TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
©
[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.
2023
[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.
No. 190]
CHENNAI, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023
Vaikasi 9, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054
Part III—Section 1(a)
General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
III-1(a) Ex. (190)
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT
FRAMING OF TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS
(ACCOMMODATION) RULES, 2023 IN SUPERSESSION OF THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATORS' HOSTEL
(ACCOMMODATION) RULES, 1969.
[G.O. Ms. No. 320, Public (Establishment I & Legislature), 23rd May 2023,
வைகாசி 9, ச‚ோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2054.]
No. SRO A-20(a)/2023.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 12 read with section 12-E and sub-section (1)
of section 14 of the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries Act, 1951 (Tamil Nadu Act XX of 1951) and in supersession
of the Tamil Nadu Legislators' Hostel (Accommodation) Rules, 1969, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the
following Rules:-
Rules.
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Members
and Former Members (Accommodation) Rules, 2023.
(2) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27th day of May 2018.
2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
(1) "Act" means the Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries Act, 1951 (Tamil Nadu Act XX of 1951);
(2) “apartment” means an apartment in the Quarters;
(3) "Assembly" means the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly;
(4) "Authorised Officer" means an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative
Assembly Secretariat authorised by the Secretary to counter-sign the rental charge bills of the Former Members for
payment;
(5) "celebration" means Independence Day or Republic Day celebration held at Chennai;
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(6) "Council" means the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Legislative Council;
(7) "day" means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at the hour of occupation of accommodation;
(8) "family" means father, mother, spouse and children of the Member or Former Member;
(9) "Form" means the Forms appended to these rules;
(10) "Former Member" means Former Member of the Assembly or Former Member of the Council;
(11) "Government" means the State Government;
(12) "Hostel" means the Tamil Nadu Ex-Legislators' Hostel;
(13) "Member" means Member of the Assembly;
(14) "Quarters" means Member's Residential Apartment Quarters;
(15) “room” means room in the Hostel; and
(16) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat;
3. Charge for accommodation.-(1) Every Member along with his family shall be entitled to allotment of an
apartment on payment of monthly rent as specified in sub-section (3) of section 12 of the Act.
(2) Rental charges for accommodation in Hostel for Former Members shall be Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred
only) per day:
Provided that the Former Members shall be entitled to accommodation in Hostel only upto five days in a
calendar month either continuously or in spells and they shall be permitted to stay in the Hostel either with his or her
spouse or with an attendant:
Provided further that the Former Members who attend the celebrations shall be provided free accommodation
in the Hostel on the day of the celebrations and one day before and one day after the celebrations on first come
and first served basis and in case of non-availability of accommodation in the Hostel, they shall be paid at the rate
prescribed above or the actual rent paid by them for private accommodation, whichever is less.
4. Mode of recovery of Rental Charges.- The rent payable by the Members and the Former Members shall be
deducted from their salary and pension, respectively and credited to Government account.
5. Claim of Rental Charges by Former Members.-(1) Every Former Member who attended the celebration and
was not accommodated due to non-availability of room shall prefer a claim in Form-I appended to these Rules within
two months to the office of the Secretary.
(2) All claims for rental charges preferred by Former Members after the expiry of two months from the date
of it becoming due shall be regarded as time-barred and such claims shall be rejected summarily.
(3) The Secretary or the Authorised Officer shall be the authority competent to make the payment of rental
charges to the Former Members.
(4) On receipt of the claim from a Former Member under sub-rule (1), a bill for payment for such claim
shall be prepared in Form-II appended to these Rules, scrutinized and passed for payment by the Secretary or the
Authorised Officer.
(5) Rental Charges payable to Former Member will be credited to his bank account in which his monthly
pension is credited.
(6) In the event of the death of a Former Member after claiming the rental charges within the stipulated
period, the undisbursed amount of rental charges, if any, shall be credited to the bank account of his legal heir, in
which family pension is credited, after recovering the dues, if any, to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat or to the
Government.
(7) The Former Member or in the event of the death of a Former Member after claiming the rental charges
within the stipulated period, his legal heir, shall furnish an advance receipt in duplicate for the receipt of the payment
of rental charges in Form-III appended to these Rules.
6. Recovery of excess payments or wrong payments or outstanding dues.-In the event of excess payment
or wrong payment or outstanding dues, if any, the dues from the Member or the Former Member, shall be deducted
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from the subsequent payment payable under these Rules. In the case of death of a Member or Former Member,
the dues, if any, shall be recovered from the family pension or from his 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.
7. Servants of Member.-Servants of the Member shall be allowed to stay in the Quarters subject to restrictions
that may be imposed from time to time.
8. Prohibition of public meeting.-No Member or Former Member is entitled to conduct public meeting inside
the premises of the Quarters or Hostel.
9. Prohibition of cooking.-No cooking shall be permitted in the Hostel rooms.
10. Responsibility for loss of articles, etc.-A Member or a Former Member shall, during his stay, shall be
responsible for the loss or damage of articles including furniture, fixtures provided in the apartment or Hostel room
occupied by him.
11. Use of Telephones.-A Member or a Former Member shall be entitled to the use of telephone in the apartment
or Hostel room, subject to the condition as may be imposed in this regard, from time to time.
12. Finality of orders.-In matters not specifically provided for in these Rules, the decision of the Secretary shall
be final.
APPENDIX
FORM-I
[See rule 5 (1)]
Form of application to be filled in by Former Members for claiming the Rental charges
1.
Name of Former Member
(In Block Letters)
:
2.
ID Card No.
(Issued by the Tamil Nadu Legislative
Assembly Secretariat)
:
3.
Legislative Constituency
:
4.
Period of Membership
:
5.
Residential Address
:
6.
Period of stay
(specify date and time)
:
7.
Rental charges paid
:
(Rupees………………………………………………….)
Signature of Former Member
CERTIFICATE
Certified that I had attended the Independence Day/Republic Day Celebration held at Chennai and had actually
stayed in Private accommodation* and that the above claim is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signature of Former Member
*subject to the condition that accommodation is not available in the Hostel
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FORM-II
[See rule 5 (4)]
BILL FOR PAYMENT OF RENTAL CHARGES TO THE FORMER MEMBERS
Month of ……………. Year ………… Voucher No…………........
Head of Account: _________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(Amount in Rupees)
Sl.
No.
Name of
Former Member
Rental
charges
Claimed
Rental
charges
admitted *
Deductions,
if any
Net
Amount
Remarks
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
(Amount in Rupees)
Certified that the amount has not been drawn and paid previously. Passed for payment of Rs.
(Rupees…………..…………………………………………..only)
The Secretary
or the Authorised Officer,
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
*subject to the condition that accommodation is not available in the Hostel
FORM-III
[See rule 5 (7)]
(Advance Receipt for Payment of Rental Charges)
Name of Former Member
:
ID Card No.
(Issued by the Tamil Nadu
Legislative Assembly Secretariat)
:
Legislative Constituency
:
Receipt No.
Dated:
Received Rs………/- (Rupees……………………………….only) from the Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Secretariat or the Authorised Officer of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, being the payment of Rental
Charges* for participating in the Independence Day/Republic Day celebration held at Chennai on………………
Signature of Former Member or
in the death of Former Member,
his legal heir
*subject to the condition that accommodation is not available in the Hostel
D. JAGANNATHAN,
Secretary to Government (FAC).
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU