Payment of Travelling Allowance (TA) to the Officer/staff for duties performed during election to Bye-Election 2022 to Assembly Constituency No. 39 (Rajinder Nagar)
The circular issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Railways, Railway Board announces the payment of Travelling Allowance (TA) to the officers and staff who performed election duties during the Bye-Election 2022 in Assembly Constituency No. 39 (Rajinder Nagar). The circular provides guidelines for claiming TA, including the submission of TA bills with date-wise details of election duties performed and certification by the respective officers.
It specifies that long-term duty officers/staff can claim TA for their official journey from their temporary headquarters, while short-term duty officers/staff can claim TA for their official journey from their permanent headquarters. The payment of TA is contingent upon the absence of official vehicle arrangements and the non-claiming of TA from the election office or receipt of any TA or advance.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
CIRCULAR
Sub: Payment of Travelling Allowance (TA) to the Officer/staff for duties performed during election to Bye-Election 2022 to Assembly Constituency No. 39 (Rajinder Nagar).
It has been decided to permit payments of Travelling Allowance to the Officers Staff of Railway Board who nave performed election duty in various capacities during election to Bye-Election 2022 to Assembly Constituency No. 39 (Rajinder Nagar).
Accordingly, concerned Officers/Staff who wish to claim T.A. may submit their TA Bills in triplicate mentioning the date-wise details of the election duties performed, duly certified by the respective ARO RO Secter Officer SDM (Election) Nodal Officer of concerned District Election Office for arranging payments. It may be noted that such of the Officers/Staff who have performed long term duties may claim their TA as payable for their ‘to & fro’ official journey item their temporary Headquarters only. Further, TA may be claimed by the Officers/Staff who have performed short term duties for their “to & fro” journey on official duty as payable from their permanent Headquarters i.e. Railway Board offices at Rail Bhawan, Railway Office Complex, Tilak Bridge (previously known as COFMOW Building Complex) & Dayabasti and National Rail Museum, Chanakyapuri.
The payment of TA to the emplovees will be subject to the condition that no official vehicle was arranged for them to perform the Election duties and neither they have claimed any TA from the concerned election office nor received any TA or advance in this regard.
(Priya Gopalkrishnan)
Deputy Secretary (G), Railway Board
No. 2023’G/4/Bye-Election (AC-39)
Dated:17-07.2023
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