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TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the l^th February 2001
Part F. No. A-27011/1/97- TAMP.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 123 A read with Section 47H(2)
oflhcMaior Port Trusts Act. 1%1 (Act No 38on%3) Ihc Tariff Authority for Major Ports with the concurrence of the
Central Go\ ernment, hereby makes the follow 1 ng Regulations namely
1.
Short title and Commencement
(i)
These Regulations may be called the Tariff Authority for Major Ports
(Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance) Regulations, 2001
(ii)
They shall come into operation on the date of their publication in the Gazette
of India
(lii)
They shall apply to all employees in whole time employment of the Authority
2.
Definitions
In these
Regulations,
unless the context otherwise
requires, the
following definitions shall apply
(i)
"Act" means the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963)
(II)
"Authority" means the Tariff Authority for Major Ports constituted under
Section 47A of the Act
(m)
"Chairman" means the Chairperson of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports
appointed under Section 47A of the Act
(iv)
"Controlling Authority" means the Chairman or any other officer of the
Authority authorised by him in this behalf
(v)
"Dependent" means a family member whose income from all sources,
including pension does not exceed Rs 1,500/- pm Children getting stiphened,
scholarship, etc in excess of Rs 1,500/- p m are not considered as dependents
(vi)
"Employee" means an employee appointed in the office of the Authority
against a post under the respective Service Regulations
(vn)
"Family" means the spouse of an employee of the Authority residing with
him/her and two surviving children or step children residing with and wholly
dependent upon the employee, whose income from all sources does not exceed
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Rs. 1,500/- p.m. It includes parents, step mother, unmarried sisters, minor brothers
and married daughters who have been divorced, abandoned and separated from
their husbands, if residing with and wholly dependent upon the employee.
Widowed sisters are also included, if residing with and wholly dependent upon the
employee (provided their father is either not alive or is himself dependent on the
employee).
Note-1:
In the case of spouse, the necessary condition will be 'residing with',
whereas for other members of the family both the conditions 'residing with' and
'wholly dependent' shall be met.
Note-2:
The restriction of two surviving children as indicated above shall not
apply in respect of existing children of an employee born up to 31-12-98 and a child
born within one year of the restriction coming into force and also in case of multiple
births after one child.
Note-3:
Not more than one spouse is included in the expression 'family',
(viii). "Government" means the Central Government.
(ix).
"Headquarters" means the city or town in which the employee is posted for
the time being
(x).
"Member" means the Member (including a part-time Member) of the Tariff
Authority for Major Ports appointed under Section 47A of the Act.
(xi).
"Pay" means basic pay in the pay scale plus special pay plus dearness pay
and any other emoluments classified as pay.
(xii).
"Public Servant" means the same thing as defined under Section 112 of the
Act.
(xiii), "Temporary transfer" means transfer of an officer or employee from the
headquarters, to any other place of duty for a period not exceeding 180 (one
hundred and eighty) days.
(xiv). "Tour" means a journey undertaken by an employee at places other than
his/her headquarters on official duty and includes the journey performed to undergo
training or study sponsored by the Authority.
(xv).
"Transfer" means transfer of an employee from one headquarter to another
place for a period exceeding 180 (one hundred and eighty) days.
3.
Accommodation and mileage Allowance entitlements for Journeys on
Tour/Transfer
An employee who is on tour or on temporary transfer under the orders of the
Controlling Authority shall be entitled to claim hotel tariff, daily allowance and travelling
allowance.
4.
Hotel Tariff
(i).
An employee (excluding a Group 'D' employee) of the status specified in
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table-l below shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual hotel tariff (including taxes, if
any) equivalent to the tariff leviable in the hotel:
TABLE - I
S.No.
1.
(1)-
(2).
(3).
(4).
(5).
(6).
Pay range
2,
Rs.224007- and above
Rs. 16400 and above but less than
Rs.22,400/-
Rs.8000 and above but less than
Rs. 16,400/-
Rs.6500/- and above but less than
Rs.8000/-
Rs.3200/- and above but less than
Rs.6500/-
Rs.2550 and above but less than
Rs.3200/-
Entltlement of a single room in Hotel
3.
