THE TAMIL NADU 2LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE RULES, 1955.

1 · (ii-A) 'Authorised Offi cer' means the offi cer countersigning the travelling Allowance bills of Members, authorised by the Secretary;

2 · (iii) Omitted.

2 · (iv) 'Committee' means a Committee appointed or elected by the Assembly or nominated by the Speaker under the rules of the Assembly and includes a Select Committee, but does not include any Committee appointed by the State Government;

2 · (vi) Omitted.

1 · Vide G.O. Ms.No. 1243, Public (Establishment-I), dated 24th June, 1981.

2 · Vide G.O. Ms. No. 479, Public (Establishment-I), dated 22nd April, 1992.

3 · (vii) 'Meeting' means a meeting of the Assembly or of the Governor's address or a meeting of a Committee or two or more of the Committees combined but does not include 'tour' as defi ned in clause (xi) of sub-rule (c) of rule 1;

3 · (viii) 'Member' means the Member of the Assembly;

1 · (x) 'Speaker' means the Speaker of the Assembly chosen as such under Article 178 of the Constitution; and

2 · (xi) 'Tour' means-

4 · (xii) 'Session' means the period of time between the fi rst meeting of the Assembly upon the summons of the Governor under clause (1) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India and its prorogation or dissolution under clause (2) of the said Article.

3 · 2.(a) The Speaker shall be eligible for travelling allowance for one journey from his usual place of residence to Chennai or to any other place fi xed under Article 174 of the Constitution for a meeting of the Assembly and for one journey back there from to his usual place of residence in respect of each session of the Assembly.

3 · (b) The Speaker shall be eligible for Travelling Allowance-

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.66, Legislative Assembly, dated 4th October, 1969.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.55, Legislative Assembly, dated 27th November, 1962.

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.479, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 2nd April, 1992.

3 · For journeys of the nature described in rule 2, performed by the Speaker, travelling and daily allowances shall be admissible at the rates upon the conditions applicable to Ministers and specifi ed in the Tamil Nadu Ministers Travelling Allowance Rules, 1951 issued with G.O.Ms.No.42 Finance, dated 23rd January 1952, as amended from time to time, and all references in those rules to a Minister shall for purposes of this rule, be construed as references to the Speaker.

3 · 4. The Speaker may present bills for travelling allowance without the counter-signature of a controlling offi cer. The Speaker shall furnish a certifi cate to the eff ect that the journey was for a public or offi cial function as the case may be, but need not specify in the travelling allowance bill, the nature of details of the function in connection with which the journey was performed.

5 · The Speaker may once in respect of each Session of the Assembly, draw the actual cost of transporting, at owner's risk,

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.66, Legislative Assembly, dated 4th October, 1969.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.479, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.6, Legislative Assembly, dated 2nd February, 1964.

1 · 6. (a) The Deputy Speaker shall be eligible for travelling allowance—

4 · (iv) for journeys performed anywhere within the State of Tamil Nadu for participating in any public or offi cial function arranged by the State Government or by any Local Authority 1 .

3 · (b) for journeys of the nature described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of sub-rule(a) performed by the Deputy Speaker, travelling and daily allowances shall be admissible at the rates and upon conditions applicable to Ministers and specifi ed in the Tamil Nadu Ministers Travelling Allowance Rules, 1951 issued with G.O.Ms.No.42, Finance, dated 23rd January 1952, as amended from time to time and all references in those rules to a Minister shall for purpose of this rule be construed as references to the Deputy Speaker.

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.35, Legislature, dated 1st June, 1959.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.479, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

3 · Vide G.O. Ms.No.2228, Public (Estt. I), dated 28th November, 1978.

4 · Vide G.O. Ms.No.1314, Public (Elections), dated 15th December, 1978.

1 · Explanation.—For the purpose of this rule, a meeting shall be deemed to be continuous, if the number of days of adjournment between the last day of a meeting and the fi rst day of another meeting does not exceed ten.

2 · (f) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to take with him during his journey under this rule, his Personal Assistant and one 6 Offi ce Assistant and they shall be entitled to travelling allowance for such journeys in accordance with the Travelling Allowance Rules applicable to Government servants drawing similar pay.

3 · The sub-rule (f) shall be deemed to have come into force on 17th day of January 1970.

4 · (g) Omitted.

5 · 6-A. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister shall be eligible for travelling allowance and daily allowance at the rates applicable to the Deputy Speaker in rule 6.

1 · . Vide G.O.Ms.No.6, Legislative Assembly, dated 2nd February, 1964.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.21, Legislative Assembly, dated 13th March, 1970.

