Daily Allowance: RBE No.107/2001 – For Journeys Abroad
No.F(E)II/2000/AL1/1, dated 12.06.2001
Sub: Rates of daily allowance for journeys on duty in various countries.
Ref: Board’s letter of even number dated 24.10.2000 (RBE No.187/2000).
The guidelines on expenditure management reducing the allowance for travel abroad by 25%, in terms of direction given by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, were issued vide Board’s letter referred to above.
In pursuance of the direction given by Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of External Affairs have fixed rates of daily allowance vide their order No.Q/FD/695/3/2000, dated 01.12.2000. A copy of their revised order on daily allowance, dated 01.12.2000 is sent herewith for information and guidance. These revised rates are applicable over the Railways w.e.f. 24.10.2000 as stipulated in Board’s letter, dated 24.10.2000 (RBE No.187/2000). A copy of Ministry of External Affairs’ order No.Q/FD/695/1/90, dated 04.07.1997 (erroneously mentioned as 07.07.1997 in Ministry of External Affairs’ order, dated 01.12.2000), fixing time slabs for payment of daily allowance to tours of officers within the country of posting or for tours from one Mission to another by officers posted abroad, is also sent herewith for information and guidance. These orders will apply mutatis mutandis to Railway officers and staff deputed abroad.
Ministry of External Affairs’
No.Q/FD/695/3/2000, dated 01.12.2000
ORDER
Sub: Daily Allowance Rates.
1. In pursuance of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s Office Memorandum No.7(4)E-Coord/2000, dated 24.09.2000 regarding guidelines on expenditure management and in partial modification of this Ministry’s Order No.Q/FD/695/1/90, dated 11th November, 1996 and dated 7th July, 1997 and subsequent corrigendum and addendums issued in this regard, sanction of the President is hereby accorded to the payment of daily allowance for journeys on duty in various countries abroad as in the Annexure. All other terms and conditions on daily allowance for journeys on duty aboard shall remain unchanged.
2. This order takes effect from September 24, 2000, till further orders.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) vide their U.O. No.1046-E.IV/2000-DC, dated 20.11.2000 and integrated Finance Division of this Ministry vide their Dy. No.6207, dated 01.12.2000.
ANNEXURE
| S.No. | Name of Country | Daily Allowance (US $) | S.No. | Name of Country | Daily Allowance (US $) |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 56.25 | 2 | Albania | 56.25 |
| 3 | Algeria | 56.25 | 4 | American Samoa | 45.00 |
| 5 | Angola | 56.25 | 6 | Anguilla | 56.25 |
| 7 | Antigua | 56.25 | 8 | Argentina | 56.25 |
| 9 | Armenia | 56.25 | 10 | Australia | 75.00 |
| 11 | Austria | 75.00 | 12 | Azerbaijan | 56.25 |
| 13 | Aruba | 56.25 | 14 | Bahamas | 56.25 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 56.25 | 16 | Bangladesh | 45.00 |
| 17 | Barbados | 56.25 | 18 | Belgium | 75.00 |
| 19 | Belize | 45.00 | 20 | Belarus | 56.25 |
| 21 | Benin | 45.00 | 22 | Bermuda | 56.25 |
| 23 | Bhutan | 45.00 | 24 | Bolivia | 56.25 |
| 25 | Botswana | 56.25 | 26 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 56.25 |
| 27 | Brazil | 56.25 | 28 | British Virgin Islands | 45.00 |
| 29 | Brunei | 75.00 | 30 | Bulgaria | 56.25 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 45.00 | 32 | Burundi | 45.00 |
| 33 | Cameroon | 45.00 | 34 | Canada | 75.00 |
