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New Delhi, the 3rd October,1997
Subject: Grant to Transport Allowance to Central Government Employees.
- The Undersigned is directed to say that the 5th Central Pay Commission, vide Paras 107.11 to
107.13 of Volume III of their Report, have recommended the grant of transport Allowance to Central
Government Employees to suitably compensate them for the cost incurred on account of commuting
between the place of residence and the place of duty.
- the matter has been considered and the Government have accepted the recommendation of the Commissio,
as announced vide this Ministry's Resolution No. 50(1)/IC/97 dated 30.9.1997, the president is
accordingly. Pleased to decide that the Central Government Employees shall be entitled to transport
allowance as the following rates :
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| S. No. |
Pay Scale of Employee |
Rate of Transport
(in Rs.) |
Allowance per month |
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| "A-1"/"A" Class City |
Other Places |
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| 1. |
Employees drawing pay in the scale of pay of Rs.8000-13500 or above |
800 |
400 |
| 2. |
Employees drawing pay in the scale of Rs.6500-6900 or above but below the scale
Of Rs.8000-13500 |
400 |
200 |
| 3. |
Employees drawing pay below the scale or Rs.6500-6900 |
100 |
75 |
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- The grant of transport allowance under these shall be regulated according to and will be subject
to the following conditions :
- The cities referred to as "A" and "A-1" in these orders shall be the same as those classified
as such for the purpose of Compensatory (city) allowance (CCA) in terms of the orders issued
separately regulating grant of CCa to the Central Government.
- The allowance shall not be admissible to those employees who are provided with Government
accommodation within a distance of one kilometer or within a campus housing the places of work
and residence.
Note: The grant of the allowance under these orders would be subject to furnishing or a certificate
by the employee that the government accommodation is not located within one kilometer from the
place of work of the concerned employee or within a campus housing the places of work and residence.
- The allowance shall not be admissible to those employees who have been provided with the
facility of government transport.
- In case of employees who have opted to draw pay in the pre-revised scales of pay, the transport
allowance shall be regulated in accordance with the revised scales of pay to which such employees
would have been entitled to had they opted to come over to revised scales.
- In case of officers of the level of Joint Secretary and above, who have been Provided with
the facility of staff car for commuting between office and residence on prescribed payment basis
under this Ministry OM No. 20(5)-E.II (A) / 93 dated 28.1.94, and option may be given to them
either to avail themselves of the existing facility or to switch over to the payment of transport
allowance, as admissible under these order. In case they opt for the latter, they may be paid
the allowance at rates as applicable to them, subject to the condition that the existing facility
to staff car shall be withdrawn from the date they opt for the allowance. In case they opt for
the former, the allowance shall not be admissible to them and they would not be required to
make any payment for the facility of staff car between residence and office.
- In terms of this Ministry's order OM 19029/1/78-E.IV (B) dated 31.8.78 as amended from time
to time, conveyance allowance is admissible to such of the Central Government employees borne
or regular establishment (including work hared staff) as are Blind or are Orthopaedically Handicapped
with disability of lower extremities. Consequent upon coming into force of these orders, such
conveyance allowance shall be abolished and instead all such employees may now be paid transport
allowance at double the normal rates prescribed under these orders. In case, however such handicapped
employees have been provided with government accommodation within a distance of one kilometer
from the place of work or within a campus housing the places of work and residence, the allowance,
shall be admissible at normal rates applicable under these orders. The allowance shall not be
admissible in case such employees have been provided with the facility of Government transport.
- This allowance will not be admissible during absence from duty exceeding 30 days due to leave,
training tour etc.
These orders shall take effect from 1.8.97.
- In their application to the employees serving in the India Audit and Accounts department, these
orders in consultation with the comptroller & Auditor General of India.
- These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the defence Services Estimates
and expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant Head of defence Services Estimates. In regard
to Armed Forces Personnel and Railway employees separate orders will be issued by the Ministry
of Defence an Ministry of Railways, Respectively.
- Hindi version of these orders is enclosed.
(D. Swarup)
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India
To
All Ministries / Departments, as per standard mailing list
Copy (with usual nature of spare copies) forwarded to C.& A.G, U.P.S.C etc.
as per standard endorsement List.
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