REGISTERED No. D. (D.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 51 NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1979/JYAISTHA 5. 1901
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NOTIFICATION
No-. Sectt. 101/3/7*.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 37 read with sub- section (2) of section 38 of the International Airports Autho- rity Act, 1971 (43 ot 1971). the International Airports Autho- rity of India with the previous approval of the- Central Gov- ernment hereby makes the following regulations, namely :—
1. Short title, commencement and application:—(1) These regulations may be called the International Airports Autho- rity of India (Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance) Regulations, 1979.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the date
of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) These regulations shall apply to all the employees of
the Authority including deputntionists.
2. Definitions;—In these regulations, unless, the context
requires otherwise,
(a) "controlling officer" means the Chairman, any Member or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Chairman;
(b) "employee" means a whole-time employee of the
Authority;
(c) "family"' mean* an employee's wife or husband as the case may be. residing with the employee and legitimate children, including step children and adopted children (if, under the personal law appli- cable to the employee, adoption is legally recog- nised as conferring on the child so adopted the status of H natural child), wholly dependent on the employee, parents, brothers and sisters residing with, and wholly dependent upon, the employee;
Cd) "headquarters" means the normal place of duty of an employee or such place as may be specified by Chairman, any Member or any officer authorised by the Chairman in this behalf;
(e) "pay" meaj" pay, special pay, dearacss pay and other emoluments classed as pay for the purpose of these regulations;
(f) "temporary transfer" means transfer of an employee from his headquarters to another place of duty for a period not exceeding 90 days ;
(B) "tour" means official duty performed by an employee at a place other than at his headquarters city and included journey on training or study sponsored by the Authority.
3. Rates of travelling allowance and daily allowance.—The rat**-of-travelling allowance and' daily allowance payable under these regulations shall except as otherwise provided in these regulations be the some as notified by the Central Government in respect of its employees.
4. Admissibility of travelling allowance on tour:—Travel- ling allowance on tour shall be admissible to any employee as hereunder provided in regulations 5 to 9.
5. Journey by rail.—(I) The employee shall be entitled to
reimbursement of rail fare (including tux on rail fare levied . if any) by the shortest route by the class of accommodation as given below:—
Employees drawing Rs. 2250
and above. ™ACC 1st Class.
Employees drawing Rs. 425
and above, = 1st Class
Employees drawing below
Rsr 425 =2nd Class.
NOTE: The employee may be reimbursed cancellation charges where the journey had to be cancelled for reasons other than personal or beyond his control.
(2) If the journey is performed by an employee by a CIUSM lower than his entitled class, he shall be reimbursed (he actual fare.
(3) In addition to the rail fare, an employee entitled to tnvel by second class shall also be reimbursed reservation charges and charges for sleeper (for night journey), if any, actually incurred by him,
6. Journey by air:—(1) The officers in the scale of Rs. 1800-2000 and above (Directors and above) may, at their discretion travel by air :
Provided that the Chairman or any Member authorised by him in this behalf may, for reasons to be re- corded in writing, permit nny other employee to travel by air.
(2) The employee shall be entitled to reimbursement of air travel tax if any, levied on air tickets purchased for air journey.
7. Journey by road:-—(1) Journeys by road may be per- formed by an employee only between places not connnected by mil. In casse of journeys by road between places con- nected by rail, the employee shall be entitled to reimburse- ment of rail fare by the entitled class or the actual expenses incurred by him, whichever is less.
(2) In exceptional cases in which the controlling officer may permit an employee to undertake journey by road bet- ween places connected by rail, the employee shall be entitled to reimbursemenl of road mileage as per regulation 8.
8. Mileage allowance;—(1) An employee shall be entitled to mileage allowance for journeys performed by road .it the rales to be determined as per regulation 3.
(2) While proceeding on tour and returning therefrom, an employee shall be entitled to mileage allowance under sub- regulation (1) for journey between his residence or place of halt to railway station or airport, as the case may be, if he is not provided conveyance at the expense of the Authority for such journey :
Provided that the controlling officer may, for reasons to he recorded in writing, sanction reimbursement of actual expenditure incurred, with a view to avoid hardship to the individual concerned.
(3) During the halt on tour the employee shall be entitled to the reimbursement of expenses actually incurred by him on conveyance for official journeys at the place of halt, in cuic no official conveyance is provided to him, subject to a maximum ot-Rs. 100 at any one station, at any one time for a continuous, halt not exceeding 7 days. The limit of Ra. 100 may be relaxed in exceptional cases by the chciirmnn upto Rs. 200. The limit of Rs. 100-200. as the case may be, can be increased proportionately when stay at out-station is longer than 7 days.
