THE KERALA SERVICE RULES

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GOVERNMENT OF KERALATHE KERALA SERVICE RULESVOLUME IPARTS I & IISIXTH EDITION(Embodying corrections up to 31st August 1999)ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALAFINANCE DEPARTMENT Government will not be responsible for any unauthorised alteration in theoriginal text of the Volume .

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITIONThe service personnel of the State of Kerala comprise officers of theformer Travancore-Cochin State, those transferred from the formerMadras State on the date of reorganization of the States and thoseappointed to the service of the new State on or after 1st November 1956.The officers of the former Travancore – Cochin State themselves consist ofofficers who belonged to the former States of Travancore and Cochin. Theservice conditions of these different categories of officers are now governedby three different sets of Rules, viz., (1) The Travancore ServiceRegulations, (2) The Cochin Service Regulations and (3) The FundamentalRules (Madras), the Madras Pension Code and the Madras Manual ofspecial Pay and Allowances. The need for a unified set of rules to regulatethe service conditions of the employees of the State of Kerala is obvious.Accordingly Government are pleased to issue these new unified rules underthe proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.2. The rules are set forth in three parts as follows :Part I - Rules relating to the General Conditions of Service, Payfixation, Leave, Joining time, Foreign Service, etc.Part II - Rules relating to Travelling AllowancePart III - PensionThese rules shall be deemed to have come into force from the1 November 1959.st3. These rules are applicable to all officers who entered the service ofthe Kerala State on or after the 1st November, 1956. The rules are alsoapplicable to those who came into the service of this State from the formerState of Travancore – Cochin and the former Madras State and who electto be governed by these rules. No option will however be given in regardto the T.A. Rules. All officers will be governed by the new rules in thematter of Travelling Allowance.

Any officer who finds any error or omission in these rules or anydifficulty in implementing them is requested to bring it to the notice of theSecretary to Government, Finance Department.TRIVANDRUM ,7TH NOVEMBER 1959.P.S . PAD MANABHA NFinance Secretary

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONSince the issue of the First Edition, there have been severalamendments to these rules; very many ‘Rulings’ and ‘GovernmentDecisions’ have also been issued there under. These ‘Rulings’ and‘Government Decisions’ have been furnished under the relevant Rulesto make their application easy. All the amendments issued upto 31 stMarch 1964 have been incorporated in this Edition.C. TH OMASFinance Secretary

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITIONMore than six years have elapsed since the issue of the SecondEdition of the Kerala Service Rules. During this period there had beenconsiderable changes in the service conditions of Governmentemployees necessitating the issue of a series of amendments to theRules. All the amendments, rulings and decisions introduced after theissue of the Second Edition have been incorporated in this Edition.A change has been made in this Edition. This volume containsonly Parts I – (Rules relating to the General conditions of Service, Pay,Leave, Joining time, Foreign Service, etc.) and II – (Rules relating toTravelling Allowance) of the Kerala Service Rules and the relevantAppendices and Forms. Part III – (Pension) will be issued as a separatevolume.The arrangement of the rules followed in the previous editionshas been retained in this Edition also.The Preface to the previous Editions have been reproduced andthe instructions contained in the concluding paragraph of the Preface tothe First Edition continue to apply.TRIVANDRUM ,st31 August, 1970.P .V ELAYU DHAN NAIRFinance Secretary

PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITIONThe present edition comprises of Parts I and II of the KeralaService Rules and follows the form and order adopted in the thirdedition. Part III Kerala Service Rules has since been issued as aseparate Volume in 1974. This edition incorporates all amendments,rulings and decisions ordered by Government since the last editioncovering the period upto 31 st August 1976.Any officer who finds any error or omission in these rules or anydifficulty in implementing them is requested to bring it to the notice ofthe Secretary to Government, Finance Department.TRIVANDRUM ,19TH O CTOBER, 1976.K .V. RA BIN DRAN NAI RFinance Secretary

PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITIONThe present edition comprises of Parts I and II of the KeralaService Rules and follows the form and order adopted in the fourthedition. Part III Kerala Service Rules has since been issued as aseparate Volume in 1974. This edition incorporates all amendments,rulings and decisions ordered by Government upto 31st December 1985.Any officer who finds any error or omission in these rules or anydifficulty in implementing them is requested to bring it to the notice ofthe Secretary to Government, Finance Department.TRIVANDRUM .K.V. RA BIN DRAN NAI RCommissioner & Secretary (Finance)

PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITIONThis Sixth edition of Kerala Service Rules, Volume I is publishedafter a lapse of 14 years since the last edition. All amendments andmodifications upto 31 st August 1999 have been incorporated in thisedition.A number of changes have been made in this new edition. Thetraditional format has been changed. Referencing is made easy as thenumber and date of the Government Orders incorporatingamendments/ modifications are shown on the right side along with therelevant portion of the text, instead of the foot notes followed in thepast.This Volume will be available for sale on CD ROM also fromthe Finance Department.Comments, if any, for improving this volume are welcome.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ,18TH NOVEMBER, 1999V IN OD RAIPrincipal Secretary (Finance)

TABLE OF CONTENTSPART IPay, Leave, Joining time, etc.ChapterIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXGeneral ScopeDefinitionsGeneral conditions of servicePayAdditions to payCombination of AppointmentsDismissal, Removal and SuspensionCompulsory ,,XXIIExtent of applicationII General ConditionsIII Grant of leaveIV Commutation of leaveretrospective effectV Leave salaryVI OverstayalVII Special disability leaveVIII Study leaveIXXXIXIAXIBXICXIDXIIRules1-1 D111797979797983875963withMaternity leaveHospital leaveLeave to part-time officersLeave to Radiation workersLeave for taking up employmentAbroad or within IndiaLeave for the purpose of studyLeave for joining spouseCasual leave,,XIII Procedure relating to leaveJoining timeForeign Service112-124125-138139-159PART IITravelling AllowancesChapter ISection I,,,,IIIII,,,,,,,,IVVVIVIIGrades of officersGeneralPermanent traveling allowanceConveyance allowanceMileage allowanceDaily allowanceActual Expenses5-5A1-497986-89-1 112-3637-404199101101112113

T RAVELLING ALLOWANCE FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF JOURNEYChapter IISection ys on tourJourneys on transferJourney to join New B138V Journey to attend an examinationVI Journey when proceeding on orreturning from leaveVII JourneyforjoiningfirstappointmentVIII Journeys during suspension or togive evidence or to attend acourt of lawIX Journeystoobtainmedicaltreatment, etc.X Journeys in attendance on anincapacitated officer or memberof his familyXI Journeys on a course of trainingXII Journeys of the family of an officerwho dies in serviceXIII Journey of an officer afterretirementTravelling allowance admissible when means of transport are suppliedChapter IIISection I,,,,,,,,Chapter IVChapter VIIIIIIVVJourneys by Railway100 -102139Journeys by Sea or River SteamerJourneys by AirOther journeysMethodofcalculatingdailyallowanceGrant of Travelling Allowance tothose who are not in regularGovernment serviceControllin g OfficersAppendices and Forms103 -104105 -106107 -109140140141110141111-112A113 -116142144145-207

THE KERALA SERVICE RULESPART IPAY, LEAVE, JOINING TIME, ETC.CHAPTER IGENERAL SCOPE1.(i)These rules may be called the Kerala Service Rules.(ii)The rules in Part I and Part II shall be deemed to have come intostforce with effect from 1 November 1959 and those in Part III shallstbe deemed to have come into force from 1 November 1956.2.Subject to the provisions of Rule 3,(i)the rules in Part II relating to Travelling Allowance shall apply toevery person in the whole time employment of the Government(other than a person so employed in the contingent or workestablishment);(ii)the remaining rules shall apply to every person in the whole timeemployment of the Government (other than a person so employedin the contingent or work establishment),(a) who was not in the service of the Government of Travancore Cochin or the Government of Madras on 31st October 1956, or(b) who was in the service of the Government of Travancore stCochin or the Government of Madras on 31 October 1956and who continued to be in the service of the Government ofKerala, but has opted to be governed by these rules inaccordance with such conditions as may be laid down by theGovernm ent in this behalf; or(c) who was absorbed to Government service on or after 1stNovember 1956, but who prior to such date was in the serviceof any quasi-Government or other institution and whoseappointment and conditions of service were governed by anylaw or rule made under any law for the time being in force, ifsuch person exercises his option to be governed by theserules, subject to such conditions as may be laid down byGovernment in this behalf.RulingThe rules in Part II, Kerala Service Rules relating toTravelling Allowances shall apply to the persons appointed to theservice of the Government temporarily under Rule 9 of Part II of theKerala State and Subordinate Service Rules also.3.(i)These rules shall not apply to,(a) persons for whose appointment and conditions of employmentspecial provision is made by or under any law for the time beingin force;(b) persons in respect of whose conditions of service, pay andallowances, pension, leave or any of them, special provisionhas been made by agreement entered into before these ruleswere made or entered into thereafter in pursuance of theprovisions of Rule 8:Provided that in respect of any matter not covered by theprovisions special to him, his service or his post, these rules shallapply to any person coming within the scope of clauses (a) and (b)above, to whom but for those clauses the rules would otherwise1[G.O.(P)1082/87/Fin.,dt. 16-12-1987]

