Daily Allowance: RBE No.07/2024 – For Tours Abroad

No.2020/F(E)II/AL1/1, dated 19.01.2024

Sub: Rates of Daily Allowance for official tours abroad – reg.

Ref: Board’s letter No.F(E)II/96/AL1/1, dated 04.02.1997 (RBE No.26/1997).

1. Ministry of Railways had adopted and circulated the instructions on the subject vide the above referred letter of the Board.

2. Now, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in supersession to their order Q/FD/695/1/90, dated 11.11.1996 have revised the rates of daily allowance for official tours vide their order No.Q/FD/695/03/2000, dated 25.09.2023 and other conditions applicable on the matter have also been updated/ revised.

3. In view of the above, it has been decided by the Board that instructions of MEA dated 25.09.2023 need to be adopted and circulated to all Railways in supersession to the instructions issued vide Board’s letter No.F(E)II/96/AL1/1, dated 04.02.1997 (RBE No.26/1997). Accordingly, a copy of MEA’s order No.Q/FD/695/03/2000, dated 25.09.2023 is sent herewith for information and guidance. The orders contained therein will apply mutatis mutandis to Railway Officers and staff deputed abroad, prospectively, with effect from the date of issue of Board’s letter.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

Government of India

Ministry of External Affairs (FD Section)

No.Q/FD/695/03/2000, dated 25.09.2023

ORDER

1. In supersession of this Ministry’s Order No.Q/FD/695/1/90, dated 11^th November, 1996 in respect of above mentioned subject, sanction of the President is hereby accorded to the rates of Daily Allowance (DA) for journeys on duty in various countries as given in the Annexure. 

2. (1) The rates of DA shall be the same throughout a country. However, for tours undertaken by officers within the country of their posting, or for tours from one mission to another by officers posted abroad, DA rates for each tour shall be regulated as under:-

For the first seven days	Full admissible DA
For the next seven days	75% of Full admissible DA
For subsequent additional days	50% of Full admissible DA

(ii) For tours, by officers posted in India, from India to one or more countries abroad, DA rates for each tour shall be regulated as under:-

For the first fourteen days	Full admissible DA
For the next fourteen days	75% of Full admissible DA
For subsequent additional days	60% of Full admissible DA

3. Admissibility of Daily Allowance for various officers/ officials as defined in SR 17 (as per 7^th CPC) shall be as follows:-

(a)	Officers drawing pay in Pay Level-10 and above	Full rates as indicated in the Annexure
(b)	Officials drawing pay below Pay Level-10 but above Pay Level-1	75% of the prescribed rate
(c)	Officials drawing pay in Pay Level-1	33% of the prescribed rate

4.     The rates of Daily Allowance fixed for various Pay Levels of officers do not include any element towards cost of transport for official journey. Accordingly, the actual cost of taxi or conveyance hired for trips on duty which is considered necessary and reasonable by the controlling authority will be reimbursed to the officers, as per admissibility, subject to specific provision of funds in the sanction order sanctioning the deputation/ delegation.

5.     As regards accommodation, no monetary ceilings have been prescribed for hotel rentals but instead panels of hotels have been drawn up for all the major cities of the world. The officer is required to arrange accommodation in a hotel on the approved panel and claim reimbursement of the actual room rentals (including service charges, taxes etc.). For the cities where approved panel of hotels has not been prescribed, the lowest hotel rate for a particular level of officer in the capital city of the country shall be the ceiling for hiring accommodation in a hotel in such cities. Where the officer makes his own arrangement for accommodation or where accommodation alone is provided free, he shall be granted Daily Allowance at the rate prescribed for his grade.

6.     Hotel entitlement of officers going abroad on non-representational visits such as training courses or seminars shall be one step below their normal entitlement.

7.     Where an officer is treated as State Guest and is provided all meals free of cost, only 25% of the Daily Allowance rates shall be admissible.

8.     No reimbursement on account of tips, in addition to Daily Allowance shall be admissible.

9.     Where the hotel charges include breakfast charges, the Daily Allowance shall be reduced by 10%.

10.   In the case of countries, where local currencies are freely convertible, the equivalent amount of prescribed Daily Allowance in US Dollars for the country concerned may be paid in the local currency. The local currency equivalent may be arrived at via Rupee, by using the official rates of exchange fixed by the Ministry from time to time. In the case of Missions where local currencies are not freely convertible, the prescribed Daily Allowance for the country concerned may be paid in US Dollars.

11.   This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their I.D. Note No.19035/1/2022 E-IV, dated 13.09.2023 and IFD of this Ministry vide their Dy. No.3835/Dir(Fin), dated 15.09.2023.