5-Star, ITDC or equivalent.
4-Star, ITDC or equivalent.
3-Star, ITDC or equivalent.
2-Star, ITDC or equivalent.
Ashok Yatri Niwas or equivalent.
Rs,150A per day to be paid in lieu of
hotel tariff.
(ii).
An employee shall attach the original voucher from the hotel to his/her
travelling allowance claim in support of the amount claimed but reimbursement of
hotel tariff shall, in no case, exceed the entitlement specified in Regulation -4 (i).
5.
Calculation of DA
(i)
Daily allowance for the entire absence from headquarters i.e starting with
departure from Headquarters and ending with arrival at Headquarters will be
regulated as follows:
(a).
Absence not exceeding 6 hours
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Nil
(b).
Absence exceeding 6 hours but not
exceeding 12 hours
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70%
(c).
Absence exceeding 12 hours
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100%
(ii).
The enforced halts en-route, due to breakdown of transport/ communication
caused by flood, rain, etc., shall be treated as duty and, D A. shall be admissible at
the prescribed rates.
(iii).
The period of absence at the station of tour enforced by any natural calamity
or communal disturbance or imposition of curfew, etc., shall be regularised by
sanction of a special casual leave by the Controlling Authority and DA shall be
admissible for such period of absence
(iv).
No D.A is admissible for Sundays and Holidays unless the employee is
actually and not merely constructively in camp
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(v).
No D A. is admissible for leave and restricted holidays availed of while on
tour.
(vi).
Full D.A is admissible for the first 180 days of continuous halt at a station
on tour/temporary transfer/training. No DA is admissible for a continuous halt at a
station on tour or temporary transfer/training, beyond 180 days
(vii).
Tour ends on return to headquarters.
Tour to the same place again is
treated as fresh one and D.A. shall be admissible at full rates.
6.
Eligibility of Daily Allowance for free board and lodging, etc.
(i)-
(ii).
(iii).
(iv).
Free board and lodging availed
Free board alone
Free lodging alone
Stay in office building free of cost
25% D.A,
50% D.A.
75% D.A
75% D.A.
7.
Entitlement of Daily Allowance
(i).
An employee of the pay range specified in column (2) of the Table-
Ii below, when on tour or temporary transfer shall be entitled to a Daily
Allowance for the period of his/her absence from headquarters at the
rates specified in the corresponding entry in column (3), of the Table
TABLE-II
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(2).
(3).
(4).
Pay Range
2.
Rs. 16,400/- and above
Rs.8000/- and above but less than Rs. 16,400/-
Rs.6,500/- and above but less than Rs.8,000/-
Rs.4,100/- and above but less than Rs.6,500/-.
Below Rs.4,100/-
Rates
of
D.A.
payable per day
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Rs 260/-
Rs.230/-
Rs.200/-
Rs.170/-
Rs.105/-
Note :
For officers in the pay range of Rs.22,400/- and above, board
and lodging charges as per actual plus Rs.100/- as incidental charges
shall be admissible
(ii).
When an employee is transferred, in addition to himself/herself,
he/she shall be entitled to full D.A rates for adult members of family
whereas for the dependent children below 12 years of age D A. at half
the rates for adults shall be admissible.
8.
Entitlement of Travelling Allowance
(i)
An officer or employee shall 'be entitled to draw Travelling
Allowance when on tour or on temporary transfer, if such transfer is not
at the request of the employee.
(ii).
The Travelling Allowance
on tour
is admissible
from
duty
point/residence at headquarters to duty point at the distant station and
vice versa. It comprises the following:
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(a).
Fare for journeys by rail/road/air/sea, etc.
(b).
Road mileage for road journey otherwise than by bus
(c).
D.A. for the entire period of absence from headquarters
including journey period.
(iii).
The categories of officers and employees and entitlement for
journeys on tour by Air and Rail shall be determined in accordance with
the scales indicated in Table - III below:
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(2)
(3)
(4).
(5)
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Rs.16,400/- and above
Rs.8,000/- and above but less
than Rs. 16,400/-
Rs 6,500/- and above but less
than Rs.8,000/*
Rs.4,100/- and above but less
than Rs.6,500/-.
