The Tamil Nadu Municipal Service Pension Rules, 1970

THE TAMIL NADU MUNICIPAL SERVICES PENSION RULES, 1970 (GO. Ms. No. 1425, He !"# $ % &'!( )e!* +e, D "e, 17-.-1977/ S#o+" "'"!e 0, 1o&&e01e&e0". (a) These rules ma !e called "he Tamil Nadu Municipal Service Pension Rules, 1970.
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(!) The shall !e deemed "o have come in"o #orce on "he 1$"h %anuar 1970.
2. A22!'1 "'o0.3 (i) These rules shall appl "o o##icer and servan"s under all Municipal &ouncils and "he To'nship &ommi""ees cons"i"u"ed under "he Tamil Nadu (is"ric" Municipali"ies)c", 19*0 (Tamil Nadu )c" + o# 19*0) or "he commi""ee "o 'hich "he provisions o# "he Tamil Nadu (is"ric" Municipali"ies )c", 19*0 (Tamil Nadu )c" + o# 19*0), have !een e,"ended "he minimum o# 'hose scale o# pa is Rs. 90 per mensem and a!ove and included in "he services men"ioned !elo'-

(a) Tamil Nadu Municipal .eneral Service. (!) Tamil Nadu Municipal /n0ineerin0 and 1a"er'or2s Service. (c) Tamil Nadu Municipal To'n Plannin0 Service. (d) Tamil Nadu Municipal Pu!lic 3eal"h and Medical Service.

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(ii) These rules shall, a" "heir op"ion, appl "o "he mem!ers o# "he Tamil Nadu Municipal /duca"ional Service 'ho re"ired !e"'een 1$4141970 and 514641970. (ii) These rules shall no" a##ec" "he pension alread admissi!le under)r"icle 70* o# "he Tamil Nadu Pension &ode, i.e. Pension o# 8ocal 9und /mplo ees su!:ec" "o "he pension scheme and 'ho do no"4come 'i"hin "he scope o# "hese rules. (iii) The .overnmen" ma , #rom "ime "o "ime, e,"end "he applica"ion o# "hese rules #or o"her ca"e0ories o# emplo ees #rom such da"e as ma !e speci#ied in "his !ehal#.

4. De*'0'"'o0. ;n "hese rules unless "here is an "hin0 repu0nan" in "he su!:ec" or con"e,",
(a) <&ouncil< means "he= Municipal &ouncil or "he To'nship4&ommi""ee under 'hich an emplo ee !ein0 a mem!er o# an one o# "he services men"ioned in Rule * is servin0> (!) ?/mplo 0e< means an o##icer or servan" o# "he Municipal &ouncil or "he To'nship

&ommi""ee eli0i!le #or pension under "hese rules>

(c) 5E6 &'0e+5 means "he /,aminer o# 8ocal 9und )ccoun"s> (a) <9und< means "he Municipal /mplo ees Pension 9und cons"i"u"ed under "hese

rules >
(d) <.overnmen"< means "he .overnmen" o# Tamil Nadu

4. M70'1'2 ! E&2!o(ees Pe0s'o0 %70,. The Municipal /mplo ees Pension 9und shall !e cons"i"u"ed ou" o# "he con"ri!u"ion paid ! "he Municipal /mplo ees, To'nship &ommi""ees and local au"hori"ies a" 10= per cen" on "he ma,imum o#"he scale o# pa in 'hich "he emplo ee 'as dra'in0 pa on 15"h %anuar 1970 or on "he ma,imum o# "he "ime4scale o# pa 'hich "he emplo ees 'ill !e dra'in0 #rom="ime "o "ime "herea#"er. The con"ri!u"ion shall !e pa a!le #rom "he da"e o# admission o# "he emplo ee "o "he 8ocal Providen" 9und (Municipal) and 8ocal )u"hori"ies Providen" 9und con"ri!u"ion shall also !e recovered a" "he a!ove ra"e on all emolumen"s rec2oned #or> pension under)r"icle $7@4& o#"he &ivil Service Re0ula"ions.

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5. Pe+so0 ! De2os'" A11o70". The .overnmen" direc" "he Personal (eposi" )ccoun" in

