Circular, 2009

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t~' 'FOOOCORP' an'ldla FOOD '(!IIa CORPORATION Mdldl __ Of INDIA :i~U'P;

Headquarters New Delhi (Circular No.EP-1l-2009'()7) Sub: Travelling allowance on TourfTransfer to the employees of the Corporation Attention is invited to the following Circulars on the subject matter·

(i) NoAO/1998 dated 15/0911998 pertaining to revision of TA rules in respect of employees linked to CDA pay scales;

(ii) No-EP-13-2oo1-01 dated 02/01/2001 pertaining to revision of TA rules in respect of Executives on IDA pay scales; and

(iii) EP-13-2oo7-20 dated 03/09/2007 regarding entitlement of air journey to the executives while on tourltransfer.

2. The Government of India Travelling Allowance Rules, as amended from time to time, are followed in the Corporation. The Government has amended Travelling Allowance Rules vide Department of Expenditure OM

No.19030/3/2008-E.lV dated 23/09/2009. It has, therefore, been decided WIth the approval of Board of Directors to follow the amended Travelling Allowance Rules for the employees of the Corporation Accordingly, the revised e'1titlement of various journeys is given at Annexure i.

3. The entitlements in respect of Transfer grant/Packing AliowancefTransportation of personal effects given in Annexure I shall not be applicable to Category III and IV employees, as these will be discussed and decided after wage revision negotiations. Instructions in this regard with respect to Category III and IV staff shall be issued separately.

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4. All authorities are requested to follow the revised TA rules scrupulously However. T,A,claims, which have been settled already need not be reopened

5. It may be noted that no additional funds will be provided on account of revision of TAiDA entitlements. It may be ensured that permission to officia! travel is given judiciously and restricted only to absolutely essential official requirements. 6 The above instructions come into force with immediate effect. (Authority: Item No 17/2009 of the 3141h Meeting of the Board of Directors} Ene!: as above Assistant General Manager (EPi Distribution:

As per mailing address

1. Entitlements for Journeys on Tour A. Travel Entitlements within the country 1 EDs and above ' Business/Club Class by IAG-II/AG-1IIand their equivalent 1 First Class/AC III Tier/AC The revised Travel entitlements are subject to following:-

(i) In case of places not connected by rail, travel by AC bus for all those entitled to travel by AC II Tier and above by train and by Deluxe/ordinary bus for others is allowed.

(ii) In case of road travel between places connected by rail, travel by any means of public transportis allowedprovided the total fare does not exceed the train fare by the entitled class.

(iii) Henceforth,all mileagepoints earnedby Corporation employees on tickets purchased for official travel shan be utilized by the Corporation for other official travel by their officers. Any usage of these mileage points for purposes of private travel by an officerwill attract departmentalaction. This is to ensure that the benefits out of official travel, which is funded by the Corporation, should accrueto the Corporation.

(iv) All Corporation employees are allowed to travel below their enfmed class of travel.

i Entitlement DirectorlExecutive I-ausinessi Club Class [ Designation ! Chairman !Managing : Directors c. Entitlement for journeys by Sea or by River Steamer (SR.40) (I) , (i) AGMs/MOs and above ! Highest Class,

(ii) Managers/AG-1and their llf there be two classes only on equivalent I the steamer, the tower class,

(iii) AG-II and equivalent lit there be two classes only on I the steamer, the lower class j I lit there be three classes, the' Imiddle or the second class i If there be four classes the third j class.

i (iv) AG-llllbelow AG-1I1and; The lowest class (Ii) Accommodation entitlements tor travel between the mainland and the A&N Group of Islands and Lakshadweep Group of Island by ships operated by the Shipping Corporation of India limited will be as follows:

" Designation'" ~ " Entitlements f I equivalent , & I First/'A' Cabin class, i i " ;I {iii} AG-II and their equivalent I Secondl'B' Cabin class l ; ~',"" 'I (Iv) AG-lIIlbelow AG-1I1 and i Bunk class I their equivalent ! D. Mileage Allowance for Journeys by Road:

In suppression of S,R 46 and the Government of lndras Order thereunder. the travel by publiclbus/auto/rickshaw/scooter/motor cycle t 'Ii taxi/taxi/own car is revised as indicated below:-

(i) EOs and above.

Entitlements Actual fare by any type of public bus including air-conditioned bus.