Below Rs.4,100/-
Mode of Travel
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AC-First Class
AC-2-Tier Sleeper
First
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Tier
Sleeper/ AC Chair Car
First Class / AC-3 Tier
Sleeper / AC Chair Car.
Second Sleeper.
Note 1(a). Travel by Air within the country shall be permissible on tour in the
case of officers in'receipt of Rs 16,400/- and above at their
discretion, provided that officers drawing pay between Rs. 12,300/-
and Rs. 16,400/- may also be permitted to travel by Air at their
discretion if the distance involved is more than 500 km and the
journey cannot be performed overnight by direct train service/direct
slip coach service.
(b), In the case of international travel, officers of and above the level of
Secretary to the Govt, of India and of equivalent status shall be
entitled to travel by first class, officers of the level of Additional
Secretaries and Joint Secretaries and of equivalent status by
Business/Club Class and all other officers by Economy Class
Note 2.
All officers/employees who are entitled to travel on tour/transfer by
First Class /II AC-MI Tier Sleeper/AC Chair Car may, at their
discretion, travel by II AC2-Tier sleeper where any of the trains
connecting the originating and destination stations concerned by
the
direct
shorter
route
do
not
provide
these
classes
of
accommodation.
Note 3.
Notwithstanding
anything
contained
in
Regulation
8(iii),
the
Chairman may, if satisfied that the journey by air is in the interest of
the Authority, permit any officer or employee to travel by air or to
travel by a higher class than he / she is entitled under Regulation
8(iii).
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(iv). Entitlement for journey by Road:
The pay ranges for travel by public bus / auto-rickshaw /
scooter/motor cycle, full taxi / own car shall be as indicated in the Table
IV below:
TABLE IV
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(2).
(3).
(4).
(5).
(6).
Pay range
2.
Rs.22,4007- and above
Rs. 16,400/- and above
but less than Rs,22,400/-
Rs.8,000/- and above but
less than Rs. 16,400/-
Rs.6,500/- and above but
less than Rs.8,000/- .
Rs.4,100/-and above but
less than Rs.6,500/-
Below Rs.4,100/-
Entitlement
3.
Actual fare by any type of public bus,
including air conditioned bus:
Or
At prescribed rate for AC/Ordinary taxi
when the journey is actually performed by
AC/Ordinary Taxi or by own car;
Or
At prescribed rate for auto rickshaw for
journey
by
auto
rickshaw,
own
scooter/motor cycle, moped etc.
Same as at (1) above with the exception
that journey by AC Taxi will not be
permissible
Same as at (1) above with the exception
that journey by AC Taxi will not be
permissible.
Same as at (3) above with the exception
that journeys by air conditioned buses will
not be allowed.
Actual fare by any type of public bus other
than air conditioned bus;
Or
At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw, own
scooter/motor cycle/moped, etc
Actual fare by ordinary public bus only
Or
At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw, own
scooter / motor cycle / moped etc.
(v).
The mileage allowance for road journeys shall be regulated at the
following rates in places where no specific rates have been prescribed
either by the Director of Transport of the concerned State or of the
neighbouring States -
(a)
for journeys performed in own car/taxi Rs.8.00 per km.
(b)
for journeys performed by auto
rickshaw / own scooter etc.
Rs.4.00 per k m
(vi).
Entitlement by Sea or by River Steamer
The general entitlements for journeys by Sea or by River Steamer
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shall be as indicated Table V below:
TABLE V
SI.
No.
(1)-
(2).
(3).
(4)-
Pay range
Rs.8,000/- and above.
Rs.6,500/- and above but
less than Rs.8,000/-
Rs.4,100/- and above but
less than Rs.6,500/-
Less than Rs.4,100/-
Entitlement
Highest Class
If there be two classes only on the
steamer, the lower class.
(i). If there be two classes only on the
steamer, the lower class.
(ii). If there be three classes, the middle
second class.
(iii). If there be four classes, the third class.
The lowest class.
(vii). Entitlement for the travel between the main land and the Andaman
& Nicobar Group of Islands and the Lakshadweep Group of Islands by
the ships operated by the Shipping Corporation of India Limited shall be
as given in Table - VI below:
TABLE VI
S.No.
