its only namesake circular with lots impossible conditions, no da to escort, surely its next to get cfrtificate stating the nfed for an escort for the purpose from doctors, we may get disability certificates but not as per this circular
On 2/22/15, srinivas.karnati <srinivas.carn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Here is a circular issued by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of > Finance in connection with travel allowance to a disabled person for > his escort/guide during training/tour. It may help some of your > colleagues. Please share its detail with needy disabled persons. > > > > > > No. 19030/3/2013-E.IV > Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure > > > > North Block, New Delhi. Dated the 17th February, 2015. > > > > OFFICE MEMORANDUM > > > > Subject:- Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant/Escort for > accompanying a Government Servant with Disabilities on travel during > tour/training etc. > > 0- > > 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 > Disabilities, 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. > > > > > > > > (Subhash Chand) Director > > To, > > All Ministries/Departments of Government of India and other Government > offices, (as per Standard Mailing List) > > > > Copy to:- NIC for uploading the O.M. on the website of the Department of > Expenditure. > > With my reverent regards, > > Shiv Shankar Pathak > Contact, 9871148121 > > > > -- > k. srinivas > School assistant (social studies) > MPUPS Shittygudem > mandal Athmakur (S) > district Nalgonda > and > General Secretary > Visually-challenged Employees association, Telangana > Mobile 07386934647 (U) > 09490589531 (BSNL) > Email: srinivas.carn...@gmail.com > > > 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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