National Highways Authority of India ( Traveling Allowance and Daily Allowance ) Regulations , 1997

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'IT mru 1!l'IR attt ? ? f 44 lHE GAZETIE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PARTlll=-Ssc,« iit t, ' I L ....a.r ? ?or 1084 Gl/97-7 NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th April, 1997 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (TRA YELLING ALLOWANCE AND DAILY AµOWANCE) REGULATIONS, 1997 No. NHAR-12011/19/95-Admn.-ln exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 read · with section 9 of the National Highways Authority of.India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the National · Highways Authority of India makes the following regulations regulating the entitlement of the travel.lingallowance and daily allowance of officers and employees of the Authority :- I. Short title, c011;mencementand application- (I) These regulations may be called theNational Highways Authority of India (TravellingAllowance and Daily Allowance) Regulations, 1997 Gazette. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official (3) Theyshall apply to all officers and employees inwhole time employment of the Authority. 2. Definitions. - In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (aJ "competent authority" means the Chairman Gr a Member or any other officer authorised' as such by the Authority in this behalf · (b) "family" includes the spouse residing with the officer or employee and (i) Parents; (iii) dependent sons and daughters (including adqpted and step sons and daughters).' (iv), brothers and sisters; of the officer or employee,'if they are residing with and are fully dependent on the officer or -cmployee, (c )' "headquarters", in relation to an officer or employee, means the city or town in which the officer or employee has been posted for the time being. (d) "officer or employee" means any personwho is in whole time employment of the Authority. ''IPT 111-? 4] (e) "pay" means the pay, special pay, dearness pay and any other emolumentsclassified as pay. (t) "temporarytransfer"; means transfer· of 'an officer or employee from theheadquartersto any other place ·of duty for a period not ex?eeding.ninetydays. · (g) (h) "tour" means the journey undertakenby an officer or employee at placesother than his-, headquarters on official duty and includes the journeyperformed to undergotraining or study sponsored by the Authority. "transfer" means transfer of an officer or employee frpm one headquarterto ·anotherfor a period exceedingninetydays. 3. Entitlement of travelling allowance aud Haily allowance:- An officer oremployee who-is on tour or on temporary transfer under the orders of the compeientautljority 'shallbe entitled to claim hotel tariff. daily allowance and travel!ing allowance. I4 Hotel ti,riff:- (i) An officer or employee (excludingGroup "D" employees)of therank specified in column (2) 'of the Table-I below shall be entitledto the teimburseme?tofactual hotel tariff (includingtaxes, if any) equivalent to the l?ritf leviable in the hotel specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table. I (ii) A Group 'D' employee of the Authority sball, in lieu of hotel tariff. be paid Rs.'1501- per day. 'SI.No Designation, Rates payable (single room) per day.:(I) (2) ' I Chairman/Members . 5.-Star Hotel, ITDC or equivalent 1 General Managers .4-Star Hotel, IT_QCor equivalent3 Dv. General Managers ' l•Star, Hotel, ITDC Qr equivalent·.. 4 ;,.1anagersS: other equivalent posts 2,StarHotel, ITDC or eauivalenr ,.5 Assistant Manager/Accounr, Officer, Ashok Yatri Niwas ,or equivalentand other equivalent posts, 'including (iii) An officer or ?mployeeshall attach the original voucher from the 'hotel to histravelling allowance claim in support of the amount' claimed, but reimbursement of hotel tariff shall, in no case, exceed the entitlement specified under sub·regulations (i). THE GAZEITEOF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PARTHI-SEC. 4) 5. Daily Allowance:- (i) An officer or employee of the rank specified in column (2)of the. Table below, whee on tom· or temporary transfer shall be entitled to a dailyallowance for the period of his absencefrom headquarters exceeding twelve hours at therates specifiedin the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table. Where theabsence exceeds six hours but less than 12 hours,dailyallowance sh?llbe reduced to 50%. TABLE-II SI.No. Designation Rates payable per day(I) (2) ' e----2 and other. equivalent posts, including 'Note : In the case of Chairman/Member,the boarding and lodging charges as per actualplus Rs. 100/- as incidentiai'charges shall be admissible. (ii) No daily allowanceis admissible uhder,sub-regulation(i) to an officer/employeeontemporary transfer beyond thirty days. ' (iii) On day(s) when the officer or employee on tour.is provided with free boarding andlodging, he .will draw only 1/4 DA for that day(s). · If he is provided with only freeboarding, he will draw J/2 DA for that day(:i).The reduction has 16 be effectedfrom DArelatable to rate at an outstation. Travelling Ai.w,111ce:- (i) tt,11 officer or employee shall be entitled to drawtravelling allowance when on tour or on temporary transfer, if such transfer is not attherequest of the officer or employee. 