"he name o# /,aminer #or 8ocal 9und )ccoun"s !e opened under <Municipal /mplo ees Pension 9und P.(. )ccoun" o# /,aminer or 8ocal 9und )ccoun"s, &hennai *< in "he Reserve Aan2 o# ;ndia, &hennai. The con"ri!u"ions paid ! "he respec"ive Municipal councils a" @1B$ per cen" up"o 15"h %anuar , 1970 "o'ards "he P.9. Scheme 'i"h in"eres" "hereon and "he di##erence !e"'een 741B5 per cen" @1B$ per cen" #rom "he da"e o# admission "o "he P.9. Scheme o# "he individual "ill 15"h %anuar , 1970 shall !e credi"ed "o "he a!ove head o# accoun". The con"ri!u"ion o# 741B5 per cen" o# "he ma,imum o# "he scale o# pa in 'hich "he incum!en" 'as dra'in0 "o !e recovered as con"ained in "hese rules #rom "he Municipal councils concerned #rom 1$"h %anuar , 1970 on'ards shall also !e credi"ed "o "he a!ove head o# accoun" re0ularl . The e,pendi"ure on "he pa men" o# pension and (ea"h4cum4re"iremen" 0ra"ui" as per "hese rules shall =!e de!i"ed "o "he a!ove su!4head. This 9und shall !e adminis"ered ! "he /,aminer . o# 8ocal 9und )ccoun"s, and "he pa men" o# pension 'ill !e ! means o# cheCues or dra#"s onl dra'n on "he #und ! "he /,aminer o# 8ocal 9und )ccoun"s as laid do'n in ins"ruc"ion ** under Treasur Rule 1@. The prepara"ion o# pension papers should !e in "he prescri!ed #orms applica!le "o .overnmen" servan"s as speci#ied in Rules 7 (a) and (!). (e"ailed procedure "o !e #ollo'ed #or "he presen"a"ion o# claims #or pension, manner o# pa men", main"enance o# records and cer"i#ica"es, e"c., 'ill !e issued ! "he /,aminer o# 8ocal 9und )ccoun"s in accordance 'i"h Rules 7 and 10.
.. Re18o0'09 o* se+:'1e *o+ 2e0s'o0. ;n compu"in0 "he len0"h o# service #or calcula"ion

o# pension and 0ra"ui" , "he service o# "he emplo ees rendered #rom "he da"e o# admission "o 8ocal Providen" 9und (Municipal) shall !e rec2oned.
5.R7!es 22!'1 ;!e "o Go:e+0&e0" se+: 0"s "o 22!(.3 (a) &laim "o pension includin0 0ra"ui" and #amil pension o# an emplo ee under "hese rules 'ill !e re0ula"ed ! "he rules in #orce applica!le "o .overnmen" servan"s a" "he "ime 'hen "he emplo ee re"ires or is dischar0ed #rom "he service o# "he &ouncil. The provisions o# "he Tamil Nadu Pension &ode,

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as amended #rom "ime "o "ime, shall appl inconsis"en" 'i"h "hese rues.

mutatis mutandis inso#ar as "he

are no"

(!) The rules rela"in0 "o "he prepara"ion o# pension papers and o"her connec"ed ma""ers

and #orms in vo0ue applica!le "o .overnmen" servan"s shall 0enerall !e adop"ed in "he case o# emplo ees.
(c) Dn "he comin0 in"o #orce o# "hese rules, "he rules rela"in0 "o "he 0ran" o# pensions "o

"he emplo ees o# "he council=s issued under "he Tamil Nadu (is"ric" Municipali"ies )c",19*0 (Tamil Nadu )c" + o# 19*0) shall cease "o appl "o emplo ees 0overned ! "hese rules.
<. A7"#o+'"( "o 1e+"'*( "#e 2e0s'o0.3 The /,aminer 'ill cer"i# "he amoun" o# pension due "o an emplo ee under "hese rules.

7"#o+'"(.3 The (irec"or o# Municipal )dminis"ra"ion shall !e "he au"hori" compe"en" "o sanc"ion "he pension so cer"i#ied.
9. P! 1e 0, &o,e o* 2 (&e0".The place and mode o# pa men" o# pension shall !e re0ula"ed in accordance 'i"h "he ins"ruc"ions "o !e issued ! "he /,aminer, #rom "ime "o "ime-

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Provided "ha" "he pension "o 'hich an emplo ee !ecomes eli0i!le under "hese rules shall !e dis!ursed "o him "hrou0h "he /,ecu"ive )u"hori" o# "he &ouncil o# "he Pensioner=s choice.
10. I0"e+2+e" "'o0 o* +7!es.3 ;n case o# an dou!" or dispu"e in in"erpre"in0 "hese rules,

"he decision o# "he .overnmen" shall !e #inal.

================ Go:e+0&e0" C! +'*'1 "'o0s (1/ R7!e 2 (':/.3 /mplo ees paid #rom con"in0encies or emplo ed under 'or24char0ed es"a!lishmen" on nominal mus"er roll 'ho have comple"ed 10 ears o# service and more 'i"hou" !rea2 are eli0i!le #or pensionar !ene#i"s. Vide ..D. Ms. No. 1@$$, R( E 8), da"ed 1*41041979. (2/ R7!e ..3 The service rendered #rom "he da"e o# appoin"men" 'ill coun" #or pension, su!:ec" "o "he condi"ion "ha" "he Providen" 9und &on"ri!u"ion !e"'een "he da"e o# appoin"men" and "he da"e o# admission

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"o Providen" 9und is paid ! "he emplo ee. Vide ..D. Ms. No. 7@5, R( E 8), da"ed 1@4@4 1975. The sani"ar 'or2ers can coun" "heir Cuali# in0 service #rom 141041975 onl #or pension. Vide .overnmen" Memo No. 116706BMB SpecialB754$, R( E 8), da"ed 1641*41975. (4/ R7!e 10.3 Pension dis!ursed #or "he /,aminer=s Pension 9und 'ill !e paid ! Mail Trans#er "o "he accoun"s o# "he pensioners main"ained in an o# "he #ollo'in0 !an2s -4 S"a"e Aan2 o# ;ndia, ;ndian Dverseas Aan2, &anara Aan2, vide, .D. Ms. No. @**, R( E 8), ;ndian Aan2, da"ed @4$41979. ===================