IREC Rule No.1607: Mileage Allowance
1607.Mileage Allowance:-
(1) Mileage allowance shall be admissible only for journeys by road.
(2) Mileage allowance shall be calculated by the shortest of two or more practicable routes, or by the cheapest of such routes as may be equally short; provided that the Head of Department or Divisional Railway Manager may, for special reasons which should be recorded, permit mileage allowance to be calculated by a route other than the shortest or cheapest if the journey is actually performed by such route.
(3) If a railway servant travels by a route which is not the shortest but cheaper than the shortest, his mileage allowance shall be calculated on the route actually used.
Note:-
(1) The short route is that by which the traveller can most speedily reach destination by the ordinary modes of travelling. In case of doubt, the Head of Department may decide which shall be regarded as the shortest of two or more routes.
(2) In calculating mileage allowance for journeys by road, fraction of the kilometer should be omitted from the total of a bill for any one journey but not from the various items which make up the bill.
(4) A railway servant is required to travel by the class of accommodation for which traveling allowance is admissible to him. If a railway servant travels in a lower class of accommodation, he shall be entitled to the fare of the class of accommodation actually used. In cases, however, in which the Controlling Officer is satisfied that there were sufficient reasons for the railway servant to have travelled by the lower class, he may allow the full mileage allowance admissible for the higher class.
(5) The entitlements for journeys by road, on tour, are as follows;
| Grade Pay / Level | Entitlement |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.10000 and those in pay scale of HAG and above/
Level 14 and above |
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 Ordinary Taxi when the journey is actually performed by Ordinary Taxi / Own Car, OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto-rickshaw, own scooter, motor cycle, moped etc. |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.5400, Rs.6600, Rs.7600, Rs.8700 and Rs.8900/
Level 6 to 13 |
Same as at (i) above with the exception that journeys by AC taxi will not be permissible |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.4200, Rs.4600 and Rs.4800/
Level 6 to 13 |
Same as at (ii) above. |
| Officers drawing grade pay of Rs.2400 and above but less than Rs.4200/
Level 4 & 5. |
Actual fare by any type of public bus other than air-conditioned bus.
OR At prescribed rates for auto-rickshaw for journeys by auto-rickshaw / own scooter / motorcycle / moped etc. |
| Officers drawing grade pay below Rs.2400/
Level 3 and below |
Actual fare by ordinary public bus only
OR At prescribed rates for auto-rickshaw / own scooter / motorcycle / moped etc. |
[Authority: RBE No.82/1998, No.F(E)I/98/AL-28/9, 24.04.1998, ACS No.31, RBE No.192/2008, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/14, 01.12.2008, RBE No.69/2009, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/24, 23.04.2009 and, RBE No.49/2013, No.F(E)2010/AL-28/36, 23.05.2013, RBE No.103/2017, No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, 24.08.2017]
Mileage Allowance for road journeys shall be regulated at the following rates in places where no specific rates have been prescribed either by the Director of Transport of the concerned State or of the neighboring States;
|
i |
For journeys performed in own car / taxi. | Rs.24 per Km. |
| [Authority: RBE No.192/2008, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/14, 01.12.2008, RBE No.69/2009, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/24, 23.04.2009, RBE No.49/2013, No.F(E)2010/AL-28/36, 23.05.2013, RBE No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, 24.08.2017] | ||
|
ii |
For journeys performed by autorickshaw | Rs.12 per Km. |
|
iii |
For journeys performed by auto-rickshaw / taxis under the prepaid charges system managed by local Police / Airport Authority / State Transport Authority in Metropolitan Cities. | Reimbursement of fare as determined by the Government agencies. |
| [Authority: RBE No.82/1998, No.F(E)I/98/AL-28/9, 24.04.1998, ACS No.31, RBE No.157/2004, No.F(E)I/2004/AL-28/6, 23.7.2004, ACS No.54, RBE No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, 24.08.2017] | ||
Note:
(1) Employees in receipt of Grade Pay less than Rs.4200 are not entitled to travel by taxi or taking a single seat in a taxi. If they travel by taxi / own car, for whatever reason, they will be reimbursed only the actual charge limited to the rates prescribed by the Directorate of Transport for autorickshaw.
[Authority: RBE No.192/2008, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/14, 01.12.2008, RBE No.69/2009, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/24, 23.04.2009]
(2) Journeys performed by autorickshaw / tonga / cycle-rickshaw / man-driven rickshaw may be equated to those performed by scooter / motor cycle and road mileage may be allowed accordingly, For journeys on bicycle / foot, the road mileage will be at the rate of 1.20per kilometer.
[Authority: RBE No.192/2008, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/14, 01.12.2008, RBE No.69/2009, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/24, 23.04.2009]
(3) As actual bus fare is admissible under these orders, there will be no increase in the above rates of road mileage in the case of journeys performed in hill tracks.
[Authority: RBE No.82/1998, No.F(E)I/98/AL-28/9, 24.04.1998, ACS No.31 and, RBE No.29/1999, No.F(E)I/98/AL-28/9, 12.03.1999, ACS No.40]
(4) The rate for Mileage allowance for road journey by taxi /own car / auto rickshaw / own scooter / tonga / cycle rickshaw / man-driven rickshaw / bicycle / foot shall automatically increase by 25% whenever Dearness allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.
[Authority: RBE No.192/2008, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/14, 01.12.2008, RBE No.69/2009, No.F(E)I/2008/AL-28/24, 23.04.2009, RBE No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, 24.08.2017]