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Travelling Allowance Rules : Revised Transfer Rates in case of A-1, A, B-1 cities…


ORDER FROM FINANCE MINISTRY
  
No. 19030/3/2008-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
***

New Delhi dated the 8th June, 2010

Office Memorandum

Sub: Travelling Allowance Rules – Implementation of the Sixth CPC.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 23.09.08 on the subject cited above and to say that it has been brought to Government’s notice that the issue of this OM has led to lowering of the per km rates for transportation of personal effects by road on transfer in the case of A-1 / A / B-1 class cities. The provision under para 4.C of the said OM has been reviewed and it has now been decided to replace the existing provisions contained in para of the said OM dated 23.09.08, with the following:

“C. Transportation of Personal Effects


Grade Pay
(1)
By Train/Steamer
(2)
Rate per Km for transport by
road (Rs.Per Km.)
(3)
X & Y class
cities*
Z class
cities*
Officers drawing Grade
Pay of Rs. 7600 and
above and those in Pay
Scale HAG+and above
6000 Kgs. By Goods
Train / 4 wheeler
wagon / 1 double
container
30.00
(Rs.0.005 per
kg. per km)
18.00
(Rs.0.003 per
kg. per km
Officers drawing Grade
Pay of Rs. 4200, Rs.
4600, Rs.4800, Rs.5400
and Rs.6600
6000 Kgs. By Goods
Train / 4 wheeler
wagon / 1 single
container
30.00
(Rs.0.005 per
kg. per km)
18.00
(Rs.0.003 per
kg. per km
Officers drawing Grade
Pay of Rs.2800
3000 Kgs.15.00
(Rs.0.005 per
kg. per km)
9.00
(Rs.0.003 per
kg. per km
Officers drawing Grade
Pay of below Rs.2800
1500 Kgs. 7.50
(Rs.0.005 per
kg. per km)
4.60
(Rs.0.0031
per kg. per km

The rates for transporting the entitled weight by Steamer will be equal to the prevailing rates prescribed by such transport in ships operated by Shipping Corporation of India.”

* As per classification of cities for the purpose of admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

2. Attention is also invited to para 4.B of the OM dt. 23.09.08, which regulates the payment of Composite Transfer Grant. In this connection, it is reiterated that the components and incidentals which were merged/subsumed with the Composite Transfer Grant, as per para 4.B of this Ministry’s OM No.19003/2/97-E.IV dt. 17.04.98, remain unchanged.

3. The revised provisions as under para 1 above, shall be applicable w.e.f. 01.09.2008, i.e. the date from which revised T.A. rules are applicable.

(Y.P.Sehgal)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India




This is for your reference published on 22.1.2009…


No. 19030/3/2008-E.IV
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, 22nd January, 2009.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Travelling Allowance Rules – Implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. 
Consequent upon the issue of this Department’s OM of even number dated 23.9.2008 and 19.11.2008 on the subject cited above, references have been received regarding para 3 of OM dated 23.9.2008 on daily allowance on tour.
2. Keeping in view the references received, it is advised that “Rates of Daily Allowance on Tour” may be regulated either in accordance with the provisions of this Department’s OM dated 23.9.2008 or as per the old rates prevalent prior to the issue of the said OM, whichever is claimed by the employee. The option to claim will be available as a complete package for a particular tour and not by taking part of either orders. In other words, officers may choose to be governed either by orders dated 23.09.2008 or dated 17th April, 1998, in regard to daily allowance on tour.
3. In case the rate of Daily Allowance on tour is regulated as per old rates prevalent prior to issue of the said OM, dated 23.9.2008, (a) the revised pay range, i.e. pay in the pay band for the purpose of regulation of Daily Allowance only would be as under:
Pay range (as per OM) Revised pay in the pay band
Rs. 16,400 and above Rs. 30,500 and above
Rs. 8,000 and above but less than Rs. 16,400 Rs. 15,000 and above but less than Rs. 30,500
Rs. 6500 and above but less than Rs. 8,000 Rs. 12,500 and above but less than Rs. 15,000
Rs. 4,100 and above but less than Rs. 6,500 Rs. 8,000 and above but less than Rs. 12,500
Below Rs 4,100 Below Rs. 8,000



In respect of officers in HAG+ and the apex scale, the basic pay as defined in CCS (RP) Rules will be considered for determination of entitlement of Daily Allowance. 
b) The classification of cities/towns, as per orders prevalent with the old rates as precluded vide O.M. dated 17.04.1998 will continue to apply.
4. TA claims already settled as on the date of issue of these orders may not be re-opened.




(Karan Singh)


Under Secretary to the Govt. of India  
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