| 35 | Cape Verde Islands | 45.00 | 36 | Cayman Islands | 45.00 |
| 37 | Central African Rep. | 45.00 | 38 | Chad | 45.00 |
| 39 | Chile | 56.25 | 40 | China | 75.00 |
| 41 | Colombia | 56.25 | 42 | Comoros | 45.00 |
| 43 | Congo | 45.00 | 44 | Cooks Islands | 45.00 |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 56.25 | 46 | Croatia | 56.25 |
| 47 | Cuba | 56.25 | 48 | Cyprus | 75.00 |
| 49 | Crech Republic | 56.25 | 50 | Denmark | 75.00 |
| 51 | Djibouti | 45.00 | 52 | Dominica | 56.25 |
| 53 | Dominican Rep. | 56.25 | 54 | Ecuador | 56.25 |
| 55 | Egypt | 56.25 | 56 | El Salvador | 56.25 |
| 57 | Eritrea | 45.00 | 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.00 |
| 59 | Estonia | 56.25 | 60 | Ethiopia | 45.00 |
| 61 | Fiji | 75.00 | 62 | Finland | 75.00 |
| 63 | France | 75.00 | 64 | French Guyana | 45.00 |
| 65 | Gabon | 45.00 | 66 | Gambia | 45.00 |
| 67 | Gaza (PNA) | 56.25 | 68 | Georgia | 56.25 |
| 69 | Germany | 75.00 | 70 | Ghana | 45.00 |
| 71 | Gibraltar | 75.00 | 72 | Greece | 75.00 |
| 73 | Grenada | 56.25 | 74 | Guadeloupe | 56.25 |
| 75 | Guam | 45.00 | 76 | Guatemala | 56.25 |
| 77 | Guinea | 45.00 | 78 | Guinea Bissau | 45.00 |
| 79 | Guyana | 56.25 | 80 | Haiti | 56.25 |
| 81 | Honduras | 56.25 | 82 | Hong Kong | 75.00 |
| 83 | Holy See (Vatican) | 75.00 | 84 | Hungary | 56.25 |
| 85 | Iceland | 75.00 | 86 | Indonesia | 56.25 |
| 87 | Iran | 56.25 | 88 | Iraq | 56.25 |
| 89 | Ireland | 75.00 | 90 | Israel | 56.25 |
| 91 | Italy | 75.00 | 92 | Ivory Coast | 45.00 |
| 93 | Jamaica | 56.25 | 94 | Japan | 75.00 |
| 95 | Jordan | 45.00 | 96 | Kampuchea (Cambodia) | 56.25 |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 56.25 | 98 | Kenya | 45.00 |
| 99 | Kiribati | 45.00 | 100 | Korea (North) | 45.00 |
| 101 | Korea (South) | 75.00 | 102 | Kuwait | 56.25 |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 56.25 | 104 | Laos | 45.00 |
| 105 | Latvia | 56.25 | 106 | Lebanon | 45.00 |
| 107 | Lesotho | 45.00 | 108 | Liberia | 45.00 |
| 109 | Libya | 45.00 | 110 | Lithuania | 75.00 |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 75.00 | 112 | Macao | 45.00 |
| 113 | Madagascar | 45.00 | 114 | Malawi | 45.00 |
| 115 | Malaysia | 56.25 | 116 | Maldives | 45.00 |
| 117 | Mali | 45.00 | 118 | Malta | 75.00 |
| 119 | Malonique | 56.25 | 120 | Macedonia | 56.25 |
| 121 | Mauritania | 45.00 | 122 | Mauritius | 45.00 |
| 123 | Mexico | 56.25 | 124 | Micronesia | 75.00 |
| 125 | Moldova | 56.25 | 126 | Monaco | 45.00 |
| 127 | Mongolia | 45.00 | 128 | Montserrat | 56.25 |
| 129 | Morocco | 45.00 | 130 | Mozambique | 45.00 |
| 131 | Myanmar | 45.00 | 132 | Namibia | 56.25 |
| 133 | Nauru | 45.00 | 134 | Nepal | 45.00 |
| 135 | Netherland | 75.00 | 136 | Nether Antille | 56.25 |
| 137 | New Caledonia | 45.00 | 138 | New Zealand | 75.00 |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 56.25 | 140 | Niger | 45.00 |
| 141 | Nigeria | 45.00 | 142 | Niue | 45.00 |
| 143 | Norway | 75.00 | 144 | Oman | 56.25 |
| 145 | Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) | 56.25 | 146 | Pakistan | 45.00 |
| 147 | Panama | 56.25 | 148 | Papua New Guinea | 75.00 |
| 149 | Paraguay | 56.25 | 150 | Puerto Rico | 56.25 |
| 151 | Principality of Liechtenstein (Vadu) | 75.00 | 152 | Peru | 56.25 |
| 153 | Philippines | 56.25 | 154 | Poland | 56.25 |
| 155 | Portugal | 75.00 | 156 | Qatar | 56.25 |
| 157 | Reunion | 45.00 | 158 | Republic of Palau | 56.25 |
| 159 | Republic of Slovenia | 75.00 | 160 | Republic of San Marina | 75.00 |