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.63, Legislative Assembly, dated 26th September, 1969.

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.2228, Public (Establishment-I), dated 28th April, 1978.

5 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1325, Public (Legislature Wing), dated 9th August,1989 (With eff ect from 11th February, 1989)

6 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

7 · Rules 8 to 19 shall apply to all members except the Ministers, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and Parliamentary Secretaries. 8. (a) A member who attends a meeting 6 or goes over to Chennai for the purpose of making or subscribing an oath or affi rmation under Article 188 of the Constitution of India, when the Assembly is not in session, as the case may be, may draw(i) for one journey from his usual place of residence to the place of meeting and one journey back there from to his usual place of residence(1) for the portion of each journey performed by railway, one single railway fare of the highest class of accommodation available in the train, other than air-conditioned I class accommodation, plus fractional fare at 1 10 P. per kilometer; 2 proviso 3 Omitted. (2) mileage at 1 '25P' per kilometer for the portion performed by road if the places are connected by any public transport; or mileage at 1 '50 P' per kilometer for the portion performed by road, if the places are not connected by any public conveyance; and (ii) daily allowance at 4 Rs.500/- per day. 5 (b) Deleted. (c) A member, who attends a meeting may draw daily

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.510, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 5th May, 1997 (With eff ect from 5th May, 1997)

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1523, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 9th November, 2000.

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1307, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 23rd July 2007 (With eff ect from 1st April, 2007).

5 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1647, Public(Legislature Wing), dated 12th October,1987 (With eff ect from 1st April, 1987)

6 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1243, Public (Establishment-I), dated 24th June, 1981.

1 · (ii) for two days before and the day after a continuous meeting of the Assembly and for one day before 2 and one day after the meeting of any committee, as the case may be provided that the member is present at the place of meeting on those days; and

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.23, Legislative Assembly dated 11th April, 1968

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1535, Public (Establishment-I), Dated 7th September,1982 (With eff ect from 29th September, 1982).

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.53, Legislative Assembly dated 10th October, 1962.

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1523, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 9th November, 2000 (With eff ect from 9th November, 2000).

1 · (e) Deleted.

2 · (f) Where a member during a continuous sitting has attended the meeting for not less than seven days and returns to his usual place of residence, he may draw a single railway fare of the highest class of accommodation available in the train other than air-conditioned 3 I Class accommodation plus fractional fare and mileage to and fro as provided in the rules.

4 · (ff ) Every member, who travels with his/her spouse shall once during every session of the Assembly be entitled to one 3 railway fare of the highest class of accommodation available in the train other than air-conditioned I class railway fare for his/her spouse from the usual place of residence to the place where the session of the Legislative Assembly is held and for the return journey from such place.

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1243, Public (Establishment-I), dated 22nd June, 1981.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.52, Legislative Assembly dated 2nd November, 1968.

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1523, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 9th November, 2000.

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

1 · (i) If free boarding and lodging are provided for a member of a committee on tour, he shall draw only one-fourth of the daily allowance admissible to him under these rules. If only boarding or lodging is allowed free to a member, he shall draw daily allowance at one-half of the rates admissible to him under these rules.

9 · (a) A member's "usual place of residence" shall be such place as may be specifi ed and certifi ed by him and registered in the offi ce of the Assembly as such.

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.53, Legislative Assembly, dated 19th August, 1959.

1 · Vide G.O. Ms.No.48, Public (Estt-I and Legislature), dated 13th September, 1962.

2 · Vide G.O.M.s. No.1523, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 9th November, 2000 (With eff ect from 9th November, 2000)

3 · Vide G.O.M.s. No.143, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 2nd March, 2023 (With eff ect from 13th June 2022.)

12 · When a journey is performed by a motor car or by air between places connected by a railway, the charge shall ordinarily be limited to what would have been admissible had the member travelled by rail.

13 · In calculating mileage allowance, fractions of a 1 KM shall be omitted from the total of a bill for any one journey but not from the various items which make up the bill.

2 · 14. A member who is residing at the place of the meeting or at the place of making or subscribing an oath or affi rmation under Article 188 of the Constitution of India, when the Assembly is not in session, may draw Daily Allowance for each day of attendance at a meeting or for the day on which the oath or affi rmation is made or subscribed as the case may be at the rate of 3Rs.500/- per day.

4 · 15. Travelling allowance bills in respect of himself/ herself or his/her spouse shall be drawn up in Form 'A' or Form 'C' as the case may be annexed to these rules, stamped, if necessary and signed by the Member concerned and delivered at the offi ce of the Secretary for counter-signature. The travelling allowance bills so presented shall be counter-signed by the Secretary or by the Authorised Offi cer.

