No.19030/1/2017-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 13th March, 2018
Office Memorandum
Sub: Time-limit for
submission of claims for Travelling Allowances – regarding.
Consequent upon the issuance of General Financial Rule
(GFR)-2017, vide Rule 290 of GFR-2017, time-limit for submission of claim for
Travelling Allowance (TA) has been changed from one year to sixty days
succeeding the date of completion of the journey. Accordingly, in supersession
of this Department’s O.M. No.F.5(16)-E.IV(B)/67 dated 13.06.1967 & OM
No.19038/1/75-E.IV (B) dated 18.02.1976, it has been decided with the approval
of competent Authority that the claim of a Govt. servant to Travelling
Allowance/Daily Allowance on Tour/Transfer/Training/Journey on Retirement, is
forfeited or deemed to have been relinquished if the claim for it is not
preferred within sixty days succeeding the date of completion of the journey.
2. ln respect of claim for Travelling Allowance for
journey performed separately by the officer and members of his family, the
dates should be reckoned separately for each journey and the claim shall be
submitted within sixty days succeeding the date of completion of each
individuai journey. Similarly, TA claims in r/o transportation of personal
effects and conveyance shall be submitted within sixty days succeeding the date
on which these are actually delivered to the Govt. servant at the new station.
3. The date of submission of the claims shall be
determined as indicated below :-
(i) In the
case of Officers who are their own Controlling Officer
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The date of
presentation of the claim at the Treasury-Cash Section.
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(ii) In the
case of Officers who are not their own Controlling Officer
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The date of
submission of the claim to the Head of Office-Controlling Officer.
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4. In the case of claims falling under category 3(ii),
which are presented to the Treasury after a period of sixty days succeeding the
date of completion of journey, the date of submission of the claim
will be counted from the date when it was submitted by
the Govt. servant to the Head of office/Controlling Officer within prescribed
time-limit of sixty days.
5. A claim for Travelling Allowance of a Govt, servant
which has been allowed to remain in abeyance for a period exceeding one year
should be investigated by the Head of the Department concerned, lf the Head of
Department is satisfied about the genuineness of the claim on the basis of the
supportive documents and there are valid reasons for the delay in preferring
the claims, the claims should be paid by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer or
Accounts Officer, as the case may be, after usual checks.
6. These orders are not applicable in r/o Leave Travel
Concession (LTC) claims which are governed by separate set of rules of DoPT.
7. These orders shall be effective from the date of issue
of this O.M.
8. ln so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit
& Accounts Department are concerned, this order issues in consultation with
the Comptroller & Auditor General of lndia.
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(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of lndia
Authority: www.doe.gov.in
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