Very true sir. We need to fight again for extention to psb in all the aspects. But this is great indeed.
Smiling is a part of life. But smiling in all the situations is an art of life. Thanks and Regards, Mrs. Surya Jyothi Praneeth, CCT, SBH, RC Puram, Hyderabad, AP. Sent from my I PHONE. > On 18-Feb-2015, at 7:06 pm, Vamshi. G <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now I think we should take it up with MOF for extension of the same > for public sector bank employees. Its the same ministry of finance > that grants this! But every time they give it to government servants. > Then after receiving representations, they extend it to banks. Can't > there be a single window sanction? > > >> On 2/18/15, SC Vashishth <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear Friends, >> >> This is further to my earlier post titled "DoPT issued the Memorandum on >> Facilities for Govt. Employees for efficient performance of duties >> <http://subhashvashishth.blogspot.in/2014/05/dopt-issued-memorandum-on-facilities.html>" >> dated 22 May 2014. Yesterday, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India has >> issued the below OM regarding Travelling Allowance in respect of >> Attendant.Escort for accompanying a Government Servant with Disabilities on >> travel during official tour or training or attending an official workshop >> etc. >> >> This was a long pending demand of the disability sector and also granted in >> the DoPT OM No.No.36035/3/2013-Estt.(Res) dated 31st March 2014 >> <http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/36035_3_2013-Estt.Res.-31032014.pdf> >> which >> has finally been fulfilled by Govt. of India. All the officials, activists >> & stakeholders involved in bringing this to reality deserve accolades. Here >> is the content of the OM: >> >> *Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort for accompanying a >> Government Servant with Disabilities on travel during tour/training etc.* >> >> 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. >> >> 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 and >> Auditor General of India. >> >> Sd/- >> (Subhash Chand) >> Director >> >> *PS:* >> To obtain a signed PDF copy (but inaccessible for those using screen >> readers) click below: >> >> Ministry of Finance OM No. 19030/3/2013-E.IV dated 17 Feb 2015 >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pA0kt0x8XwbFg5NWlkbkNJUDg/view> >> >> -- >> Posted By Blogger to Subhash Vashishth's Blog >> <http://subhashvashishth.blogspot.com/2015/02/travelling-allowance-for-attendant_18.html> >> at >> 2/18/2015 03:06:00 AM >> >> >> -- >> Warm regards, >> >> >> 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/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> 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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