IREC Rule No.1690: Traveling Allowance To Attend Meetings Of Railway Institutes etc

1690. Traveling Allowance To Attend Meetings Of Railway Institutes etc:-

Railway servants nominated by a Railway Administration or elected to serve on Debt and Welfare Committees including Staff Benefit Fund Committees, Staff Representatives of a recognized union to Joint Purchase Boards and railway servants nominated ex-officio, and not ordinary members to serve on Committees of Railway Institutes and Staff Loan Funds, etc. may draw when attending meetings of such committees, traveling allowance as on tour. The concession of traveling allowance as on tour will also be admissible to the representatives, who are railway servant of the recognized unions to the Labour Advisory Committee in connection with their attendance at the meetings of the Staff Benefit Fund Committees.

Ministry Of Railways Decision:

(1) The railway servants taking part in recognized athletic contests and tournaments should be allowed special casual leave and free passes.

(2) The running staff granted special casual leave in connection with recognized athletic contests and tournaments should be deemed to have been engaged on other than running duties and as such should be allowed an Allowance In Lieu Of Kilometreage for the period of special casual leave granted to them under the rules for payment of running and other allowances to running staff.