'WI Ill-? 4] (ii) The categories of officers and employees and the mode of transport that they shall be entitled to shall be determined in accordance with the Table below :- TABLE-HI SI. Category Mode of-Travel Own conveyance No (subject to the approval of competent authority) Air Rail Road L, General Manager Air AC 1st Actual Mileage allowance at Class Taxi fare/ the rate of Rs. 4/- per AC KM for travel by own Deluxe ca-r. Bus fare 2. Dy. General Manager Air AC 1st Actual · Mileage allowance at Class, Taxi fare/ the rate of Rs. 4/- per Deluxe KM, for travel by own Bus fare car. ' Manager & other AC llnd Actual Mileage allowance at J, equivalent posts Class · Deluxe the rate of Rs. 21- per Bus fare KM for travel bv own Scooter/Motor Cycle/ Moped * Air travel with the approval of competent authority Explanation For the purpose. of thi? Regulation. the expression ·t;i,·c' -includes reservation charges, charges for providing food, bed rolls or any other facilir,', sur-charge,tariff, ·jf any, included in the ticket, agency charges for booking and also includes cancellation charges, ifthejourney is cancelled in the interest of the Authority. (iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (i), the Chairman may, if he is satisfied that the journey by air is in the interest of the Authoritv, permit an officer or employee to travel by a higher class thari he is .eruitled to under sub­ (iv) During any halt by an officer or employee on tour or te?1porarvtransfer. he shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual expenditure incurred on local conveyancesubject to a maximum of Rs. 500/- per day 7. Travelling Allcwuuce on transfer:- (i) transferred shall be entitled to ·- An officer or employee ,, ho rs (a) a lumpsum travel grant of one month's pay, and 50% of basic pay as packing allowance: (b) (c) (d) THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EX1:RAORD1NARY [PART\11-c-?c actual fare for himself and members of his family by the entitled class llfl on · tour in 'the railways, road or air, as the case may be; 'the road: mileage for road journey undertaken by him and the members.of his family other than the journey performed by the entitled mode as pertable given in para 6(ii); travel incidentals in the form of daily allowance for the officer or employee and each member of his family for the entire period'of journey from 'his residence at the old headquarters and the residence at the new' headquarters ; (e) · cost of, transportation of personal effects and cost of transponation of conveyance 'belongingto the officer .or employee in accordance with the· Explanation - In computingtravel 'incidentals in respect of children below ·theageof twelve years, daiiy'allowanceat half rates shall be taken into account.. 8. Reimbursement for transportation of personal effects.- ( I J A,notlicer oremployee on transfer shall be entitled to the reimbursement of cost of transportation of personal effects when he is transferred from oneheadquarters to anotherin the mterest ofthe Authority at the rates specified the Table below- TABLE-IV I. SI: Category No. I Entitlement for CarriageOf personal effects, Maximum Entitlement · 6000 Kgs. (}eneral Manager 3. Manager and equivalent 4000 Kgs. posts Accounts Officer, . equivalent posts and Mode of transportation .Four-wheeler full wagon · by goods train or one double container or ally·. .mode of transportation as per actuals '' '' ' ·.j, ' Four-wheeler full 'wagonby goods train or 'one double container or any · mode of transportation as per actuals. Four-wheeler foll wagon by goods train or one double container' br ·;rny mode of transportation as per itctt,ab. ,'>.. ii., ;' By goods train or any other mode of' transportation as per actuals. • i · ' :··., ',,.,. ·' l •I· h : '.,.