Travelling allowance of a Leader of the Opposition travelling on tour on public business by air shall be regulated as follows, namely :—
(1) Whether a Leader of the Opposition is permitted under a special or general order of Government free transit by air in a Government aero plane, or in an aero plane, chartered by Government for the purpose, he shall be entitled to travelling allowance as follows, namely :—
(a) If he has not to provide separate conveyance at his own expense for his peons or luggage, he may draw the daily allowance admissible to him, 15 and may not exchange it for mileage allowance. if, however, part of the journey is made by other means of locomotion. he may, at his option, draw in lieu of or in addition to the daily allowance, the mileage allowance admissible for that part provided the conditions of rule 25 are fulfilled in respect of that part taken independently, except in Bombay ;
(b) If he has to provide separate conveyance at his own expenses for his peons or luggage, he may,—
(i) if the journey is between places connected by rail or steamer, draw one-half or one fare as the case may be, of the class of accommodation in which he is entitled to travel, or
(ii) if the journey is between places not connected by rail or steamer, draw the daily allowance as admissible to him or half the mileage allowance calculated for the journey. If, however, a part of the journey is performed by other means of locomotion, he may draw the travelling allowance admissible for that part, subject to the condition laid down in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 24.
(2) For journeys performed in an aero plane of public air transport companies regularly plying for hire :—
(a) a Leader of the Opposition travelling in respect of tour on public business by air shall be entitled to the mileage allowance equal to one standard air fare for the journey plus an allowance for incidental expenses at one-fifth of the standard air fare limited to a maximum of Rs. 75 for each journey within the State and Rs. 100 for each journey out side the State.
Explanation.—(i) “Standard air fare” means the actual single journey air fare payable for the service by which the journey is performed, including the 1st class fare in an aircraft, where there is such a class, provided the journey is actually performed by that class in that aircraft.
(ii) The limit of Rs. 75 for each journey within the State and Rs. 100 of each journey outside the State on the amount for the incidental expenses in respect of journeys by air shall apply to the total air journey between the starting station and destination even if the journey by air between those stations is performed by more than one service. However, if any official duty is required to be performed by a Leader of Opposition at the place of termination of one service before he avails of another service, each of the journeys from the starting station to that intermediate station and from the latter to the destination, shall be treated as a single air journey for the purpose of the aforesaid limit of Rs. 75 for each journey within the State and Rs. 100 for each journey out side the State for incidental expenses.
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(iii) In the case of air journeys involving an over-night halt (either due to non-availability of connecting service or to the cancellation of the connecting service at an intermediate station, for which the Indian Airlines Corporation does not provide at its expense, any facility for bording or lodging to the touring Leader of Opposition), half daily allowance at the rate applicable to that intermediate station may be drawn by him in respect of each such over-night halt, in addition to the allowance for incidential expenses admissible for the air journey.
(iv) Drawl of daily allowance for a halt at an intermediate station which is necessitated by the performance of official duty at that station shall be regulated under rules 20 to 23.
(v) Leader of the Opposition who are allowed free transit by air in a Government aero plane or an aero plane chartered by Government for the purpose shall be paid incidental charge on the same scale as admissible to Leaders of the Opposition travelling by regular air service planes.
(vi) For forward and return journeys, when the return ticket at a reduced rate is purchased, the actual cost of the return ticket plus two-fifths of the standard air fare for a single journey or Rs. 150 for journey within the State or Rs. 200 for journey outside the State whichever is less (the two-fifths being limited respectively to Rs. 150 or 200 only) is as incidental expenses shall be admissible. If available, a return ticket at reduced rate shall always be purchased, when a Leader of the Opposition expects to perform the return air journey within the period during which such return ticket is available.
(3) A Leader of the Opposition, who is allowed free transit by air in a Government aero plane or an aero plane chartered by Government for the purpose, shall be paid incidentals on the same scale as are admissible to a Leader of the Opposition travelling by regular air service planes. These are related to standard air fares. Where standard fares do not obtain for routes not served by the scheduled air services, a Leader of the Opposition shall be paid incidental charges at the rate of 10 paise per kilometer limited to Rs. 75 for each single journey within the State and 15 paise per kilometer limited to Rs.
100 for each journey outside the State. In cases where a Leader of the Opposition undertakes more than one journey between places not connected by scheduled air services on the same day, he shall be paid incidental expenses on the same scale as admissible to the Leaders of the Opposition travelling by regular air service planes or as mentioned above, subject to the overall limit of 17 1 Subs. by G.N. of 11th October 2005.
2 Subs. by G.N. of 3rd February 2011.
3 Subs. by G.N. of 14th March 2000.
4 Subs. by G.N. of 11th October 2005.
5 Subs. by G.N. of 3rd February 2011.
6 Subs. by G.N. of 6th July 2018.
Rs. 75 for each journey within the State and Rs. 100 for each journey outside the State all air journeys performed on that day.
4 (i) Each Leader of the Opposition shall also be entitled to the facility provided under sub-rule (1) while travelling on duty by commercial Airlines, but in his case the facility will be available at Government cost only for 1 [six] 2 [twelve] return journeys in the State and 2 [six] return journeys in any part of India outside the State, during a financial year and for any such journey or journeys, exceeding the limits aforesaid, undertaken by him with the spouse, the difference between the fare for journey by air and the fare for journey by railway in an air-conditioned compartment will have to be borne by the Leader of the Opposition.