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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 24]

chennai, wednesday, June 10, 2020

Vaikasi 28, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2020

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Part iiI—Section 1(b)

Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

Notifications by government

DTP—III-1(b)-(24)

Contents

Pages.

finance Department

Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978

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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: -

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Age of Pensioner

Quantum of additional pension

(1)

(2)

(3)

From 80 years to less than 85 years

20 per cent of basic pension.

From 85 years to less than 90 years

30 per cent of basic pension.

From 90 years to less than 95 years

40 per cent of basic pension.

From 95 years to less than 100 years

50 per cent of basic pension.

100 years or more

100 per cent of basic pension.

Note.- In this Rule, the expression ‘years’ shall mean completed years.

“(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.-

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The Table

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Length of Service

Rate of Gratuity

(1)

(2)

(3)

Less than one year

Two times of monthly emoluments

One year or more but less than

five years

Six times of monthly emoluments

Five years or more but less

than eleven years

Twelve times of monthly emoluments

Eleven years or more but less

than twenty years

Fifteen times of monthly emoluments

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: -

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Age of family pensioner

Quantum of additional family

pension

(1)

(2)

(3)

From 80 years to less than 85 years

20 per cent of family pension.

From 85 years to less than 90 years

30 per cent of family pension.

From 90 years to less than 95 years

40 per cent of family pension.

From 95 years to less than 100 years

50 per cent of family pension.

100 years or more

100 per cent of family pension.

Note.- In this Rule, the expression ‘years’ shall mean completed years.

(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.” ;

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(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.

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