hi nilesh, could you please send me the exact soft copy? so that we can have it for future refference?
On 2/18/15, Nilesh Bendre <nileshbendr...@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > Ministry of Finance has issued notification yesterday, by which > > It has taken good step for government servants with Disabilities, > > > > By granted permission for Travelling Allowance to the Government servant > with Disabilities in respect of an Attendant/Escort accompanying such a > Government servant with Disabilities during travel while on tour/training, > etc. At present there are no provisions in the Travelling Allowance rules > which allows Government servants to claim Travelling Allowance. > > Given below the said Notification for yourreference. > > > > > > No. 19030/3/2013-E.IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of > Expenditure > > > > North Block, New Delhi. Dated the 17th February, 2015. > > > > OFFICE MEMORANDUM > > > > Subject:- Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort for > accompanying a Government Servant with Disabilities on travel during > tour/training etc. > > 0- > > References have been received in the Ministry of Finance, Department of > Expenditure seeking provision in the Rules/instructions regulating > Travelling Allowance, in order to allow grant of Travelling Allowance to > the > Government servant with Disabilities in respect of an Attendant/Escort > accompanying such a Government servant with Disabilities during travel > while > on tour/training, etc. At present there are no provisions in the Travelling > Allowance rules which allows Government servants to claim Travelling > Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort accompanying them on tour/ > training, etc. where such Government servants require the assistance of an > Attendant/Escort for travel. > > > > 2. The matter has been considered and it has now been decided to allow > Travelling Allowance in respect of the Attendant/Escort, for accompanying a > Government servant with Disabilities during travel while on tour/training, > etc., to be claimed by the Government servant with Disabilities. The > admissibility of Travelling Allowance, in respect of the Attendant/Escort > accompanying a Government servant with Disabilities, would be subject to > the > following conditions:- > > (a) Ordinarily, the field offices/local administrative offices at > the touring station, which the Government servant with Disabilities is > required to visit on tour or training institutes where the Government > servant with Disabilities is required to undergo training, would be > required > to provide an Attendant/Escort, from the existing pool of staff/persons > employed, from the time the Government servant with Disabilities arrives at > the destination and till such time the Government servant with Disabilities > departs from that destination back to his headquarter station/place from > where the Government servant with Disabilities had initially proceeded to > that destination. During travel abroad, either on foreign tour/training, > the > Indian Missions/Posts (Embassy of India) at the country of visit would be > required to provide an Attendant/Escort, from the existing pool of > staff/persons .employed, during the period of stay of the Government > servant > with Disabilities in that country. > > (b) Only when field offices/local administrative offices at the > touring station or training institutes or Indian Missions/Posts at the > country of visit, as the case may be, officially express their inability to > provide an Attendant/Escort to the visiting Government servant with > Disabilities, would the claim of Travelling Allowance in respect of > Attendant/Escort accompanying the Government servant with Disabilities > arise. In such cases, fare for travel of Attendant/Escort accompanying > Government servant with Disabilities would be reimbursed. While for travel > by air, Airlines-are expected to provide assistance to Government servant > with Disabilities during travel as per Airlines policies, a Government > servant with Disabilities however, can take along his personal > Attendant/Escort for travel by Indian Railways for assistance during > journey > and boarding/de-boarding, even when an Attendant/Escort at destination > station is provided officially. > > (c) In all cases, Government servant with Disabilities are > required to purchase travel tickets for self > > and Attendant/Escort at concessional rates, if any, offered by > Railways/Airlines. > > (d) The facility of Travelling Allowance for the Attendant/Escort > would only be admissible to those Government servants with Disabilities, > wherein it is certified by the competent Medical Authority that such a > person compulsorily requires assistance of another person for travel. Under > this clause, necessary certificate is to be obtained from the Head of > Department of a Government Civil Hospital designated for the type/form of > disability of the Government servant. Based on the certificate from > competent Medical Authority, Heads of Departments would have to further > satisfy the need for an Attendant/Escort during travel of the Government > servant, before allowing the journey for the Attendant/Escort. > > (e) Subject to clause (d) above, Travelling Allowance for the > Attendant/Escort would be admissible to the Government servant with > Disabilities while on tour (domestic or foreign). However, the authority > deputing such a Government servant with Disabilities on tour would have to > record in writing that the tour is considered necessary in the discharge of > duties and responsibilities assigned to the Government servant with > Disabilities. > > (f) Subject to clause (d) above, Travelling Allowance for the > Attendant/Escort would also be admissible to the Government servant with > Disabilities when deputed on training provided it is recorded by the > authority competent to depute such officials on training that such training > is a mandatory training for career progression or induction training for > probationers. > > (g) Travelling Allowance consists of two parts; Mileage Allowance > and Daily Allowance. No Daily Allowance would be admissible to the > Attendant/Escort of the Government servant with Disabilities. Mileage > Allowance would be admissible to the Attendant/Escort at the same rate and > in the same class of accommodation, as the Government servant with > Disabilities is entitled to under the Revised Travelling Allowance Rules, > read with travel restrictions imposed under austerity measures/economy > instructions, issued from time to time by the Government. However, in case > of travel by any of the modes of conveyance by road, as prescribed under > the > Travelling Allowance rules, no separate mileage allowance would be > admissible to the Government servant with Disabilities, in respect of the > Attendant/Escort, except where the travel is by public bus. > > > > (h) For commuting between residence to office and back, certain > categories of Government > > servants with Disabilities are eligible for Transport Allowance at double > the normal rates. As no > > Travelling Allowance is admissible to. Government servants for training at > headquarter station, > > consequently, no claim of Travelling Allowance to the Attendant/Escort of > the Government servant > > with Disabilities would be admissible for training at headquarter station. > > > > 3. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department > are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & > Auditor General of India. > > > > > > > > (Subhash Chand) Director > > To, > > All Ministries/Departments of Government of India and other Government > offices, (as per Standard Mailing List) > > > > Copy to:- NIC for uploading the O.M. on the website of the Department of > Expenditure. > > > > Regards, > > Nilesh Bendre > > > > > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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