KERALA SERVICE RULES[PART Iapply.(ii)Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 2 the Government may,by notification in the Gazette, exclude wholly or in part from theoperation of these rules any officer or any class of such officers towhom the Government shall declare that the rules cannot suitablybe applied, and these rules shall thereupon to the extent of suchexclusion, cease to apply accordingly.Note. —These rules as a whole shall not apply to the persons appointed to theservice of the Government temporarily under Rule 9 of Part II of the KeralaState and Subordinate Service Rules , 1958, except to the extent specifiedby the Government.[G.O.(P) 77/87/Fin.,dt.22-1-1987]Government DecisionThe direct recruits to the personal staff of the Ministers willbe governed by the service conditions specified in the SpecialRules applicable to them and in respect of any matter not coveredby the provisions in such Special Rules, the provisions in the KeralaService Rules will apply.4.If any doubt arises as to whether these rules apply to any person,the matter shall be referred to the Government and the decision ofthe Government shall be final.5.Nothing in these rules or in any rule made thereunder shall operateto deprive any person of any right or privilege to which he isentitl ed,-6.(a)by or under any law, or(b)by the terms of any contract or agreement subsisting betweensuch person and Government on the date these rules comeinto force.Subject to the provisions of Rule 5, nothing in these rules or anyrule made under these rules shall operate to affect to thedisadvantage of any person holding a substantive post underGovernment to whom these rules apply, the conditions of service inrespect of pay, leave, allowances, pension or any other matterwhich are applicable to him (a)on the date these rules came into force, or(b)by virtue of any order or rule made by the Government, unlesssuch person gives his consent.7.Where Government are satisfied that the operation of any ruleunder these rules caus es undue hardship in any particular case,the Government may dispense with or relax the requirements ofthat rule to such extent and subject to such conditions as they mayconsider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitablemanner.8.When in the opinion of the Government, special provisionsinconsistent with any of these rules or of any rules madethereunder are required in respect of conditions of service, pay andallowances, leave and pension or any of them, with reference toany particular post, it shall be open to the Government,notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, to provide byagreement with the person appointed to such post for any of thematters in respect of which in the opinion of the Governmentspecial provisions are required to be made, and to the extent towhich such provisions are made in the agreement, nothing in theserules or in any rules made thereunder shall apply to any person soappointed in respect of any matter for which provision is made inthe agreement :2[G.O.(P) 68/65/Fin.,dt.16-2-1965]

