HEADQUARTERS OFFICE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION PANCHDEEP BHAWAN. C.l.G. ROAD, NEW DELHI-2 (AN ISO 9001-2008 QMS CERTIFIED ORGANISATION) weasire: wwwwesic.nic.in, wemesicin No.A-14/14/UP/16-Res. ‘Dated : 30.05.2017 To All Regional Directors! Directars/Joint Directors Ves! ‘Medical Superintendents! Deans, ESIC Medical Colleges Joint Director-V(Hrs.), Director(Medical)Delh Aled Content Manager (lor uploading) Sub Regarding payment of T-A. on double rate to Blind or Orthopaedically employees ~ reg. SieyMadam, ‘Tam directed to refer that various references are received at this office onthe abave subject. It {is observed that sometimes this matter is not decided in true spirit resulting in receipt of representations {om officials/ofticers concerned complaining about depriving of due rights and subsequently references from field offices for guidance at this end. The matter has been examined and now it is directed to all the concerned authorities to decide all such cases inthe light of Govt of India instructions on Transport Allowance to Blind or Onthopaedically Handicapped Employees circulated under Ministry of Finance (OM. No. 19029/1/78-E.1V (B) dated 31.08.1978 and 03-12-1979 and also OM No. 21/1/2011-E-1(B) ated €5.8.2013 (copy enclosed). ‘The gis of the instructions clearly stipulates as “All Heads of Departments are authorized to sanction canveyance allowance in terms of these orders. The Government servants concerned (orthopaedically handicapped emplayee having minimam ‘of 40% permanent partial disability of either supper or lower limbs or 50% permanent partial disability ‘of both upper and lower limbs together! blind employees having vision less than 3/60 or field vision less {han 10 in both eyes) shall accordingly apply for the grant of conveyance allowance to the Heads oftheir Departments. It shall be the responsibility ofthe Head of the Department concerned to refer the cases of the concerned employees to the appropriate medical auhoriies for obtaining their recommendations for the grant of the conveyance allowance, ‘The allowance will not be admissible during leave(except casual leave), recommendation of the concerned medical authority is received by he Head ofthe Department. In case, ing time or suspension. The allowance may be granted with effect from the date of the handicapped employees are referred by Heads of Departments concerned to Government Civil Hospitals located at stations outside their headquarters for getting recommendations for grant of conveyance allowance, they may be reimbursed the actual travelling expenses subject to @ maximum of travelling allowance admissible for a journey on tour without any daily allowance for the peti of journey an for halls. The period spent on journeys, as also atthe hospital, shall, however, be treated as duty. No fee shall be charged! by the Central Government/Union Territories Hospitals fom the handicapped employees when they are referred to such hospitals by the Heads of Departments for making recommendations regarding grant of conveyance allowance. However, the fee charged by the State Government Hospitals, ifany, shall be reimbursed to the employees concerned” Enel: As above. ‘Yours faithfully, a oy castox kumar) DEPUTY DIRECTOR pS24 ‘SWAMY'S— SUPPLEMENTARY RULES. Poin Claiieaton 3, It is presumed that the certificate lated in Note under sub- is admissi the ew areas and only transport allowance should be granted at places. [CRAG Lr. No, S77-NGE (Est (@ Ait orthopaedically handicapped employee if he or she has a minimum of 40% permanent partial disability of either upper or ower limbs or 50% permanent pact lower limbs together. For purposes o! npairment brought out by the ic Surgeo d (i Orthopaedics Department of a Government Civil Hospit Inthe caso of blind employee, the allowance il be sdmissible on recommendation of the Head of Ophthalmological Department of @ Government Civil Hospital. Government servants having vision AAPPX. 51 “TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE 235 by the Head of the Department. (i) The ot be admissible during leave (except casual ispension. 2, Sanctioning authority — All Heads of Departments are authorized to lowance in terms of these orders. The Government respons cerned to refer the cases of the eoncerned tmployees tothe appropriate datlong forthe grant of the conveyance fect from the date the recommend 3. Travelling allowance and medical examination fee concessions.— It has also been decided that in cases where handicapped em referred by Heads of Departments concerned to Government Civil Hospit weadquarters for getting recommendat ‘rant of conveyance: expenses subject 10 journey on tour ‘The peri e prescribed conditions and are ze by the Competent Medical Authority recommended conveyance allowanc ‘Ad hoc. employees.— Government employees who are borne on regular est pay conditions prescribed. [G.L, ME, OM.No, 190297178. ible to one-eyed employees— It is the Ministry of Finance that conveyance assis- No, 21-1/2011-£.11(8) ‘Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 5% August, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Grant of Transport Allowance to _Orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees. ‘The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No. 19029/1/78-E.IV(B) dated 3% December, 1979, 2s amended from time to time and to say that the criteria for orthopaedically handicapped employees to draw Transport Allowance at double the ‘normal rates has been reviewed In consultation with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, It has-been decided that in partial modification of para 1 of Office Memorandum dated 3 December, 1979 referred above, Double Transport Allowance shall be allowed to an orthopedically Handicapped Government employee if he or she has @ minimum of 40% permanent limbs OR S0% permanent partial disability of one or both upper limbs and offé or both lower limbs combined, The other con of x December, 1979 _for__granting Double Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees shail remain unchanged. 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