1.
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).
Pay range
2.
Rs.8,000/- and above.
Rs.6,500/- and, above
but
iess than
Rs.8,000/-.
Rs.4,100/- and above
but
less than
Rs.6,500/-.
Less than Rs.4,100/-.
Entitlement
3.
Deluxe Class.
First /'A' Cabin class.
Second / 'B' Cabin class.
Bunk Class.
(viii).
During any halt by an employee on tour or temporary transfer,
he/she will be entitled to reimbursement of actual expenditure incurred
on local conveyance subject to a maximum of Rs.500/- per day.
Note-
For the purpose of this Regulation 'fare' includes reservation
charges, charges for providing food, bed rolls or any other facility, sur-
charge, tariff, if any included in the ticket, agency charges for booking
and also includes cancellation charges if the journey is cancelled in the
interest of the Authority.
9.
Entitlement of T.A. when deputed for Training
Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding Regulations, an
employee is entitled to get the benefits when he/she is deputed to undergo a
course of training in India as follows
(i).
If the training exceeds 180 days, option to draw either T.A. as on
transfer or T.A. as on tour plus D.A. for the first 180 days shall be
Dermitted.
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(ii).
If theoretical and practical training are imparted in two different
stations, D.A. in the second station will commence afresh irrespective of
whether D.A. was drawn for 180 days or less in the first station.
(iii).
When an employee on training at a particular station is required to
proceed on tour to another station he/she will be entitled to draw D.A. at
full rates for stay in the touring station. However, any such period spent
on tour shall be reckoned for computing 180 days of halt at the training
station.
(iv).
No T.A./D.A. is admissible for training at the headquarters
irrespective of the distance between normal duty point and the training
centre.
(v).
An employee drawing D.A. during training will be entitled to draw
H.R.A. and C C A . only at the rates admissible at his /her headquarters
from where he / she has been deputed to training. When no D.A. is
admissible beyond the 180 days, the H.R.A. and C C A . shall be
admissible only at the rates applicable at his / her headquarters.
10.
Entitlement of T.A. on Temporary Transfer
(i).
In the case of a transfer exceeding 180 days, the journeys from
headquarters to the station of deputation and back performed by an
employee will be treated as on tour and D.A. shall be admissible for the
first 180 days only.
(ii).
Joining time is not admissible. Only actual transit time spent on
tour is admissible.
(iii).
No advance of pay is admissible.
(iv).
If an employee/officer is initially transferred for a period exceeding
180 days and later on it is reduced to 180 days or less, the T.A. claim
originally allowed shall not be changed to his/her disadvantage.
(v).
If an employee/officer is initially transferred for a period of 180
days or less and later on it is extended beyond 180 days, the T.A.
already drawn shall be adjusted in the T.A. claim but D.A. shall be
admissible upto the date of issue of the revised order.
11.
Entitlement of T.A. on Transfer
(i).
When an employee is required to move from one headquarter
station to another such station on account of either to take up a new post
or change in his/her headquarter, he/she shall be entitled to draw TA on
transfer.
(ii).
T.A. is admissible only if the transfer is in the interest of the
Authority and not in the case of one's own request.
(iii).
When an employee is transferred from one station to another
he/she shall be entitled to a composite transfer grant which includes
lump sum transfer grant and packing allowance as follows:
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(a).
One month's basic pay for transfer to stations located at a
distance of more than 20 kms.
(b).
One third of one month's basic pay for transfer to stations
located at a distance of less than 20 kms, within the same city /
municipal jurisdiction, if a change of residence is actually involved.
Note -
Packing allowance is granted at flat rates and forms part of the
Composite Transfer Grant. The grant of this allowance is not related to
the quantity of personal effects transported.
(iv).
When an officer/employee transports his/her personal effects on
transfer by rail, his/her entitlement for such shall be as follows:
S.No.
(1).
(2).
(3),
(4).
(5).
(6).
Pay range
Rs.16,400/- and above.
