Please advice how the said circular would be extended to PSUs regards Madhav
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:23 PM, Suryajyothimetlapalli < [email protected]> wrote: > 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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