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Submission of TA Bills - Revised instruction issued

Vide GO(P)No.150/2019/Fin Dated 05/11/2019, cancelled GO dated 06/09/2019 and  revised instruction issued for the submission of TA Bills. Any employee whose TA bill exceeds monthly/quarterly ceiling, shall submit the originals of train ticket /copy of flight ticket/ Bus Ticket attached to the TA bill, for admitting such claims. This requirement would apply to all those employees who have now been permanently exempted from TA ceiling or given one time exemption.

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Permanent Travelling Allowance [R.6 to 8, 53 & 54]

  • It is a fixed monthly allowance granted to an officer for frequent travel within his jurisdiction.
  • For the drawal of full amount of PTA, an officer should be on tour outside 8 km from his Head Quarters for 15 days in a month and should spend at 2 least 6 hours outside Head Quarters on each day [R.6 GD 1]
  • If this minimum tour is not performed, PTA will be reduced proportionately
  • Permanent Travelling Allowance cannot be drawn during leave, temporary transfer or joining time and along with any other TA [R.7]

Travelling Allowance for PSC verification & Departmental Test

  • Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance is eligible for journey performed for PSC Verification vide GO(P)No.6/2013/GAD dated 09/01/2013.
  • Travelling Allowance is eligible for the journey for appearing obligatory departmental examination, provided that Travelling Allowance shall not be drawn more than twice for any particular examination [Rule 77, Part II, KSR].

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Leave Travel Concession - Ceiling of Air fare rate - Circular Issued

Vide Circular No.GO(P) 94/2019/Fin Dated 03/12/2019, Clarification orders has been issued that maximum allowable air rate for LTC shall not exceed Rs.10000/- upto an aerial distance of 2500 KM.Beyond that aerial distance, where there is direct flight, the ceiling shall be Rs. 10,000/- and if there is change of flights involved above 2500 km distance, the limit shall be Rs. 15,000/-.However the admissible claim will be limited to the actual expense or these ceilings, whichever is lesser.

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Travelling Allowance - General Rules

  • TA is classified as compensatory allowance and it should not be on the whole a source of profit to the receipient.[Rule 44, Part I, KSR]
  • The right of a Government servant to Travelling Allowance including daily allowance shall be forfeited or deemed to have been relinquished if the claim for it is not preferred to the drawing officer or controlling officer within one year from the date on which it fell due.[Rule 5A, Part II, KSR], [Article 53 (e), KFC Vol.I]
  • As a rule, the travelling allowance claims should be preferred within a month of the due date. Controlling officers may pass for payment travelling allowance claims presented more than a month after the due date, only if there is sufficient justification for the delay. The travelling allowance drawn in advance under the rules will be held under objection pending the submission of the final travelling allowance bill.  In such  cases, if the final travelling allowance bill  is not preferred within three months of the due date, the advance drawn should be recovered in lump from the next pay bill of the officer concerned and settled finally.[Article 53 (e), KFC Vol.I]
  • Time limit for Travelling Allowance is Two years from the date when the claim due for payment [Article 56 (b)(ii), KFC Vol.I]
  • Head Quarter means the radius of 8 k.m. around the place or office in which an officer is employed
  • No TA will be admissible for the journey within the Head Qaurters except: (i) actual cost to the officers in Grade (III) or (IV) when deputed for duty or called to duty; (ii) allowance to teaching staff of Training Centres when deputed for practice teaching.(iii) actual fare subject to a maximum of Rs.10 to last grade employees attending treasury duty since 23-09-2002, and (iv) conveyance allowance to attend Annual Firing course and NCC camp. (R.64, 5,9 P II KSRs, GO (p) 567/02/Fin dated 23/09/2002 & notes 2&3 to R 57 PII).
  • Travelling Allowance is eligible for the journey for appearing obligatory departmental examination, provided that Travelling Allowance shall not be drawn more than twice for any particular examination [Rule 77, Part II, KSR].

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