Rs. 12,000/- and above but
less than Rs. 16,400/-
Rs.8,000/- and above but less
than Rs.12,000/-
Rs.6,500/- and above but less
than Rs.8,000/-
Rs.4,100/- and above but less
than Rs.6,500/-
Below Rs.4,100/-
Entitlement
Full four wheeler wagon or 6000 kg.
by goods
train, or one
Double
Container.
Full four wheeler wagon, or 6000 kg.r
by
goods
train,
or
one
Single
Container.
Full four wheeler wagon, or 5000 kg.
by goods
train,
or
one
Single
Container.
3000 kg. by goods train.
1500 kg. by goods train.
1000 kg. by goods train.
(v).
When an employee transports his personal effects on transfer to a
station connected by road, his/her entitlement for such transportation
shall be as follows:
S.No.
1.
(1).
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(3).
(4).
Pay range
2.
Rs.8,000/- and above
Rs.6,500/- and above but less than Rs.8,000/-
Rs.4,100/- and above but less than Rs.6,500/-
Below Rs.4,100/-
Rs. Per Km.
3.
Rs.30.00
Rs.15.00
Rs 7.60
Rs.600
(vi).
When an employee transports his personal conveyance, his/her
entitlement for such transportation shall be as follows:
S.No.
1.
(1).
(2).
Pay range
2.
Rs.6,500/- and above
Below Rs.6,500/-
Scale
3.
One motor car, or one motor cycle/scooter, or
one horse.
One motor cycle / scooter / moped or one
bicycle.
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(vii). The grade of an employee shall be determined with reference to
the posts held by him/her on the date of transfer and the number of fares
admissible shall be determined with reference to the actual date of
journey.
(viii). No T.A. is admissible for any member added to the family after the
date of transfer.
(ix).
An employee shall be entitled for an additional fare by the entitled
class for self for both onward and inward journeys, if he/she has to leave
his/her
family
behind
due
to
non-availability
of
Authority's
accommodation at the new place of posting.
(x),
An officer/employee whose family does not accompany him/her to
the new station while joining on transfer when official accommodation is
made available to him/her at the new station of posting, has an option to
claim T.A. for himself/herself either for the first journey undertaken to join
the new post or for the journey subsequently undertaken along with
his/her family members.
12.
Entitlement for Transfer Incidentals / Dearness Allowance
An employee and the members of his/her family shall not be entitled to
transfer Incidentals / Dearness Allowance as well as the road mileage for
journeys between the residence and the railway station / bus stand / air port at
the departure and arrival as these shall be subsumed in the Composite
Transfer Grant referred to in Regulation 11 (iii).
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Entitlement for Travelling Allowance on Retirement
(i).
An employee who retires from the service of the Authority or such
employee if incapacitated to serve the Authority because of his/her
physical or mental invalidity or such employee, if retrenched without
being offered an alternative employment, shall be eligible to claim
travelling allowance for himself/herself and the members of his/her
family, actual cost of transportation and allowance not exceeding the
amount admissible under these Regulations including the transportation
of the conveyance owned by the employee.
(ii).
The expenditure on transportation of conveyance by an employee
on his/her retirement shall be reimbursed notwithstanding the fact that
the personal conveyance was purchased by him/her in the Authority's
interest at the last station of duty.
(iii).
Retiring/retired employee shall be eligible to the Composite
Transfer Grant (lump sum transfer grant and packing allowance), equal
to a one month's basic pay last drawn if he/she settles down at a place
other than the last station of his/her duty located at a distance exceeding
20 kms.
(iv).
The transfer incidentals and road mileage for journeys between
the residence and the railway station / bus stand, etc., at the old and new
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stations shall be subsumed in the Composite Transfer Grant and shall
not be separately admissible.
(v).
When a serving employee, on retirement, settles at the last station
of duty itself or within a distance of less than 20 km, he / she shall be
paid the Composite Transfer Grant equal to one third of the basic pay
last drawn by him/her subject to the condition that change of residence is
actually involved.
(vi).
The entitlement under this Regulation shall be availed by an
officer/employee within one year from the date of his/her retirement or
retrenchment, as the case may be.
