RBE No. 194/2018: Traveling Allowance – Controlling Authority – IREC – ACS No.62

No.F(E)I/2018/AL-28/73, dated 14.12.2018

Sub: Controlling officer for the purpose of Traveling Allowance.

In exercise of the powers conferred by the provisional to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Rule 1697 of Indian Railway Establishment Code, Vol-II, Sixth Edition-1987 (Second Reprint, 2005) may be amended as in the enclosed Advanced Correction Slip No.62.

Indian Railway Establishment Code,
Vol-II, Sixth Edition-1987 (Second Reprint, 2005)
Advanced Correction Slip No.62

Rule 1697 of IRTC, Vol-II (Second Reprint, 2005) may be read as under:-
“General Manager/ Divisional Railway Manager and Heads of Departments shall be their own Controlling Officers. All officers holding substantive post of Senior Scale (Level-11 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix/ PB-3 + Grade Pay Rs.6600, pre-revised) shall be their own Controlling Officer for countersignature on TA journals. A Head of Department may declare what authorities subordinate to him shall be the Controlling Officers, for the purpose of Traveling Allowance of railway servants or classes of railway servants employed under him. No authority shall be declared by him to be his own controlling officer without the previous function of the ministry of Railways.”

[Authority: RBE No. 194/2018, No.F(E)I/2018/AL-28/73, 14.12.2018, ACS No.62]

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 194/2018

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.84/2021