RBE No.21/2018: TA/DA entitlement of Non-officials of Committees/Boards/Panels
No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 12.02.2018
Sub: TA/DA entitlement of Non-officials of Committees/Boards/Panels etc.
1. The Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance vide their OM No.19047/1/2016-E.IV, dated 14th September, 2017 have circulated certain guidelines as well as rates regarding TA/DA entitlement of Non-officials of Committees/Boards/Panels etc. considering these guidelines, the TA/DA entitlement of Non-officials of Committees/Boards/Panels etc. on Indian Railways may be regulated in the following manner:
(i) Retired Govt. Officials nominated as Non-official in Committees/Boards/Panels etc.:
TA/DA entitlement of these Non-officials will be same as per their entitlement at the time of retirement and will be at the rates mentioned in Board’s letter No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 24.08.2017 (RBE No.103/2017) & 25.09.2017 (RBE No.138/2017) and F(E)I/2017/AL-28/40, dated 08.08.2017 (RBE No.84/2017).
(ii) Persons from various fields nominated as Non-official in Committees/Boards/Panels etc.:
TA/DA entitlement of these officials will be same as admissible to Railway Officers in pay Level-11 in the Pay Matrix (pre-rev. GP Rs.6600) at the rates mentioned in Board’s letter No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 24.08.2017 (RBE No.103/2017) & 25.09.2017 (RBE No.138/2017) and F(E)I/2017/AL-28/40, dated 08.08.2017 (RBE No.84/2017).
(iii) Eminent personalities nominated as Non-official in Committees/Boards/Panels etc.:
TA/DA entitlement of these Non-officials will be same as admissible to Railway Officers in the pay Level-14 in the Pay Matrix (pre-rev. GP Rs.10000) at the rates mentioned in boards letter No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 24.08.2017 (RBE No.103/2017) & 25.09.2017 (RBE No.138/2017) and F(E)I/2017/AL-28/40, dated 08.08.2017 (RBE No.84/2017).
For the purpose Board (MS) in consultation with the PED(F) may allow Eminent personalities who are Non- officials in the Committees/Boards/Panels etc. to travel in Executive class in the Domestic airlines within the country subject to the following conditions:
(a) Where a Non-official is or was entitled to travel by air by Executive class under the rules of the organization to which he belongs or might have belonged before retirement.
(b) Where the Administrative Ministry is satisfied that the travel by Executive class by air is the customery mode of travel by the Non-official concerned in respect of Journeys un-connected with the performance of Govt. duty.
2. The TA/DA entitlements mentioned above will be applicable in case of Non-officials coming from outside. Local Non-officials will not be entitled for TA/DA, instead they will be entitled for Mileage Allowance only in their respective category at the rates mentioned in Board’s letter No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41, dated 24.08.2017 (RBE No.103/2017).
3. These instructions will be effective from the date of issue of this letter.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.21/2018
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