Sub: Travelling Allowance Rules -Implementation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
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Pay level in Pay Matrix
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Travel entitlement
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14 and above
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Business/ Club Class
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Other officers who are authorized to travel by air
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Economy Class
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(i) For places other than A&N Group of islands and Lakshadweep Group of
Island:
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Pay level in Pay Matrix
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Travel entitlement
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9 and above
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Highest Class
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6 to 8
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Lower class if there be two classes only on the steamer
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4 and 5
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If two classes only, the lower class. If three classes, the middle or second class. If there be four
classes, the third class |
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3 and below
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Lowest class
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(ii) For travel between the mainland and the A&N Group of Islands and
Lakshadweep Group of island by ships operated by the shipping Corporation
of India Limited:
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Pay level in Pay Matrix
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Travel entitlement
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9 and above
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Deluxe Class
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6 to 8
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First/’A’ Cabin class
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4 and 5
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Second/’B’ Cabin class
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3 and below
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Bunk class
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(i) At places where specific rates have been prescribed:
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Pay Level in Pay Matrix
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Entitlements
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14 or above
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Actual fare by any type of public bus including AC bus
OR
At prescribed rates of AC taxi when the
journey is actually performed by AC Taxi
OR
At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for
journeys by auto-rickshaw, own car, scooter, motor cycle, moped etc. |
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6 to 13
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Same as above with the exception that journeys by AC taxi will not
be permissible |
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4 and 5
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Actual fare by any type of public bus other than AC bus
OR
At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto-rickshaw,
own car, scooter, motor cycle, moped etc |
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3 and below
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Actual fare by ordinary public bus only
OR
At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto-rickshaw,
own car, scooter, motor cycle, moped etc |
Directorate of Transport of the concerned State or of the neighbouring states
(these rates will further rise by 25 % whenever DA increases by 50%):
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For journeys performed in own car /taxi
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₹24/- per Km.
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For journeys performed by auto-rickshaw own scooter, etc
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₹12/- per Km.
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Free passes, as admissible under Rules, may be issued to a Railway servant.
3 TA entitlements on Transfer
TA on Transfer includes 4 components: (A) Travel entitlement for self and
family (B) Composite Transfer and packing grant (CTG) (C) Reimbursement of
charges on
transportation of personal effects (D) Reimbursement of charges on
transportation of
conveyance.
A. Travel Entitlements:
(i) Journeys by Air: Officers in Level-15 and above, while on transfer, may be
entitled for air travel in `37 Business Class, at their discretion to join the
new
HQs. Officers in level 14 may also be permitted to travel by air with the
approval of Competent Authority, subject to exigency and where joining at
transfer station has to be effected with immediate effect. This is also subject
to fulfillment of conditions as per Board’s letter no. F(E)I/2003/AL-28/7 dated
16.9.2003. The air fare is, however, admissible for self only. No family
member of any Railway servant is entitled to travel by air on transfer.
(ii) Journeys by Rail: Free passes, as admissible under Rules, may be issued
to a Railway servant and his family members.
(iii) Journeys by Road: A Railway servant is not entitled to travel by road,
between stations connected by rail. However, between stations not connected
by rail a railway servant and his family members may travel by road. The
entitlement in this regard is same as para 2 (D) above,
B. Composite Transfer and Packing Grant (CTG):
(i) The Composite Transfer Grant shall be paid at the rate of 80% of the last
month’s basic pay in case of transfer involving a change of station located at
a distance of or more than 20 kms. from each other. Further, NPA shall not be
included as part of basic pay while determining entitlements for CTG.
(ii) In cases of transfer to stations which are at a distance of less than 20
kms.
from the old station and of transfer within the same city, one third of the
composite transfer grant will be admissible, provided a change of residence is
actually involved.
(iii) In cases where the transfer of husband and wife takes place within six
months, but after 60 days of the transfer of the spouse, fifty percent of the
transfer grant on transfer shall be allowed to the spouse transferred later. No
transfer grant shall be admissible to the spouse transferred later, in case both
the transfers are ordered within 60 days. The existing provisions shall
continue to be applicable in case of transfers after a period of six months or
more. Other rules precluding transfer grant in case of transfer at own request
or transfer other than in public interest, shall continue to apply unchanged in
their case.
C. Transportation of personal effects:
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Level
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Rate for transport by road
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6 and above
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₹50 /- per Km
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5
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₹25/- per Km
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4 and below
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₹15/- per Km
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These rates will further rise by 25% whenever DA increases by 50%. The
claim for reimbursement shall be admissible subject to the production of actual
receipts / vouchers by the railway servants.
D. Transportation of conveyance.
Reimbursement of charges on transportation of conveyance as admissible under
Rules, may be provided,
4. TA entitlement on retirement
TA on retirement includes 04 components: (A) Travel entitlement for self and
family (B) Composite Transfer and packing grant (CTG) (C) Reimbursement of
changes on
transportation of personal of effects (D) Reimbursement of charges on
transportation of
conveyance.
A. Travel Entitlements: same as para 3(A) above
(i) The composite Transfer Grant shall be paid at the rate of 80 % of Basic Pay
last drawn in case of those Railways employees, who on retirement, settled
down at places other that last station of their duty located at a distance of
or more than 20 Km . However, in case of settlement to and from the island
territories of Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep. CTG shall be paid at the
rate of 100% of basic pay last drawn. The transfer incidentals and road
mileage for journeys between the residence and the railway stations/ bus
stand etc. at the old and new station, are already subsumed in the CTG and
will not be separately admissible.
(ii) For Railway servants, who on retirement settle at the last station of duty
itself
or within the distance of less than 20 Kms. may be paid one third of the CTG
subject to the condition that a change of residence is actually involved.
C. Transportation of Personal Effects: Same as para 3(C) above.
D. Transportation of conveyance: Same as para 3(D) above.
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