THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT SERVANTS CONDUCT RULES,1973

INVESTMENTS :

Habitual purchase or sale of shares, securities or other investments should not be speculated [ Rule 6 (1) ] The members of the family of Government Servant or any person acting on his behalf should not be permitted to make any investment which is likely to embarrass or influence the Government Servant in the discharge of official duties [ Rule 6 (2) ]
LENDING AND BORROWING :

Money, with or without interest, should not be lent to or borrowed from any person with whom the Government Servant is likely to have official 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 personal friend. [First Proviso under rule 6 (4) (a) ]. Any amount exceeding the total monthly emoluments shall not be lent or borrowed by the Government Servant or through any members of his family without the previous sanction of the Government [ Rule 4(aa) ] Government Servants belonging to Groups B, C, D may, with the previous sanction of the prescribed authority, accept from a relative or a friend a temporary and interest free loan of an amount not exceeding Rs.3,00,000/- for the purchase of flat / ready built house / plot for the construction of house [ Second Proviso under rule 6 (4) ] But the Government 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 immovable property by lease, mortgage, purchase, sale, gift or exchange in own name or in the name of any member of family, after giving notice to the prescribed authority. If any immovable property is acquired by the family members out of the resources of the Government Servant, giving such notice is necessary. However, if the immovable property is not acquired by the 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 person having official dealings with the Government Servant [ Rule 7(1)(a) ]. Government Servants shall obtain previous sanction of prescribed authority before starting the construction or extension or entering into transaction for acquisition of a house either from out of loan or advance from the Government or others or part-final withdrawal from the General Provident Fund. The application for permission shall be given in Form

VI or VI-A. After completing the construction or extension of the house, 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 Undivided Family 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 fund exceeds Rs.50,000/- , shall intimate the fact to the prescribed authority. [ Rule 7 (1) (c) ] Any transaction (purchase or sale) concerning any movable property exceeding the following amount shall be reported to the prescribed authority within one month from the date of such transaction, by the A Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.80,000 B Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.60,000 C Group Officers, if the value exceeds Rs.40,000 D 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 the Government Servant [ Rule 7 (2) ] If the application seeking the sanction / permission is not disposed of within a period of six months from date of receipt of application or from the date of receipt of clarifications or particulars sought for from the Government Servants, it shall be deemed that the prescribed authority has accorded the sanction or granted the permission on the expiry of the said period of six months and Government Servants can acquire or dispose the immovable property, purchase or sale of the movable property or commence the construction /extension of the house. [ Rule 7 (2A) ] Government Servants within three months of first appointment shall submit the return of Assets and Liabilities in Form- I to V on entry into service, thereafter as on 31 st December of that year and thereafter at an interval of five years on or before 31 st day of March of the year immediately following the year ending 31 st day of December to which the return relates. Government Servants shall submit the said return annually for the last five years prior to the date of superannuation. [ Rule 7 (3) ] If a Government Servants by inheritance/succession becomes possessed of immovable property in the district in which he is employed or transferred to a district in which he possesses an immovable property, he shall intimate such fact to the prescribed authority. [ Rule 7 (6) and (8) ] Government Servants shall not purchase the land for commercial purpose [ Rule 7 (11) ] Government Servants shall not acquire land, except house-site or ready built house for two years, within the district in which he is serving or from which he is transferred. [ Rule 7 (14) (a) ]