14. Entitlement of T.A. to the family of a deceased employee
When an employee having completed three years of continuous service
with the Authority dies while in service, the member of his/her family shall be
eligible for the reimbursement of the cost of travel from the headquarters of the
deceased employee to his/her home town or to any other place of residence in
India where the family wishes to settle down if such travel is undertaken by the
members of the family within one year from the date of death of the employee.
15.
T.A. not admissible on resignation, dismissal etc.
The entitlements to T.A. is admissible only to an employee who retires
on retiring pension or on superannuation, invalid or compensatory pension. It
is not admissible to those employees and their family members who -
(i)
quit service of the Authority by resignation;
(ii)
have been dismissed or removed from service;
(iii)
were compulsorily
retired from service as a measure of
punishment;
(iv)
die while on leave preparatory to retirement;
(v)
are re-employed;' and,
(vi)
have not rendered three years of continuous service.
16.
Entitlement of T.A. for journeys performed during suspension
An employee under suspension shall be entitled to draw Travelling
Allowance and Daily Allowance as on tour at full rates if he/she is required to
perform journeys in connection with attendance in a departmental enquiry held
at a place away from the headquarters or place in which the employee under
suspension has been permitted to reside.
17.
Submission of claim
All claims under these Regulations shall be preferred by an employee
within 3 months of the completion of the tour.
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Payment of advance
(i).
An employee shall be entitled to draw eighty percent of the cost of
Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance before commencement of the
journey under these Regulations.
(ii).
Where an employee has been granted an advance
under
Regulation 18 (i), he/she shall submit his/her claim along with all
connected papers within one monthof completion of journey.
If he/she
fails to do so, the competent authority may order deduction of the
amount in one lump-sum from his/her salary for the following month.
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Reimbursement of Conveyance charges.
(i).
An employee who is required to undertake local journey in the
int.ere.st of the Authority in the headquarters or in the temporary duty
station, may be reimbursed the actual expenditure of conveyance
charges, incurred by him/her on hiring conveyance. The entitlement for
hiring of conveyance shall be as follows :
(a).
(b).
(c).
(d).
Group 'A' employees
Group 'B' employees
Group 'C employees
Group 'D' employees
- Taxi charges for to and fro journey
- Scooter (three wheeler auto)
charges for to & fro journey.
— Scooter (three wheeler auto)
charges for one side and bus
fare for one side.
- Bus fare for to and fro journey.
(ii).
The Controlling Authority may, in lieu of grant of conveyance
allowance under Regulation 19 (i), grant to an employee whose duty
requires extensive travel at the headquarters or temporary duty station, a
lump-sum allowance at such rates as may be specified by the Controlling
Authority.
20.
The Controlling Authority may impose such restrictions, as it may deem
fit upon the frequency and duration of journeys to be made on tour by an
employee.
21.
When an employee is absent from his/her duty while on tour with or
without proper sanction, the decision of the Controlling Authority on treatment
of such absence shall be final and binding.
22.
Power to relax
Save as otherwise provided in these Regulations, where the Authority is
satisfied that the operation of any of these Regulations causes undue hardship
in any particular case, may by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing,
dispense with or relax the requirement of that Regulation to such an extent
and subject to such exceptions and conditions as it may consider necessary
for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner
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23.
Interpretation
If any question relating to interpretation of these Regulations arises, it
shall be referred to the Authority whose decision thereon shall be final and
binding.
24.
Delegation of Powers.
The Chairman may, by general or special order, direct that any power
exercisable by him shall, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be
specified in the order, be exercisable also by such officer of the Authority as
may be specified in the order.
25.
Residual matters
Matters with respect to which no specific provision has been made under
these Regulations, shall be regulated under corresponding provisions of the
Government Rules and Regulations applicable to its officers and employees.
26. Repeal and Saving
Any Rule and Regulation corresponding to these Regulations in force
immediately before the commencement of these Regulations and applicable to
the officers/employees are hereby repealed;
provided that any order made or action taken under the Rules and
Regulations so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under
the corresponding provisions of these Regulations;
provided further that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation
of the Regulations so repealed and contravention of any of the said
Regulations shall be punishable as if it were a contravention of these
Regulations.
S. SATHYAM, Chairman
LADVT-III/rV/143/2000/Exly.]
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