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Travelling Allowance:
Allowances
A Clause 10.4.1: We can add “Transfer” To make it more specific
(Chapter - X)
in the given list
Employees on tour face
difficulty in getting hotel
Lodging charges need to
accommodation as per
be revised periodically,
their entitlement. For
say once in every two
example cities like Satara,
years.
which is under 'other
location', does not have
Dearness Allowance: Star rating as per
any company approved
Clause 10.5.2 (3): Lodging charges reputed online portal
hotel nor star category
fixed at each level for both specified such as Make my Trip,
hotel of ITDC and the
and other locations may be revised Trivago etc. should be
minimum rates which
considered for settling
they charge are in the
the bill. (as suggested
range of Rs. 2000-2500/- .
by Shri G. Krishna
The maximum lodging
Kumar, GM I/c, MECON,
amount fixed for this
Mumbai)
location is limited to Rs.
1700/- for E4 to E6 grade.
Forwarding of
Nothing is mentioned in
Applications of Applications from employees against SAIL: The manual has specified about
the manual of MECON in
Employees for whom disciplinary/judicial this case in one of its clause under
B such situation. We may
outside proceedings is pending can be "Forwarding of applications in
specify it for further
Employment included different situations".
clarity.
(XVII)
As per my knowledge
these advances are not
Is the House Building advance and given nowadays.
Grant of Advance
C advance for Motor Car purchase still Moreover, banks provide
to Employees (XI)
relevant? easy loans for the same
and employees can avail
it through banks easily.
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D Transfer &
Benefits
(Chapter-XIV) -
Specifically
regarding
transfer expenses
Transportation of personal effect:
Clause 14.3.2 (iii) which states that
employees are entitled to actual
expenditure on transportation of his
personal effects by one full truck
through any contractor of our choice,
on production of money receipts,
limited to the cost of Railway Fare by
Passenger train
Change/Amendment: Limitation may
be removed.The clause 14.3.2 may be
amended to railway containers/one
full 8 wheeler wagon/one full truck or
container
Transportation of one 4-wheeler / 2
wheeler:
Clause 14.3.3 (ii): By truck - limited to
passenger train freight charges
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SAIL: Railway containers/one full 8
wheeler wagon/one full truck or
container (Receipts to be produced)
NTPC: Transportation by road through
The Railway billing truck is as per the rate fixed by the
system is very old and we Company per km. They have fixed the
need to check for the rates grade wise and as per Transportation charges
existing system. classification of cities. For example: for sending the personal
Moreover, the diesel For X & Y class cities (as per Govt. of belonging from house at
prices have increased way India guidelines, at level E5, the rate is old HQ to Railway
beyond which was Rs. 46.90 per km (.0078kg/km). For Station for loading in
prevailing at the time of goods train, weight of the goods in kgs the train is not included
making these rules. is fixed. in the transportation
Transportation of charges by Railway
personal belongings by HAL: The actual expenditure incurred container. Same is the
truck has become very shall be reimbursed subject to a case with charges at
expensive. Presently, the ceiling of twice the maximum amount new HQ for transporting
cost of transportation by admissible for carrying the items by belongings from Railway
truck is more than double Rail. Station to new
the amount which is residence.
reimbursed. ONGC: may draw actual limited to full
(First-hand experience) truck admissible on transportation of
maximum entitled weight by goods
train and additional amount of not
more than 25% thereof. For goods
train, weight of the goods in kgs is
fixed.
Same as above SAIL: By truck: Equivalent to
passenger train freight charges.
NTPC: Transportation of vehicle (one
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Change / Amendment: transportation
by road through truck may be as per
some rate per km fixed after scanning
the market for the rates charged by
Movers & Packers.
Transportation of one 4-wheeler / 2
wheeler:
Clause 14.3.3 (iii) which states
transportation of vehicle by own
propulsion limited to passenger train
freight. Also Clause 14.3.1 (c) states
an employee travelling in his own car
on transfer will be paid (i) Actuals or
entitled road mileage for self and
family subject to a maximum of
three road mileages, whichever is less
where the journey between two
places are not connected by rail/air (ii)
Actuals or entitlements by rail/air
whichever is less where the journey
between two places are connected by
rail/air
Journey time:
Clause 14.6 (e ): instead of joining
time, journey time should be written.
Guest House accommodation: As per
the prevailing practice, provision
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four-wheeler or two-wheeler) by
roadthrough carrier/truck shall be
reimbursed subject to maximum of Rs.
12.75 per km for 1000 km or Rs. 12.75
per km for actual distance, whichever
is more, subject to production of
receipts of actual expenditure.
ONGC: Reimbursement shall be at
rates fixed by Region/Corporate
Admn. in consultation with attached
finance or at actuals whichever is less.
SAIL: if by own car, 3 road mileages
(including transportation of car) based
on proof of travel
NTPC: For employees in E4 & above
grades, the reimbursement shall be
Clarity to be provided in
restricted for one 4 wheeler to Rs.
the case of
10/- per km through the shortest
transportation of
Same as above route + actual Toll taxes + Driver
vehicle by own, if clause
charges @ Rs. 1500/- for each 500 km
14.3.3 (iii) is in addition
of transport of conveyance or part
to clause 14.3.1 (c )
thereof on submission of receipt. For
other employees, reimbursement shall
be restricted to rates as per their
entitlement given in the TA rules of
the Company separately + actual toll
taxes against production of receipt.
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should be specified for free Guest
House accommodation on permanent
transfer for initial days (15 days), if
required.
To motivate employees to
Incentive Scheme
go for additional
for Acquiring
 Old scheme of two increments for qualification. The fixed
Additional As suggested by Shri P.
additional qualification may be amount given presently is
E Educational/Prof Kumbhare, GM (Elect.),
implemented or the amount presently very less and cost of
essional MECON, Mumbai
given may revised. acquiring any
Qualifications
qualification is much
(Chapter-XXXI)
more.