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THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT SERVANTS CONDUCT RULES,1973

INVESTMENTS :

Habitual purchase or sale of shares, securities or other investmentsshould not be speculated [ Rule 6 (1) ]

The members of the family of Government Servant or any personacting on his behalf should not be permitted to make any investmentwhich is likely to embarrass or influence the Government Servant in thedischarge of official duties [ Rule 6 (2) ]

LENDING AND BORROWING :

Money, with or without interest, should not be lent to or borrowedfrom any person with whom the Government Servant is likely to haveofficial dealings [ Rule 6 (4) (a) ]

A temporary and interest free loan not exceeding the total monthly

emoluments may be given or accepted from a relative or a personalfriend. [First Proviso under rule 6 (4) (a) ]. Any amount exceeding the totalmonthly emoluments shall not be lent or borrowed by the GovernmentServant or through any members of his family without the previoussanction of the Government [ Rule 4(aa) ]

Government Servants belonging to Groups B, C, D may, with theprevious sanction of the prescribed authority, accept from a relative or afriend a temporary and interest free loan of an amount not exceedingRs.3,00,000/- for the purchase of flat / ready built house / plot for theconstruction of house [ Second Proviso under rule 6 (4) ] But theGovernment Servants may enter into any transaction with the previous

sanction of the Government [ Third Proviso under rule 6(4) (a) ]

MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE PROPERTY :

Government Servants may acquire or dispose of any immovableproperty by lease, mortgage, purchase, sale, gift or exchange in ownname or in the name of any member of family, after giving notice to theprescribed authority. If any immovable property is acquired by the familymembers out of the resources of the Government Servant, giving suchnotice is necessary. However, if the immovable property is not acquired bythe family members out of the resources of the Government Servant,giving such notice is not necessary. The previous sanction of the

prescribed authority is necessary, if any such transaction is with a personhaving official dealings with the Government Servant [ Rule 7(1)(a) ].

Government Servants shall obtain previous sanction of prescribedauthority before starting the construction or extension or entering intotransaction for acquisition of a house either from out of loan or advancefrom the Government or others or part-final withdrawal from the GeneralProvident Fund. The application for permission shall be given in Form

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VI or VI-A. After completing the construction or extension of thehouse, such fact shall be reported to the prescribed authority in Form VII[ Rule 7(1) (b) ]

Every Government Servant, if he is a member of Hindu UndividedFamily and if the share of the Government Servant in the cost of repairs

made to the undivided property of the joint family, out of the joint fundexceeds Rs.50,000/- , shall intimate the fact to the prescribed authority.[ Rule 7 (1) (c) ]

Any transaction (purchase or sale) concerning any movable propertyexceeding the following amount shall be reported to the prescribedauthority within one month from the date of such transaction, by the

A Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.80,000B Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.60,000C Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.40,000D Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.20,000

But the previous sanction of the prescribed authority is necessary,if any such transaction is with a person having official dealings with theGovernment Servant [ Rule 7 (2) ]

If the application seeking the sanction / permission is not disposedof within a period of six months from date of receipt of application orfrom the date of receipt of clarifications or particulars sought for fromthe Government Servants, it shall be deemed that the prescribed authorityhas accorded the sanction or granted the permission on the expiry of thesaid period of six months and Government Servants can acquire ordispose the immovable property, purchase or sale of the movableproperty or commence the construction /extension of the house. [ Rule 7 (2-

A) ] Government Servants within three months of first appointment shallsubmit the return of Assets and Liabilities in Form- I to V on entry intoservice, thereafter as on 31st December of that year and thereafter atan interval of five years on or before 31st day of March of the yearimmediately following the year ending 31st day of December to which thereturn relates. Government Servants shall submit the said return annuallyfor the last five years prior to the date of superannuation. [ Rule 7 (3) ]

If a Government Servants by inheritance/succession becomespossessed of immovable property in the district in which he isemployed or transferred to a district in which he possesses animmovable property, he shall intimate such fact to the prescribedauthority. [ Rule 7 (6) and (8) ]

Government Servants shall not purchase the land for commercialpurpose [ Rule 7 (11) ]

Government Servants shall not acquire land, except house-site orready built house for two years, within the district in which he isserving or from which he is transferred. [ Rule 7 (14) (a) ]

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