BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise) Corporate Office B-Wing, 6" floor Statesman House, New Delhi-110 001 (Est. Finance Section) No: 7-6/2004-EF Dated 20th July’ 2005. To All Heads of the Telecom Circles/ Metro Dists/ Admn. Units, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Sub: BSNL TA/DA Rules — Clarification on mileage allowance Regarding. Certain clarifications have been called for by Circles on the entitlement of mileage allowance. The points raised are clarified as follows. (Points raised [ Clarification —__ i) There is no decision on | 1) For journeys by Autorikshaw /Taxi, TA claims are to be settled the request to allow taxi | on the basis of rates prescribed by concerned State Transport charges as per the rates | authorities. In case, where rates are not notified prescribed by fixed by the Transport | Transport authorities, TA will be settled as per OM dated 22” Oct Department of the Govt. | 2002. from time to time. 2) In Metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai mileage allowance on tour will be at the rate approved by Competent Local Authority of such Metropolitan cities | 3) IF own car is used, mileage allowance will be limited to one trip each only at the time of arrival / departure but at the rate approved for taxies prescribed by the Competent Local Authority. For allowing reimbursement for such journeys, a certificate by the Officer concerned should be deemes to be sufficient. allowance when the | the Executive/Officer does not produce the receipt for entitlement Executive/Officer does | at higher rate as mentioned in OM dated 22" Oct 2002. not produce the receipt. } This is issued with the approval of competent authority. P.Shanmugam) ADG (EF-1) Phone 011/23711630 Copy for information and necessary action to: 1. PPS to CMD, BSNL 2. PPS/ PS to all Directors of BSNL Board 3. All Sr.DDGs and DDGs BSNL Corporate office 4. IFAs in the Offices of all CGMs 5. SO(Cash)/ SO(Pay Bill)/ SO(L&A) BSNL Corporate Office, New Delhi 6. DG, P&T Audit New Delhi 7. All recognized Associations / Union of BSNL.