Travelling Allowance / LTC Rules
1. TA on tour
TA on tour is from duty point/residence/headquarters to the duty point at the destination and vice-versa. It comprises:
• Fare for journey by rail, road, air and steamer • Road mileage for journey otherwise than by public transport and • DA for the entire period of absence from HQ including the journey period
The eligibility for traveling by specific class of accommodation and the rate of daily allowance is decided with reference to the pay of the employee. The grading of employees for journey is according to the pay as follows:
9.1.1. Entitlements for Travel by Rail:
|Pay Range (Basic pay+NPA+ Stagnation |Shatabdi Express |Rajdhani Express |Other Trains |
|increment) | | | |
|Rs. 16400 and above |Executive Class |AC First Class |AC First Class |
|Rs. 8000 to Rs. 16399 |AC Chair Car |AC 2-tier |AC 2-tier |
|Rs. 6500 to Rs. 7999 |-do- |AC Chair Car* |First Class/ AC 3-tier/ AC |
| | | |Chair Car |
|Rs. 4100 to Rs. 6499 |-do- |-do-* |-do- |
|Below Rs. 4100 |-do- |-do-* |Sleeper Class |
Those entitled to travel by First Class/ AC 3-tier/ AC Chair Car may travel on tour/ transfer by AC 2-tier, if any of the trains connecting the originating and destination stations by the direct shortest route do not provide for any of the three classes.
When journey is performed by longer