MONETIZATION OF TRANSPORT POLICY

1. Policy Details:

1.1. Objectives of Monetization of Transport Policy:

1.Aligning with austerity measures: The policy aims to eliminate

misuse of official vehicles and minimize maintenance expenses by
restricting their use to protocol/operational duties only.
2.Strict adherence and responsibility: All Ministries, Divisions,
Attached Departments, and Subordinate Offices must strictly adhere
to the policy. Principal Accounting Officers are responsible for
ensuring compliance and must obtain certificates from entitled
officers confirming they do not possess or use unauthorized vehicles.
3.Certification of compliance: Principal Accounting Officers must
provide a certificate stating that entitled officers under their
supervision in BS-20 to BS-22 are not using unauthorized vehicles.
The required certificates/declarations are provided in the annex.
4.Surrendering surplus vehicles: Any surplus vehicles resulting
from the policy's enforcement must be immediately surrendered to
the Cabinet Division's Central Pool of Cars.
2. Requisites and Implementation of Monetization of Transport
Policy:

1.Staff car purchase ban: A complete ban will be imposed on staff

car purchases.

2.Mandatory monetization: Monetization of transport will be

compulsory for all Civil Servants in BS-20 to 22 from the enforcement
date.

3.Limited vehicle pool: Ministries/Divisions/Departments will

maintain a limited pool of vehicles (1000/800-cc) for general duties.
One 1300-cc vehicle will be allocated for protocol/operational duty
based on the Ministry's strength and functions.

4.Option to purchase allocated cars: Civil Servants in BS-20 to BS-

22 with official transport will have the first option to purchase their
allocated cars at a depreciated price calculated using the prescribed
formula.

5.Condemnation/Replacement Committee: The existing committee

in Ministries/Divisions/Departments will recommend the depreciated
price of vehicles based on the formula. The Principal Accounting
Officer will approve these recommendations.

6.Recovery installments: Installments for the depreciated vehicle price,

not less than Rs. 25,000 per month, will ensure complete cost
recovery before superannuation.

7.Prohibition on project and departmental vehicles: Officers in BS-

20 to BS-22 are not authorized to use project or departmental
operational/general duty vehicles. However, they may use
Departmental Operational/General Duty vehicles for approved
official/local/outstation/in-land country tours.

8.Certificates and declarations: Principal Accounting Officers will

provide a certificate detailing vehicles allocated to entitled officers
(BS-20 to BS-22). They will also obtain certificates from entitled
officers, including themselves, confirming they do not possess or use
unauthorized vehicles.

•Undertaking and Transfer Deed: Officers choosing to purchase a

car will submit an undertaking to the AGPR, committing to pay the
depreciated amount. The AGPR will recover the amount from their
salary, and a Transfer Deed will be issued upon full recovery.

•Retention of drivers: Regular permanent drivers may be offered to

BS-20 to BS-22 Civil Servants on an optional basis, with a Rs. 10,000
per month deduction from the monetized value.

•Authorization of operational vehicles:

Ministries/Divisions/Departments requiring operational vehicles will
obtain authorization from the Vehicle Committee, consisting of
representatives from the Cabinet Division, Finance Division, and the
respective Ministry/Division/Department.

•Surrender of surplus vehicles: Surplus vehicles resulting from the

policy will be surrendered to the Central Pool of Cars.