CHAP.I]GENERAL SCOPEProvided that in every agreement made it shall further beprovided that in respect of any matter in respect of which noprovision has been made in the agreement, the provisions of theserules or of rules made thereunder shall apply. (For model form ofagreement See Appendix I).9.The Government may delegate to any of its officers subject to anyconditions which it may think fit to impose any power conferredupon it by these rules with the following exceptions :(a) power to make rules;(b) [Deleted];(c) power to regulate the terms and conditions for grant ofcompensatory allowances;(d) to determine the standard rent of buildings and the rentrecoverable from an officer occupying the residence;(e) to remit leave and pension contributions in respect of an officertransferred on foreign service; and(f) to permit an officer on foreign service to receive pension orgratuity from foreign employer.10.No powers may be exercised or delegated under these rules exceptafter consultation with the Finance Department. It shall be open tothat Department to prescribe, by general or special order, cases inwhich its consent may be presumed to have been given.11.The Government reserve to themselves the power to modify theserules as may from time to time seem expedient and to interpretthem in case of doubt.RulingAn officer’s claim to pay and allowances is regulated by therules in force at the time in respect of which the pay and allowancesare earned; to leave, by the rules in force at the time the leave isapplied for and granted; and to pension, by the rules in force at thetime when the officer resigns or is discharged from the service ofthe State.Persons governed by the Kerala Service Rules who wereston leave on the crucial date, i.e. 1 November 1959, the leavehaving been sanctioned in good faith and availed of from a datestprior to 1 November 1959 will be treated to have come over to theleave rules in the Kerala Service Rules on the expiry of the firstspell of leave originally sanctioned. Any further extension of suchstleave after 1 November 1959 should be regulated only in terms ofthe rules in Kerala Service Rules. No arrears will, however, be paid,nor amounts drawn in excess recovered as a result of suchreadjustment of leave.CHAPTER IIDE FI NI T IO NS12.Unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context theterms defined in this chapter are used in the rules in the sense hereexplained :(1)Actual travelling expenses.-means the actual cost of transporting anofficer and his personal luggage including charges for ferry andother tolls and for carriage of camp equipment, if necessary. It does3

KERALA SERVICE RULES[PART Inot include charges for hotels, travellers bungalows or refreshmentsor for the carriage of stores or conve yances or for presents tocoachmen and the like, or any allowance for such incidental lossesor expenses as the breakage of crockery, wear and tear of furnitureand the employment of servants.(2)Apprentice.- means a person deputed for training with a view toemployment in Government service, who draws pay at monthlyrates from Government during such training, but is not employed inor against a substantive vacancy in the cadre of a department.(3)Audit Officer .- means the Head of the Office of Accounts and Auditsubordinate to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India,whether designated as Comptroller or Accountant General or byany other designation.(3A)Average Pay.- [Deleted].[G.O.(P) 491/75/Fin.,dt.24-10-1975](4)Cadre.- means the strength of a service or part of a servicesanctioned as a separate unit.(5)Compensatory Allowance.- means an allowance granted to meetpersonal expenditure necessitated by the special circumstances inwhich duty is performed. It includes Travelling Al lowance.(5A)Competent Authority.- Competent authority in respect of any officer,in so far as any power delegated under these rules is concerned,means the authority to which such power has been delegated andwhere no such specific delegation has been made, the competentauthority is, unless otherwise stated, the authority in whom thepower to appoint such officer has been or is vested from time totime by the State Government.(6)Day.- means a calendar day, beginning and ending at midnight; butan absence from headquarters which does not exceed 24 hoursshall be reckoned for all purposes as one day, at whatever hoursthe absence begins or ends.(7)Duty .- Duty includes(i) Service as a probationer or apprentice, provided thatsuch service is followed by confirmation.(ii) Joining time.(iii) A course of instruction or training which an officerundergoes specially ordered by Government to betreated as duty.Note 1.- A student, stipendiary or otherwise, who is entitled to be appointed to theservice of Government on passing through a course of training at aUniversity, College or School shall unless in any case it be otherwiseexpressly provided in the terms of his appointment, be treated as on dutyduring the interval between the satisfactory completion of the course andhis assumption of duties.Note 2.- An officer required or permitted to attend an obligatory departmentalexamination may be treated as on duty during the day or days of theexamination and during the reasonable time required for the journey, ifany, to and from the place of examination.Explanation.The term ‘obligatory departmental examination’ means(i) any test a pass in which is prescribed for the successfulcompletion of probation or training of an officer, whetherrecruited direct or by transfer;4[G.O.(P) 366/76/Fin.,dt. 26 -11-1976]

CHAP.II]DEFINITIONS(ii) any test a pass in which is prescribed for the purpose of makingan officer eligible for increment or for confirmation in any post;(iii) any test a pass in which is prescribed for promotion to anyhigher post coming in the line of promotion in the departmentconcerned ;(iv) any test a pass in which is prescribed as a qualification forcontinuance in the post;(v) any test a pass in which is newly prescribed for persons alreadyin the service concerned.Note 3.-The period

Part II - Rules relating to Travelling Allowance Part III - Pension These rules shall be deemed to have come into force from the 1st November 1959. 3. These rules are applicable to all officers who entered the service of the Kerala State on or after the 1st November, 1956. The rules are also

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