Allowance Up to Ministers

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

ALLOWANCES – Enhancement of Mileage Allowance and Daily Allowance to

the Ministers and their equal ranks – Orders – Issued.

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FINANCE (TA) DEPARTMENT

          G.O.Ms. No. 62                                  Dated: 15. 03 . 2012

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.70, Fin. & Plg. (FW.TA) Department, Dated: 24.4.1998.

2. G.O.Ms.No.35, Fin. & Plg. (FW.TA) Department, Dated:1.3.2001.

3. G.O.Ms.No.308, G.A. (SR) Department, Dated: 19.7.2001.

4. G.O.Ms.No.336, Finance (TA) Department, Dated: 29.10.2005.

5. G.O.Ms.No.136, G.A. (SR) Department, Dated:10.3.2008.

6. G.O.Ms.No.205, Finance (TA) Department, Dated: 21.7.2008.

7. G.O.Ms.No.129, Finance (TA) Department, Dated: 17.4.2010.

8. G.O.Ms.No.351, G.A. (SR) Department, Dated: 22.6.2011.

9. U.O.Note No.3783/SR/A2/2012, Dated: 31.1.2012 of G.A.(SR)Department.

ORDER:

Rule 90 of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 pertains to Special Rules for High Officials as detailed in Annexure – V to the said Rules.Part – II therein deals with Travelling Allowances and other allowances like dailyallowance and mileage allowance etc. are admissible to the Ministers when theyperform tours on official purposes and also journeys performed for assumption and relinquishment of office.

2. Rule – 5 under Part – II in Annexure – V of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 states that “A Minister may draw Daily Allowance at the rate of Rs.150/- for his absence of every 24 hours in connection with his tours either within the State or outside the State”. Rule – 10 (a) under Part – II of Annexure – V of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 stipulates that “the T.A. Rules applicable to Government employees are applicable to the journeys made by the Ministers on tour, in so far as they are not inconsistent with any of the above rules”.

3. Rule – 19 (a) to (c) under Part – II of Annexure – V of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 prescribes the rates of Mileage that a Minister may draw when the journey performed by the road. The rates prescribed therein are Rs.3.50 ps per K.M. for Petrol driven vehicles and Rs.1.50 ps per K.M. for Diesel driven vehicles. According to Rule 13 (a) under Annexure – VI of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 the non-official members of Government committees, who are not Members of the Legislative Assembly are entitled to the payment of Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance, reimbursement of lodging charges and Mileage Allowance as per the rates applicable to the Government officers belonging to Grade – I in Annexure – 1 to these rules.

4. In the reference first to eighth read above, the Mileage Allowance and Daily Allowance has been enhanced from time to time to the Ministers and their equal ranks.

5. In the reference Ninth read above, the General Administration (SR) Department has requested to examine the proposal for enhancement of Allowances payable to the Ministers and their equal ranks with reference to the latest orders on the subject.

6. Government after careful examination of the proposal, hereby issue the following orders:

(i) Keeping in view the enhancement of rates of petrol and diesel and consequent increase in the cost of maintenance, the rates of Mileage Allowance now being paid to the Hon’ble Ministers and their equal ranks are enhanced from Rs.10/- per K.M. to Rs.20/- per K.M. for Petrol driven vehicles and proportionately from Rs.6/- per K.M. to Rs.12/- per K.M. to Diesel driven vehicles.

(ii) The Daily Allowance now payable to the Hon’ble Ministers and their equal ranks as applicable under Rule – 5 of Part – II relating to Ministers Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 is enhanced from Rs.300/- per day to Rs.1,000/- per day within the

State and from Rs.800/- per day to Rs.1,500/- per day for outside the State.

(iii) To permit the Spouse of Minister to travel by Air along with Minister in the same class within the State.

(iv) Other provisions in this regard remain unchanged.

7. The claims already settled otherwise need not be reopened. Claims which are not preferred but are pending, shall be admitted into audit in accordance with these orders.

8. These orders shall come into force with effect from the date of issue of this order.

9. Necessary amendments to the A.P. Civil Services (TA) Rules, 1996 will be issued separately.

10. The G.O. is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address:

http//www.aponline.gov.in and http//www.apfinance.gov.in.

( BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH )

DR. D. SAMBASIVA RAO

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)