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Housing Board, Haryana (Conditions of Services of the Chairman and Members) Rules, 1972

The Housing Board, Haryana (Conditions of Services of the Chairman and Members) Rules, 1972

Published vide Haryana Government Notification No. G.S.R. 231/H.A. 20/71/S. 73/72 dated 27th September, 1972

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No. G.S.R. 231/H.A. 20/71/S. 73/72. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 73 of the Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971, and all other powers enabling him in this behalf and with reference to Haryana Government, Housing Department, notification No. G.S.R. 209/HA 20/71/S. 73/72, dated the 22nd August, 1972, the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules, namely :-

  1. Short title.- These rules may be called the Housing Board, Haryana (Conditions of Service of the Chairman and Members) Rules, 1972.
  2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires :-

(1) "Act" means the Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971 (20 of 1971);

(2) "Board" means the Housing Board, Haryana constituted under section 3 of the Act;

[(3) Omitted.]

(4) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana.

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  3. Remuneration of Chairman and members.- Remuneration of Chairman and Members shall be fixed by the Government in each case subject to the following conditions :-

(a) Chairman -

(i) If a Government Officer, his salary and other conditions of service shall be determined by the terms of his deputation by the Government.

(ii) If a retired or re-employed Government Officer, he shall get the substantive pay drawn by him at the time of his retirement less gross monthly pension:

Provided that where a Government officer has been in receipt of officiating pay at the time of his retirement for a continuous period of not less than one year, he shall get that officiating pay less gross monthly pension :

Provided further that where the officer has been in receipt of a special pay continuously for a period of not less than one year at the time of retirement from Government service, he shall also be entitled to such special pay in addition to the substantive or officiating pay, as the case may be :

Provided further that Government may in deserving cases relax these conditions and allow officiating pay drawn at the time of retirement instead of substantive pay.

(iii) If a non-official Chairman, he shall get gross monthly emoluments not exceeding Rs. 1,500.00 per mensem.

(iv) If a Government officer is appointed as Chairman in addition to his own duties, he shall be paid such special pay/remuneration as is determined by the Government for performing such duties.

(b) Members -

(i) If a Government officer is appointed as a part-time member, he shall be paid such special pay/remuneration as may be determined by the Government.

(ii) If a retired or re-employed Government officer is appointed as a whole-time member, he shall be governed by the conditions prescribed in sub-rule (a)(ii) above of this rule. If appointed as part-time member, he may be allowed such special pay or allowance, as is determined by the Government.

(iii) If a non-official is appointed as a whole time member, he shall be paid such pay and allowances as may be determined by the State Government. If appointed as a part-time member he shall be paid such daily allowance as is admissible to the member of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, for the days he actually attends the meeting of the Board. In case part-time member happens to be a Member of Parliament of India, he shall be paid such daily allowance as is paid to the Members of Parliament while attending the session of the Parliament.

(iv) The non-official members, shall in addition to the daily allowance as mentioned in sub-rule (b)(iii) of this rule, be paid the travelling allowance from the place of his residence to the headquarters of the Board or such other place where a meeting is held and back for the purpose of attending the meetings of the Board as admissible under rule 7 below :

Provided that travelling allowance for attending the meeting shall be allowed from the place of his permanent residence or from the place from where he attends the meeting, whichever is nearer.

Note 1 - 1. The words "gross monthly pension" as used in this rule shall mean pension plus pension equivalent of death-cum-retirement gratuity and commuted pension. The words "gross emoluments" in the case of a retired or re-employed Government officer shall mean monthly emoluments paid under this rule plus gross monthly pension.

Note 2 - A Government officer holding an officiating or a substantive appointment at the time of his appointment as Chairman or member shall be allowed regular increments as and when they would have accrued to him had he not been appointed as Chairman or Member. If the post under Government was held in an officiating capacity the officer appointed as Chairman or Member shall be entitled to the benefit of the monthly emoluments and increments relating to such officiating appointments only so long as and up to the date it can be certified by Government that the officer would have continued to officiate in the said post or in another post carrying the same or higher emoluments but for his appointment to the Board.

  1. Resignation.- The Chairman or member may resign his office by giving three months' notice in writing to the Government. The Government may, if it thinks fit, waive such condition.
  2. Travelling Allowances.- (a) Subject to rule 5(b)(iv), the Chairman and other members whether Government officers or otherwise, shall for journeys performed for the purpose of the Board, be entitled to the travelling allowance at the rates for the time being admissible under the Punjab Civil Services Rules to the officers of grade I.

Explanation. - Those non-official members who are not in receipt of any pay shall be regarded as grade I officer drawing a pay to Rs. 1,000 per mensem.

(b) No journey outside the State of Haryana and areas of the Delhi Administration shall be undertaken by the Chairman without the approval of the Board.

  1. Medical Facilities.- The Chairman and the whole-time Members and their families shall be entitled to such medical facilities as are admissible to class I officer of the Haryana Government.
  2. Accommodation Facilities.- The whole-time Chairman and the whole-time Members residing at the headquarters of the Board shall -

(i) either be entitled to residential accommodation owned or requisitioned by Government or residential accommodation owned by the Board, if and when available, on the payment of 10 per cent of their emoluments, subject to the condition that in case of Government owned or requisitioned accommodation the difference of the rent worked out under rule 45-B of the Fundamental Rules and that actually paid by the Chairman or the member, as the case may be, shall be paid to Government by the Board; or

(ii) be entitled to such house-rent allowance in lieu thereof as is admissible to Haryana Government employees and subject to the similar conditions.

  1. Leave and leave salary.- (a) The Chairman and the Members who are Government officers shall be entitled to such kinds of leave including casual leave as is permissible to them under the provision of Service Rules applicable to them. The Chairman and the Members who are not Government officers shall be entitled to such leave and leave salary as is admissible to Haryana Government employees engaged on contract on similar salaries under the Punjab Civil Service Rules in force on the date of the sanction of the leave.

(b) The power to grant leave, other than the casual leave, to the Chairman and the member shall vest in Government.

(c) The power to grant casual leave to the Chairman of the Board shall vest in Government. The power to sanction casual leave to member of the Board shall vest in the Chairman.

(d) The part-time members will not be entitled to any leave except that their absence from meetings may be excused by the Board :

Provided that the absence of a part-time member, from three or more consecutive meetings of the Board, shall be referred to the State Government for condonation.

  1. Function of non-official Part-Time Members.- Non-official part-time members when appointed shall attend the meeting of the Board and take full part in the deliberations of the meetings. They may, however, be entrusted by the Board with special duties on the ad hocbasis from time to time. They shall not be placed in charge of any particular subject on regular basis.
  2. Whole-time member not to accept any other assignment.- No whole-time member shall so long as he continues as member accept any assignment, other than that of the Board, without the prior permission of the Government.