Grant of Transport Allowance to Service Officers and PBOR

Grant of Transport Allowance to Service Officers and PBOR

No. 12630/Tpt.A/Mov C/78/D (Mov)/18
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 17th Jul 2018

To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
New Delhi

Subject: – Grant of Transport Allowance to Service Officers and PBOR

Sir,

In partial modification of this Ministry sanction letter No 12630/Tpt. Al Mov C/246/D (Mov)/17 dated 15th September, 2017 on the subject noted above, para 2(iii) of said sanction may be substituted as under:

Check Important DoE Order regarding Transport Allowance issued on 2.8.2017

For :–

Physically disable service personnel as mentioned in this Ministry letter No. 12198/Q Mov C/3337/D Mov dated 30.08.1979 as amended vide letter No. 12198/Q Mov C/697/D Mov dated 26.02.1980 shall continue to be paid Transport Allowance at double the normal rates, subject to fulfilment of the stipulated conditions, which shali, in no case, be less than Rs.2250/- p.m. plus applicable rates of Dearness Allowance.

REPLACED BY :-

Physically disable employees in respect of the categories viz., visually impaired, orthopaedically. handicapped, deaf and dumb/hearing impaired, spinal deformity, shall be paid Transport Allowance at double the normal rates, subject to fulfilment of the stipulated conditions, which shall, in no case, be less than Rs.2250/- p.m. plus applicable rates of Dearness Allowance.

2.These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017.

3. This letter issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Fin/QA) vide their U.O. No. 9(1) Fin/QA/17 (Dy. No. 386) dated 02.07.2018.

Yours faithfully,
(Irsad Alam)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Reference orders:

Allowances as per 7th CPC – An Overview