12.   The above order will be effective from 21.09.2023.

ANNEXURE

Daily Allowance Rates 2023

S.No.	Name of Country	Daily Allowance (US $)	S.No.	Name of Country	Daily Allowance (US $)
1	Afghanistan	125	109	Libya	100
2	Albania	125	110	Lithuania	150
3	Algeria	125	111	Luxembourg	150
4	American Samoa	100	112	Macao	150
5	Angola	125	113	Madagascar	100
6	Anguilla	125	114	Malawi	100
7	Antigua	125	115	Malaysia	125
8	Argentina	125	116	Maldives	100
9	Armenia	125	117	Mali	100
10	Australia	125	118	Malta	150
11	Austria	150	119	Martinique	125
12	Azerbaijan	125	120	Macedonia	125
13	Aruba	125	121	Mauritania	100
14	Bahamas	125	122	Mauritius	100
15	Bahrain	125	123	Mexico	125
16	Bangladesh	100	124	Micronesia	150
17	Barbados	125	125	Moldova	125
18	Belgium	150	126	Monaco	100
19	Belize	100	127	Montenegro	125
20	Belarus	125	128	Mongolia	100
21	Benin	100	129	Montserrat	125
22	Bermuda	125	130	Morocco	100
23	Bhutan	100	131	Mozambique	100
24	Bolivia	125	132	Myanmar	100
25	Botswana	125	133	Namibia	125
26	Bosnia Herzgovina	125	134	Nauru	100
27	Brazil	125	135	Nepal	100
28	British Virgin Islands	100	136	Netherland	150
29	Brunei	150	137	Netherland Antille	125
30	Bulgaria	125	138	New Caledonia	100
31	Burkina Faso	100	139	New Zealand	150
32	Burundi	100	140	Nicaragua	125
33	Cameroon	100	141	Niger	100
34	Canada	150	142	Nigeria	100
35	Cape Verde Islands	100	143	Niue	100
36	Cayman Islands	100	144	Norway	150
37	Central African Rep.	100	145	Oman	125
38	Chad	100	146	Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)	125
39	Chile	125	147	Pakistan	100
40	China	150	148	Panama	125
41	Colombia	125	149	Papua New Guinea	150
42	Comoros	100	150	Paraguay	125
43	Congo	100	151	Puerto Rico	125
44	Cooks Islands	100	152	Principality of Liechtenstein (Valduz)	150
45	Costa Rica	125	153	Peru	125
46	Croatia	125	154	Philippines	125
47	Cuba	125	155	Poland	125
48	Cyprus	150	156	Portugal	150
49	Crech Republic	125	157	Qatar	125
50	Denmark	150	158	Reunion	100
51	Djibouti	100	159	Republic of Palau	125
52	Dominica	125	160	Republic of Slovenia	150
53	Dominican Rep.	125	161	Republic of San Marino	150
54	Ecuador	125	162	Romania	150
55	Egypt	125	163	Russian Federation	125
56	El Salvador	125	164	Rwanda	100
57	Eritrea	100	165	Samoa	100
58	Equatorial Guinea	100	166	Sao Tome & Principe	100
59	Estonia	125	167	Saudi Arabia	125
60	Ethiopia	100	168	Senegal	100
61	Fiji	150	169	Serbia	125
62	Finland	150	170	Seychelles	125
63	France	150	171	Sierra Leone	100
64	French Guyana	125	172	Singapore	125
65	Gabon	100	173	Slovak Republic	125
66	Gambia	100	174	Solomon Islands	100
67	Gaza (PNA)/Ramallah	125	175	Somalia	100
68	Georgia	125	176	South Africa	125
69	Germany	150	177	South Sudan	100
70	Ghana	100	178	Spain	150
71	Gibraltar	150	179	Sri Lanka	100
72	Greece	150	180	St. Kitts & Nevis	100
73	Grenada	125	181	St. Lucia	100
74	Guadeloupe	125	182	St. Vincent & Grenadines	100
75	Guam	100	183	Sudan	100
76	Guatemala	125	184	Surinam	125
77	Guinea	100	185	Swaziland	100
78	Guinea Bissau	100	186	Sweden	150
79	Guyana	125	187	Switzerland	150
80	Haiti	125	188	Syria	125
81	Honduras	125	189	Tajikistan	125
82	Hong Kong	150	190	Tanzania	100
83	Holy See (Vatican)	150	191	Thailand	125
84	Hungary	125	192	Togo	100
85	Iceland	150	193	Tonga	100
86	Indonesia	125	194	Trinidad & Tobago	125
87	Iran	125	195	Tunisia	100
88	Iraq	125	196	Turkey	150
89	Ireland	150	197	Turkmenistan	125
90	Israel	125	198	Turks & Caicos	125
91	Italy	150	199	Tuvalu	100
92	Ivory Coast	100	200	Uganda	100
93	Jamaica	125	201	U.A.E.	125
94	Japan	150	202	U.K.	150
95	Jordan	100	203	U.S.A.	150
96	Cambodia	125	204	Ukraine	125
97	Kazakhstan	125	205	Uruguay	125
98	Kenya	100	206	U.S. Virgin Islands	100
99	Kiribati	100	207	Uzbekistan	125
100	Korea (North)	100	208	Vanautu	125
101	Korea (South)	150	209	Venezuela	125
102	Kuwait	125	210	Vietnam	100
103	Kyrgyzstan	125	211	Yemen	100
104	Laos	100	212	Wallis Fortune Islands	100
105	Latvia	125	213	Democratic Republic of Congo	100
106	Lebanon	100	214	Zambia	100
107	Lesotho	100	215	Zimbabwe	125
108	Liberia	100

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