OR At prescribed rates of AC Taxi when the journey is actually performed by AC Taxi OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by autorickshaw, own scooter motor cycle, moped.di.

(ii) CGM/GMsiOGMslAGMslMOs, Same as at (i) above with the and their equivalent exception that journeys by AC taxi will not be permrssibte.

(iii) ManagerslAG-1 and their Same as at Oi) above equivalent Actual fare by any type of public bus other than air-conditioned bus

(iv) AG-I! and their equivalent OR At prescribed autorickshaw for motorcycle/moped etc.

rates for Journeys by' scooter! '(v) AG-llllbelow AG-III and their Actual fare by ordinary public bus equivalent only OR At prescribed motorcycle/moped etc.

rates for' scooter/

(b) Mileage allowance for road journeys shall be regulated at the fO~lowing rates in places where no specific rates have been prescribed either by the Director of Transport of the concerned State or of the neighbouring States: (I) (ii) For journeys performed in own car/taxi :

For journeys performed by auto rickshaw own scooter, etc.

(c) The rate of Mileage Allowance for Journeys on bicycle, on tour and transfer, is revised from 60 paise to Rs 1.20'per kilometer.

2. T.A. on Transfer A. Accommodation and Mileage Allowance Entitlements:

(i) Accommodation and Mileage Allowance entitlements as prescribed at para 1 above, except for International Traver, for Journey on tour by different modes will also be applicable in case of journeys on transfer. The general conditions of admissibility prescribed in S.R 114 will. however, continue to be applicable.

(ii) The provisions relating to small family norms as contained in para 4(A) of Annexure to Ministry of Finance O.M. F.No.1012198-IC& of Circular No.40 of 1998 dated 15th Septernber.1998 shall continue to be applicable.

B. Transfer Grant and Packing Aflowanc!:

(i) The CompoSite Transfer Grant shat! be equal to one rnont.i spay as defined in para 3 of 0M, No.19030/3i2008.E IV dated 23/09/2008 in case of transfer involVing a change of station located at a distance of or more than 20 km from each other.

(ii) In cases of transfer to stations which are at a distance of less than 20 kms from the old station and of transfer wfthin the same city. one third of the composite transfer grant will be admissible provided a change of residence is actually involved (iii) At present, only one transfer grant is permitted if the transfer of husband and wife takes place within 6 months of each other from the same place to the same place. With effect from the date of implementation of these orders, in cases where the transfer take place within six months, but after 60 days of the transfer of the Spouse, fifty percent of the transfer grant on transfer shall be allowed to the spouse transferred later. No transfer grant shall be admissible to the spouse transferred later, in case both the transfers are ordered within 60 days. The existing provisions shall continue to be applicable in case of transfers after a period of six months or more, Other rules precluding transfer grant in case of transfer at own request or transfer other than in publiC interest shall continue to apply unChanged in their case.

I trainl 4 wheeler wagonl ! kg per km.) 11 double container. I heir equivalent 1 Train!4 wheeler wagon/l kg per km.] The rates for transporting the entitled weight by Steamer will be equal to the prevailing rates prescribed !by such transport in ships operated by Shipping Corporation of India.

3. T.A. Entitlement of Retiring Employees.

A. Transportationof Conveyance The expenditure on transportation of conveyance by the employees of the Corporation on their retirement shall be reimbursed without insisting on the requirement that the possession of the conveyance by them while in service at their last place of duty shaul<! have been m public Interest. L B. Lumpsum Transfer Grant and Pack.ing Allowance The composite transfer grant equal to a month's pay last dr)wll as defined in para 3 of O.M. NO.19030/312008-EJV dated 23lO9l2008 may be granted in the case of those employees who. on retirement settle down at places other than the last station(s) of thetr duty located at a distance of or more than 20 kms. The transfer incidentals and road mileage for journeys between the residence and the railway station/bus stand. etc" at the old and new statfoo. presently admiSSible are subsumed in the composite transfer grant and 't'liir not. separately admissible, As in the case of serving employees, employees who, 011 retirement settle at the last station of duty itself or within a distance of less than 20 kms may be paid one third of the composite transfer grant subject to the condition that a change of residence is actually involved.

4. The rates mentioned in para 1 0 (b) and (c) (mileage for road journey 2(c) (rates of transportation of ,personal effects) of this Annexure, shall automatically increase by 250/0 whenever Centra" Dearness Allowance/IDA payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.

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