16 · All claims for travelling allowance preferred after the expiry of one year from their becoming due shall be regarded as time-

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.2339, Public (Elections), dated 30th August, 1973.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1647, Public (Legislature Wing), dated 12th October, 1987 (with eff ect from. 1st April, 1987)

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1307, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 23rd July, 2007 (With eff ect from 1st April, 2007).

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

3 · 17. Deleted.

18 · 1(a) When a Member who leaves his usual place of residence to attend a meeting is unable from any causes beyond his control:(i) either to complete the journey to the place specifi ed in rule 8; or (ii) after arriving at the place of meeting, actually to attend the meeting, he may be allowed travelling allowance from his usual place of residence to the place of meeting or to the place at which his journey was interrupted, as the case may be, and back, but shall not be entitled to any daily allowance. (b) If and when a member proceeds from his usual place of residence to attend a meeting and if such meeting stands postponed or cancelled prior to its holding there of for any reason, though communications to that eff ect is sent to the Member concerned, he may be allowed travelling allowance from his usual place of residence to the place of meeting and back there from to his usual place of residence, but he shall not be entitled to any daily allowance. 2 19. (a) A Member shall before claiming travelling allowance in respect of himself/herself or his/her spouse for the journey from his/her usual place of residence to the place of meeting or for the return journey from the place of meeting to his/her usual place of residence, fi ll in and sign Form 'B' or 'D' as the case may be, and deliver the same to the offi ce of the Secretary. Any member may have his travelling allowance bills prepared at the offi ce of the Secretary, if he so desires.

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.765, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature) dated 9th July, 1993.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public(Establishment-I and Legislature) Dated: 22nd April, 1992.

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.32, Legislature, dated 16th May, 1959.

3 · 19-A. Every Member shall be issued with an identity card containing his photograph attested by the Secretary, and it shall be treated as a pass referred to in, section 12(4-A) (a) of the Act.

4 · 19-C. In the event of the death of the member the travelling allowances and daily allowances due till the date of his death, shall be paid to his legal heir, after recovering the dues, if any, to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat or to the Government.

20 · The State Government may, by order, relax the provisions of these rules in any particular case to such extent or subject to such conditions or modifi cation as may be specifi ed in such order and also fi x the rates of travelling and daily allowances applicable to the case.

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1243, Public (Establishment-I), dated 24th June, 1981.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.143, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature) , dated 2nd March, 2023. (W.e.f 1st April, 2020)

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1206, Public (Establishment-I ), dated 20th June, 1986. (With eff ect from 25th Feburary, 1985)

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.691, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 11th July, 2013.

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.2339, Public (Elections), dated 30th August 1973.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.479, Public (Estt-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992

10 · 25 Paise /0.50 per K.M. for....

2 · Rs.500/- per day

5 · Authorised Offi cer,

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Estt-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April 1992.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1307, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 23rd July, 2007 (With eff ect from 1st April, 2007).

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.2339, Public (Elections), dated 30th August, 1973.

4 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1523, Public (Estt-I and Legislature), dated 9th November, 2000 (with eff ect from 9th November, 2000).

5 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1243, Public (Establishment-I), dated 24th June, 1981.

6 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1206, Public (Establishment-I), dated 20th June, 1986 (with eff ect from 16th February, 1984).

1 · RECEIPT

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.143, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature) , dated 2nd March, 2023. (with eff ect from 1st April, 2020)

1 · FORM B

3 · 10. Omitted :

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.35, Legislature, dated 1st June 1959.

2 · Vide G,O.Ms.No.2339, Public (Elections) dated 30th August, 1973.

3 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.143, Public (Estt.-I and Legislature) , dated 2nd March, 2023. (with eff ect from 1st April, 2020)

1 · FORM-C

1 · Vide G.O.Ms. No.488, Pub. (Estt.-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April, 1992.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.1523, Public (Estt-I and Legislature), dated 9th November, 2000 (with eff ect from 9th November, 2000)

1 · RECEIPT

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.143, Public (Estt.-I and Legislature) , dated 2nd March, 2023. (with eff ect from 1st April, 2020)

1 · FORM-D

2 · 7. Omitted :

1 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.488, Public (Estt-I and Legislature), dated 22nd April 1992.

2 · Vide G.O.Ms.No.143, Public (Establishment-I and Legislature), dated 2nd March, 2023. (with eff ect from 1st April, 2020)