Tamilnadu Government Pension Rules....few excerpts.....

Rule 10. Commercial and private employment after retirement: 1. If a pensioner

to whom this rule applies wishes to accept any employment, whether
commercial or private, before the expiry of two years from the date of his
retirement or any employment under a Government outside India at any time, he
should obtain the previous sanction of the Government to such acceptance.

2. Subject to provisions of sub rule (3), The Government may, by order in writing
on an application made by a pensioner, grant, subject to such conditions if any,
as it may deem necessary permission, or refuse permission for reasons to be
recorded in the order, to such pensioner to take up the commercial / private
employment specified in the application.

3. If any pensioner takes up any Commercial /private employment at any time

before the expiry of two years from the date of his retirement without the prior
permission of the Government or commits a breach of any condition subject to
which permission to take up any Commercial / private employment has been
granted to him under this rule, it shall be competent for the Government to
declare by order in writing and for reasons to be recorded therein that he shall
not be entitled to the whole or such part of the pension and for such period as
may be specified in the order.

4. The rule shall apply to all pensioners who immediately before retirement were
gazetted officers under the rule making control of the Government.---

5. ---

Note (1) ---

Note (2) In the case of a pensioner who is reemployed under the Government,
the period of two years shall be reckoned from the date of termination of his
reemployment.

Note (3) In this rule “commercial employment” means employment in any

capacity, including that of an agent, under a company, co-operative society, firm
or individual engaged in trading, commercial, industrial, financial or professional
business and includes also a directorship of such company and a partnership of
such firm and also include employment under a body corporate owned or
controlled by Government.

Explanation 1. Employment under co-operative society shall include....

Explanation II. For the purpose of this rule, commercial employment shall also
include setting up practice, either independently or as a partner of a firm, as
advisor or consultant in matters in respect of which a retired Government
servant,

i) Has no professional qualification and the matters in respect of which

the practice is to be set up or is carried on are relatable to his official
knowledge or experience: or
ii) Has professional qualifications, but the matters in respect of which
such practice is to be set up are such as are likely to give his clients an
unfair advantage by reason of his previous official position: or

iii) Has to undertake work involving liaison or contract with the offices or
officers of the Government.

Chapter III - Qualifying service.

Rule 11 to 29:

Chapter IV- Emoluments and Average Emoluments.

Rule 30 to 31:

Chapter V – Classes of Pension and Conditions governing their Grant.

Rule 32. Superannuation Pension

Rule 33. Retiring Pension

Rule 34. Pension on absorption in or under a corporation, Company or Body

Rule 35. Payment of lump sum amount to persons on absorption in or under a

corporation, Company or Body

Rule 36. Invalid Pension

Rule 37. Medical Opinion

Rule 38. Compensation Pension

Rule 39. Compulsary retirement pension

Rule 40. Compassionate allowance – (1) A government servant who is

dismissed or removed from service shall forfeit his pension and gratuity:

Provided further that no allowance shall be granted to an officer under the

rule-making control of the Government of India, other than those who are
governed by the All-India Services (Death cum retirement benefits) rules 1958
without further sanction.

(2) A compassionate allowance sanctioned under the proviso to sub rule (1)
shall not be less than the limit specified in sub-rule (5) of rule 43.

Rule 41. ---

CHAPTER VI

Rule 42. Regulation of amounts of pension

Rule 43. Amount of Pension/Gratuity – (1) to (4)----

 (5) Where the amount of pension after due calculations, inclusive of adhoc
increment sanctioned from time to time is less than the minimum pension,
the difference shall be made good by the grant of further increase in pension.

Rule 44. Regulation of pay in case of re-employed Government Pensioner-

Rule.45. Death cum Retirement Gratuity

Post-Retirement Employment :
16 No permission is required for post-retirement employment with a
university as it is not treated as commercial employment.

17 Post-retirement employment with a black-listed firm may not be

considered for approval.

18 Retired Group ‘A’ Officers are required to furnish half-yearly declaration

in the prescribed form about acceptance/non-acceptance of commercial
employment within India or of any employment under any Government
outside India, within one years from the date of their retirement.

19 Only intimation (not prior permission) is required in case of Group ‘B’

Officers for accepting commercial employment within two years of
their retirement. However, while sending the intimation, they should
specify whether or not they have had any official dealing while in
Government service, with the private employer, with whom they are
taking up commercial employment.

Retired employees of A & B Group have to obtain permission of

Government to accept private employment within two years of retirement
Rule 10.

8.1 The Government reserve the right of withholding or

withdrawing a pension or part thereof permanently or for a
specified period to themselves, if the pensioner is found guilty
of any pecuniary loss caused to Government ( Rule 9 )

8.2 If a Pensioner is found guilty of negligence causing

pecuniary loss to Government or local body or Cooperative
Society during the period of his service or during
reemployment after retirement, Government has power to
order recovery from the pension / Gratuity of whole or part of
such loss Rule 9(b). If such recovery is ordered it should not
exceed one third of the pension as on date of retirement.
Excess payment of pension can be deducted from subsequent
pension or family pension without the consent of the
Pensioner \ family Pensioner. ( Rule 9(5) ) G.O.784 Fin
16.10.1971, Letter 13755 / 92 – Fin 20.02.1992 , G.O. 702 FIN
7.10 1988).
8.3 Government employee has to clear all dues to
Government before the date of his retirement. If he does not
clear such dues by that date, he has either to furnish cash
deposit for such amount or such dues shall be deducted from
the gratuity payable to him. ( Rule 70 ).