·.; · .: ' -• I ' (2) An officer or employee on transfor shall alsobe entitled to the reimbursement of the actual cost of transportation of one motor car or one motor cycle/scooter owned by the officer or employee Wlten the co111•eya,nce,is?ni,u.mler/ts,o)"npmpu4?ionbetween places' connected by train, the reimbursement ,.?ill,be limited ?o,,.t?eptJ,'Cfihedrates of transportation by passenger train andin' between placl!.?not connected by rail, the reimbursement will he limited to the prescribed rates from 'the services of the Authorityaft?r serving it for a· minimum period of ten years (includingservice in any other establishment owned ,;,r controlled by the Government) or such officer or employee if incapacitated to serve the Authority because of his physical or mental invalidity or such officer or employee, if retrenched without. beingoffered an alternative employment shall be -eligible'to claim travellingallowance for. himself and the membersofnis fam{ty,actual cosroftranspcrtation not exceedingthe amount admissible under Regulation 7 and an allowance at the rates specified in Regulation 8 for transportation of the conveyance owned by the officer or employee. (2) The concession under sub-regulation {I'} shallbe 'availed of the, ollicer or employee within one year from the date of his retiremen.t_orretrenc};ment.,as1the case may be. · · · (3Y!'he me1nbe\'s/Jf the family 'of" 11n-officer' 'or employee-whohas completed 'at least three yearsof continuous service with ihiA'utriorlty'and' dies while in service. shall be eligible for the'reimbursement of the cost oftravel. from the headquarters of the officer or employee to his home town or to any other placeof residence in India where the family wishes to settle down.ifsuchtravel is undertaken by the members of thefamily within one yearfrom the daf{b\'d'ea?h ofihe otiicer'6«:'?1ployee'' 10. · Travellinj(Allowfiilte''on 'deputation'bn: training> An. officer or employee deputed to undertake a course of trainingin ,Jlldiashallbe entitled to draw travelling allowance, hotel charges and daily allowance as on tour at full rates for the first i 80 days of training and in case the training institute in which the officer or employee has been deputed provides free-boarding and lodging, the-daiiy-allowanceadmissible to the officer or employeeshall bereduced after t.hc::.first thirty days,oftraining to qai)y allowaoce at half the fa#,i ,id J I •i 12 .. /:,s,i?"ii?si.?nof ?h1im:-An'c.laimsunder these regulations shaHbe preferret! by an officer or employee.within 3 mo,nths,of th,: completion of tour and one year in case of transfer. 'And if no soch claim is preferred within the specified period, the claim sh.all be 1 l. , l'ravelling allowance for journeys performed during suspension:- An otlicer or ?n)(?loyee,und? .. ?usp?r;,ion,shall.,b? .entitled ,to . dicaw travellin!;lall(;wanc? and, daily allowapce,.qs,on t?IH at full ,r?(\:S,jf .?/!,i.s:,equired to perform journey in connection with attendanw ,in a depart?nta! enq4iry ?Id. at a place away from the headquarters or the l .. •,,, ....• -_ '' ·•·-·- .. , .,, ,. ' ·- place in which the officer or employee under suspension has been permitted to reside. 13. Payment'of advance:- (I) An otlicer or employee shall be e.ntitled to d,aw ?ighty per cent of the cost of travelling allowance arid daily allowance beforn1CP()l!llencement of the journey under these regulations. (2) Where· an. officer or 'e(}1j)loyeeha, been: ,gra?e;i a11 advance .under sub, · regulatiorrfk)he shall submit his claijn alrn1gwitftalFcormix;ledpap.erswithin one lllonth()f the completion of-journeyif he.failr,:1? subniirsuch claim,the competent autfioritymay order' deduction of the amolmtinOne lump·sµhHrom his sa!ary'6fthe following month. · ?eimhu?e?ent-Of coiiv?yancetha'i1g?=:,(I) An officer o/ employeewho is required to undertake1aca:lJ0umeyin.th<;i?teres-!of.the Authorityin the headquartersor in the temporaryduty station may 'he gra::iled'mileiigeiillovyance-at the rates specifiedin • j . ., Regulatiorro: · " · " · Provided that the .conipetentautho1'i{¥may; -ifhe is satisfied that it isheoessary in the interest· of-the Authority and to avoid'an? hard$hip on the officer or-employee, may permit such-officer or employee to the,fein'ibut-$emeirtof the acnral expenditure incurred onthejourney. (2}The 'competent authority may. in ?e4 o(gtant sub regulifiio'n(I), grant to- an Officer pr eil)pfoyeewhose duty requiresextensive travel at the headqiJarf?rs·or·lernporacyduty ?talion. a lumpsum allowance at such 'rates as may be specified by the. A'tlth.ority. i 5. · Residuary nrntte?s:7,Matters with. respet;f of .\.Vhichno specificprovisions ha"e been ?de•uridei:-.tbeseregulations, shaaberegulated under corresponding'provisions of the ?· applicableto the µif\ml:iel'il().t,th'°?erttralCivil Services,·as amended frcim''iime-to..