DAILY ALLOWANCE

Daily allowance in monetary terms is no longer admissible to Central Government Employees on tour - Clarifications issued by Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Finance has issued clarifications to the following references vide Memo No 19030/3/2008-E.IV dated 19.11.2008:-

(i) Whether receipt of reimbursement of food bill and travel charges for travel within city are to be produced by the Government servant mandatorily?

(ii) How would DA be paid to an employee, who does not stay in hotel/guest house and makes his/her own arrangement?

(iii) In case the employees, in course of the tour, stays in Government Guest House and does not pay any charges towards the room, how daily allowance will be paid to him/her?

(iv) In case a person during his/her tour returns to the headquarter within twelve hours, what will be the rate of DA payable to him/her?

Ministry of Finance clarified to the above references that in terms of Sixth CPC's recommendations regarding Travelling Allowance/Daily Allowance on tour as accepted by the Government, with the revision of TA/DA Rules as circulated vide this Department's OM No. 19039/3/2008-EIV dated 23rd September 2008, Daily Allowance in monetary terms is no longer admissible to Central Government Employees on tour. For details click

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