G.I. Min. of Fin. (Dept. of Exp.)
F.No.19030/3/2008-E.IV
dated 19th November, 2008
Traveling Allowance Rates – Implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.
Consequent upon the issue of the Departments OM number dated 23/9/2008 on the subject cited above, number of queries have been received regarding the implementation of revised TA Rules. Some of the points raised through the references are as under: –
(i) Whether receipt for reimbursement of food bill and travel charges for travel within city are to be produced by the Government servant mandatory?
(ii) How would DA be paid to an employee who does not stay in a hotel/guest house and makes his/her own arrangement.
(iii) In case the employee, in course of the tour, stays in Government guest house and does not pay any charges towards the room, how daily allowance will be paid to him/her?
(iv) In Case a person during his/her tour returns to the headquarter within twelve hours, what will be the rate of DA payable to him/her?
2. In terms of Sixth CPC’s recommendations regarding traveling Allowance/ Daily Allowance on tour as accepted by the Government, it is clarified that with the revision of TA/DA Rules as circulated vide this Department’s OM No. 19030/3/2008-E.IV dated 23rd September, 2008, Daily Allowance in monetary terms is no longer admissible to Central Government Employees on tour. It is further clarified that only the actual expenditure incurred within the prescribed limit, will be reimbursed as per normal procedure of reimbursement.
I am a Govt. employee and I have performed an journey by may own M/Cycle for Govt. work. Kindly convey to me that what rate per K.M. will be admissible to me for the journey by M/cycle. My Basic pay is Rs.18340 + 4200 G.P.
I have performed an journey for Govt. work by my own M/cycle, what is the rate of Journey by M/cycle per KM. My basic pay is Rs.18540/- plus Rs. 4200/- G.P.