9. Daily allowance:—(1) Tn addition (o the rail fare, air fare and road mileage as per regulations 5, 6 and 8 respec- tively, an employee shull be entitled to daily allowance for the entire absence from headquarters starting with departure from and ending with arrival at the headquarters to cover both on the way expenses as well as expenses for hnlt at •out station.
(2) Full daily allowance shall be admissible for each completed calendar day of absence reckoned from mid-night to mid-night. For absence from the Headquarters for less
60 T f lE GA2E7TE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART Hl-Sic. 4]than 24 hours, the daily allowance shall be admissible at the following rates, namely :—
(i) If the absence from Hqrs.
does not exceed 6 hours. 3%
(ii) If the absence from Hqrs.
exceeds 6 hours, but does not exceed 12 hours. 50%
(Hi) If the absence from Hqrs.
exceeds 12 hours. Full
la case the period of absence from headquarter* falls on iwo calendar days, it shall be reckoned as two days and daily allowance calculated for each as above. Similarly, dally allowance for days of departure from and arrival at Head- quaiters .shall also be regulated accordingly.
(3) The rates of daily allowance shall be determined as
per regulation 3.
(4) The entitlement to daily allowance in the following
circumstances shall be determined as under:—
(1) When employee Is provided 1/4 of daily
free board and lodging. allowance,
(ii) When he is provided with 1/2 of daily
free board.
allowance.
(iii) When he is provided with 3/4 of daily
only free lodging.
allowance
(,5) For the time spent during the journey, daily allowance shall be admissible only at the ordinary rates. If the time involves stay at srtution for which higher rates of daily allowance arc admissible, daily allowance shall be paid for the period of halt at such stations calculated as per sub- regulation (4) at the higher rale applicable to those stations. The daily allowance for the remaining period shall be admis- sible at ordinary rates.
(6) Full daily allowance shall be admissible for 30 days whether on temporary transfer or on tour for stay nt one station and thereafter at half rates with the sanction of the Chairman or any Member or officer authorised by the Chair- man in this behalf. No daily allowance shall be admissible beyond 90 days. Chairman may, however, in cases of em- ployees sent on courses of instructions and training allow the payment of daily allowance at half the rate beyond 90 days for a period of 180 days for reasons to be recorded in writing.
10. Travelling allowance on transfer.—An employee shall bo entitled to draw travelling allowance on transfer from one station to another, if he is transferred by the Authority other- wise than on his own request.
11. Journey on transfer;— (1) An employee shill be entitled to draw actual fare by the entitled class of rail or other means of transport admissible to him as on tour for himself and for his family.
(2) An employee travelling by air on transfer if ho is authorised to travel on tour by air, is entitled to draw the air fare actually paid for himself and the members of his family.
C3) An employee shall also be entitled to draw for the
period of journey dally allowance as on. tour for himself and each member of his family. Daily allowance for children below 12 years shall be payable at half of the usual rates.
(4) An employee shall be entitled to draw the actual cost of transportation by train or other means of transport for carriage of personal effects upto the following maxima, namely:—
Grade of employee Tf not possessing family
If possess)^ family
R*. 1000 or more R.s. 650 but below
2000 Kg. 1000 Kg.
Full wagon 3000 Kg.
Rs. 1000 Rs. 330 but below
750 KB,
1500 Kg.
Rs. 650
Below Rs. 330
250 Kg.
600 Kg.
Provided that the Chairman may, in special cases, for
reasons to be recorded, relax the scale.
(5) An employee shall be entitled to draw the actual cost of transporting rug conveyance at owner's risk at the follow- ing icales, provided that:—
(a) the distance travelled exceeds 150 kms,
(b) the employee is travelling to join a post in which the I possession of conveyance is advantageous from the point of view of his efficiency; and
(c) conveyance is actually carried by rail or other means
of transport.
Grade of the employee Scale allowed pay Rs. 650 & more one motor car/or motor
cycle/scooter or cycle.
pay Rs. 330 & more one motor cycle/scooter
or cyole.
other employees one ordinary cycle.
When an employee is authorised to carry his motor car or motor cydcyscootcr by rail, he may do so by passenger train or goods train at his option. In the former case, the actual freight charged by the railway may be drawn by the employee and in the latter case i.e. if the motor car or motor cycle or scooter is despatched by goods train, the employee may draw, in addition to the freight charged by the railway, the cost of the packing and of transporting the packed motor car or motor cycle Or scooter to and from the goods shed and the station of departure and arrival, pro- vided that the total amount as drawn shall not exceed' the freight charged by the railway for transporting the car or motor cycle by passenger train.
