On 3/27/15, rajesh singhal <mr.rajeshsing...@gmail.com> wrote: > Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort for accompanying a > Government Servant with Disabilities on travel during tour/training > etc. > > G.I., Finane Ministry, O.M.No.19030/3/2013-E.IV, dated 17.2.2015 > > 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 Diabilities, 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. > > Click to view the original order issued by Finance Ministry > > Authoirty www.finmin.nic.in > Yo > > > > On 3/27/15, sazid shaik <ashwaqahmed....@gmail.com> wrote: >> hello list, >> i want circular for disabled central govt employee who can claim TA/DA >> for his escort who is going to training, camp, meeting on official >> tour. >> >> regards, >> sazid. >> >> >> >> 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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