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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 2020
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No. 24] cHENNAI, wEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 Vaikasi 28, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051
Part III—Section 1(b)
Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIfICATIONS by GOVERNMENT
CONTENTS
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FINANcE DEPARTMENT
Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 .. .. .. .. .. 38-40
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DTP—III-1(b)-(24)38 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAzETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b)
NOTIfICATIONS by GOVERNMENT
FINANcE DEPARTMENT
Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978.
[G.O.Ms.No.260, Finance (Pension), 30th May 2020, Vaikasi 17, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2051.]
No. SRO-B-17/2020.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978, namely: -
2. (1) The amendments (1)(a), 1(c), (2), (3)(a), (3)(c)(i), (3)(c)(ii) and (3)(d) hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st January 2016.
(2) The amendments (1)(b) and (3)(b) hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st January 2011.
(3) The amendment (4) hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st October 2017.
Amendments.
In the said Rules,-
(1) in rule 43, -
(a) in sub-rule (2-A), in clause (b), for the expression "three thousand and fifty", the expression "seven thousand eight hundred and fifty" shall be substituted;
(b) after sub-rule (2-A), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: -
"(2-B) In addition to pension admissible in accordance with sub-rule (2A), after completion of eighty years of age or above, the quantum of additional pension shall be payable to the retired Government servant in the following manner: -
| Sl. No. | Age of Pensioner | Quantum of additional pension |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | From 80 years to less than 85 years | 20 per cent of basic pension. |
| 2. | From 85 years to less than 90 years | 30 per cent of basic pension. |
| 3. | From 90 years to less than 95 years | 40 per cent of basic pension. |
| 4. | From 95 years to less than 100 years | 50 per cent of basic pension. |
| 5. | 100 years or more | 100 per cent of basic pension. |
Note.- In this Rule, the expression 'years' shall mean completed years.
(c) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely;
"(4) The amount of pension and the quantum of additional pension finally determined under subrule (2A) and subrule (2B), respectively, shall be expressed in whole rupees and where the pension and the quantum of additional pension contain a fraction of a rupee, it shall be rounded off to the next higher ten rupee.";
(2) in rule 45, in sub-rule (1), –
(a) to clause (b), the following proviso shall be added, namely: -
"Provided that if a Government servant dies while in service on or after the 1st January 2016, Death Gratuity shall be paid as specified in the Table below and in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 46.-June 10, 2020] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAzETTE 39 The Table
| Sl. No. | Length of Service | Rate of Gratuity |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Less than one year | Two times of monthly emoluments |
| 2. | One year or more but less than five years | Six times of monthly emoluments |
| 3. | Five years or more but less than eleven years | Twelve times of monthly emoluments |
| 4. | Eleven years or more but less than twenty years | Fifteen times of monthly emoluments |
| 5. | Twenty years or more | Half month's emoluments for every completed six-monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of thirty-three times of monthly emoluments. |
(b) in clause (c), after the seventh proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely: - "Provided also that in respect of cases arising on or after the 1st January 2016, the maximum limit of Death cum Retirement Gratuity shall not exceed rupees twenty lakhs. The ceiling on gratuity shall be increased by 25 per cent of Rs.20 lakh, i.e. Rs.5 lakh each time the rate of dearness allowance crosses a multiple of 50 percentage points."
(3) in rule 49,-
(a) in sub-rule (2A), –
(i) in clause (i), for the expression "Rs.3050" and "Rs.23100", the expression "Rs.7850" and "Rs.67500" shall, respectively, be substituted;
(ii) in clause (ii), for the expression "Rs.3050", the expression "Rs.7850" shall be substituted;
(b) after sub-rule (2-A), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"(2-B). In addition to family pension admissible in accordance with subrule (2-A), after completion of eighty years of age or above, the quantum of additional family pension shall be payable to the retired Government servant in the following manner: -
| Sl. No. | Age of family pensioner | Quantum of additional family pension |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | From 80 years to less than 85 years | 20 per cent of family pension. |
| 2. | From 85 years to less than 90 years | 30 per cent of family pension. |
| 3. | From 90 years to less than 95 years | 40 per cent of family pension. |
| 4. | From 95 years to less than 100 years | 50 per cent of family pension. |
| 5. | 100 years or more | 100 per cent of family pension. |
Note.- In this Rule, the expression 'years' shall mean completed years.
(c) in sub-rule (3), in clause (a),-
(i) for the expression "Rs.23100", the expression "Rs.67500" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the expression "from the date following the date of death of Government Servant for a period of seven years", the expression "from the date following the date of death of Government Servant for a period of ten years" shall be substituted;
(d) for sub-rule (3-A), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(3-A) The amount of family pension and the quantum of additional family pension finally determined under sub-rule (2-A) and sub-rule (2-B) shall be expressed in whole rupees and where the family pension and the quantum of additional family pension contains a fraction of a rupee, it shall be rounded off to the next higher ten rupee." ;
40 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAzETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b)(4) in rule 50-B, -
(a) for the expression "Rs.100", the expression "Rs.300" shall be substituted;
(b) after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely: -
"Provided further that in case the pensioner or family pensioner is in receipt of two pensions, namely, service pension and family pension or military pension and civil pension or military family pension and civil family pension, only single medical allowance shall admissible.".
S.KRISHNAN, Additional Chief Secretary to Government. P R I N T E D AND PUBLISHED BY THE cOMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, cHENNAI O N B E H A L F O F T H E GOVERNMENT O F TA M I L NA D U