IREC Rule No.1618: Permissible Limits For Daily Allowance
1618. Permissible Limits For Daily Allowance:-
Daily allowance admissible at a place outside railway servant’s headquarters while on tour where board or lodging are not provided shall be as follows;
| (a) | First 180 days | fully daily allowance |
| (b) | Beyond 180 days | Nil |
Note:
(1) In cases where prolonged stay is envisaged beyond 180 days, appropriate course would be to issue necessary transfer orders.
(2) For the purpose of grant of daily allowance, halt at an outstation shall be treated as continuous one for the entire period of stay irrespective of any absence from the place of halt for any number of days / nights.
It’s to clarify if there’s a brake of one or two days on employee returning to headquarter and resume again at out station whether he is eligible for 180 days again.