| 161 | Romania | 75.00 | 162 | Rwanda | 45.00 |
| 163 | Samoa | 45.00 | 164 | Sao Torne & Principle | 45.00 |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 56.25 | 166 | Senegal | 45.00 |
| 167 | Seychelles | 56.25 | 168 | Sierra Leone | 45.00 |
| 169 | Singapore | 56.25 | 170 | Slovak Republic | 56.25 |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 45.00 | 172 | Somalia | 45.00 |
| 173 | South Africa | 56.25 | 174 | Spain | 75.00 |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 45.00 | 176 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 45.00 |
| 177 | St. Lucia | 45.00 | 178 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 45.00 |
| 179 | Sudan | 45.00 | 180 | Surinam | 56.25 |
| 181 | Swaziland | 45.00 | 182 | Sweden | 75.00 |
| 183 | Switzerland | 75.00 | 184 | Syria | 56.25 |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 56.25 | 186 | Tanzania | 45.00 |
| 187 | Thailand | 56.25 | 188 | Togo | 45.00 |
| 189 | Tonga | 45.00 | 190 | Trinidad & Tobago | 56.25 |
| 191 | Tunisia | 45.00 | 192 | Turkey | 75.00 |
| 193 | Turkmenistan | 56.25 | 194 | Turks & Caicos | 56.25 |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 45.00 | 196 | Uganda | 45.00 |
| 197 | U.A.E. | 56.25 | 198 | U.K. | 75.00 |
| 199 | U.S.A. | 75.00 | 200 | Russian Federation | 56.25 |
| 201 | Ukraine | 56.25 | 202 | Uruguay | 56.25 |
| 203 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 45.00 | 204 | Uzbekistan | 56.25 |
| 205 | Vanautu | 56.25 | 206 | Venezuela | 56.25 |
| 207 | Vietnam | 45.00 | 208 | Yemen | 45.00 |
| 209 | Yugoslavia | 56.25 | 210 | Wallis Fortune Islands | 45.00 |
| 211 | Zaire | 45.00 | 212 | Zambia | 45.00 |
| 213 | Zimbabwe | 56.25 |
Ministry of External Affairs’
No.Q/FD/695/1/90, dated 4th July, 1997
ORDER
Sub: Daily Allowance Rates.
1. Sanction of the President is hereby accorded to the amending of this Ministry’s Order of even number, dated 11th November, 1996 on the above mentioned subject, to the extent given below:-
2. The following para may be substituted in place of para 2.
“2. The rates of Daily Allowance shall be the same throughout a country. However, for tours by officers within the country of their posting or for tours from one Mission to another by officers posted abroad, Daily Allowance for each tour shall be regulated as follows:
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”
3. The following para may be substituted in place of para 3.
“3. For tours by officers posted in India, from India to one to one or more countries abroad, Daily Allowance for each tour shall be regulated as follows:
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”
4. The following para may be substituted in place of para 4.
“4. Daily Allowance shall be regulated as per para 2 and 3 above and restricted to rank Foreign Allowance in case of tours temporary duty exceeding 30 days. The number of days shall be counted on the basis of stay at a particular station only.”
5. The following may be added to para 13.
“Subject to local laws, regulations and administrative procedures, Daily Allowance (DA) may be paid in US Dollars, if the officer drawing the DA so desires.”
6. This Order shall take effect from the date of its issue.
7. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their Dy. No.L-3738/SE/97, dated 24.04.1997 and Integrated Finance of this Ministry vide their Dy. No.2926/Dir.(Fin)/97, dated 02.06.1997.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.107/2001
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.