in by former Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly / Legislative Council for sanction of railway fare.

(Strike off whichever is not applicable)

1. Name of former Member (In Block Letters)

:

2. Constituency

:

3. Period of Membership

:

4. Whether the applicant was a former Member of Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha :

5. Usual Place of Residence

:

6. Nearest Railway Station in Tamil Nadu from the usual place of Residence :

7. Date of onward journey to Chennai :

8. Date of return journey from Chennai :

9. Class of Travel

:

10. Railway fare (excluding total Charges)

(a) Onward Journey : Rs.

(b) Return Journey : Rs.

Total : Rs.

(Rupees.............................................................................)

Signature of former Member.

CERTIFICATE

Certifi ed that I had attended the Independence Day / Republic Day Celebration in Chennai and had actually travelled by train in Class and that the above claim is correct to the best of my knowledge.

Signature of former Member.

FORM-B

(See rule 7)

Head of Account: [File relating to assignment of New Head of Account has been sent to Finance Department.] BILL FOR PAYMENT OF RAILWAY FARE TO THE FORMER MEMBER OF THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY / LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Month of............ Year......... Voucher No..........................

(Amount in Rupees)

Certifi ed that the amount has not been drawn and paid previously.

Passed for payment of Rs. (Rupees only)

The Secretary

or

Authorised Offi cer,

Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

FORM-C

(See rule 10)

(Stamped Receipt for Payment of Railway fare )

Name of Former Member :

Constituency :

Receipt No. Dated:

Received Rs............ (Rupees ........................................ only) from the Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat or the Authorised Offi cer of Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-9, being the payment of Railway fare for participating in the Independence Day / Republic Day celebrations held in Chennai on......................

Sd/-

Former Member

Legislative Assembly / Council or in the

Death of Former Member his legal heir

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