(6) For the transportation of personal effects within the limit prescribed in sub-regulation (4), he shall be entitled to draw the actual cost of carriage by passenger train upto a limit of the amount which would have been admissible had he taken the maximum number of Kgs. by goods train. If an employee carries his personal effects by road or air between stations connected by rail he shall be entitled to draw actual expenses upto the limit of the amount which would hava been admissible had he taken the maximum quantity admissi- ble by goods train.
(7) An employee on transfer shall be entitled to draw lump-sum transfer grant to be determined under regulation 3.
12. Travelling allowance for journeys during suspension or to give evidence or to attend a court of law or in connection with disciplinary proceedings.—(1) An employee under sus- pension who is required to perform journey to attend a departmental enquiry (other than police enquiry), may be allowed travelling allowance as for a journey on tour from the headquarters to the place where the departmental enquiry is held or from the place at which he has been permuted to reside during suspension to the place of enquiry, which- ever is less. Travelling allowance in such casee shall be regulated by the grade to which the employee belonged prioi to his suspension. No travelling allowance shall, however, be admissible if the onquiry is held at an out-station at his own request.
(2) The following provision shall apply to any employee
who- is summoned to give evidence, namely:
fa) In a criminal case, a case before a court martial, a civil ense to>- which the Authority is a patfy^Jf a departmental enquiry held by a properly constituted authority, he shall be entitled to draw travelling allowance as for a journey on tour attaching lo his bill a certificate of attendance given by the court or other authority which summoned him, provided that the facts as to which the employee is to give evidence have come to h's knowledge in the discharge of his official duties,
fc) If the court in which he has given evidence is altuat- ed in the headquarters city of the employe* and no
61travelling allowance is admissible for the journey, he may, If he be not in receipt of permanent travel- ling allowance, accept such payment of actual travelling expenses as the court may make.
(d) An employee of the Authority summoned to give evidence while on leave is entitled to travelling allowance under this regulation from and to the place from he is summoned, as if he was on duty.
(3) For journeys undertaken to out>statk>n to peruse offi- cial records for the preparation of the defence in connection with disciplinary proceedings instituted against the employee, the employee shall be entitled to travelling allowance as for n journey on tour without any allowance for halts.
In case the employee involved in the disciplinary proceed- ings is fully exonerated, the allowance for halt shnll be payable to him.
(4) The defence assistant who has been permitted to assist the delinquent in disciplinary proceedings shall, how- ever, be entitled to travelling allowance on tour ,
13. Transfer travelling allowance on retirement/death ;— (.1) Transfer travelling allowance including transfer grant and incidentals shall be admissible to a retiring employee on the same rate as for a serving employee on transfer. If the possession of a conveyance by the employee while in service of the Authority was considered to be in the public interest, necessary facilities for its transportation to the selected place of residence should also be provided on retirement of the employee. A retiring employee has the freedom to settle do^n in a station of his choice and the transfer travelling allowance shall be admissible to him accordingly subject to the above being limited to what would have boen admissible to him had he proceeded to his declared home town.
(2) The above concession shall also be admissible to the family of an employee who dies while in the service of the Authority,
14. Submission of claims:—Tbe right of an employee to travelling allowance including daily allowance is forefeitcd or deemed to have been relinquished, if the claim is not pre- ferred within one year from the date of completion of the journey, to which it relates.
15. Amount of advance:—(1) An advance of travelling allowance may be sanctioned by the controlling officer but it shall not exceed the amount of travelling allowance to which an employee may be entitled to in consequence of his tour or transfer.
(2) Ordinarily a second advance shall not be sanctioned to an employee until an account has been given of the first advance.
16. Reimbursement of conveyance charges to employees at their headquarters including temporary duty stations:—For lourneys at the headquarters including temporary duty sta- tions, mileage allowance as under regulation 8 shall be admissible. However, the controlling officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, sanction the reimbursement of actual expenditure incurred with a view to avoid hardship to the individual concerned.
17. Conveyance allowance:—The Authority may allow, on such conditions as it may think fit, a monthly specified con- veyance allowance to an employee or a category of employees whose duties require extensive travel at the headquarters. Such an allowance shall be in lieu of all other travelling allowance for journeys at the headquarters city.
18. Interpretation.—If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these regulations, it shall be referred to the Chairman who shall decide the same.
19. Contingencies not covered by these regulations.—Incase of any contingency not covered by these regulations, claims may be settled on the basis of corresponding order" *if the Central Government.
B. S. DAS, Chairman