(a) (i) Travelling Allowance.—For that part of the journey which the Leader of the Opposition undertakes in India, travelling allowance will be regulated in accordance with rule 9.
(ii)Passage— For the journey undertaken outside India free return air-cum-rail-cum-sea passage by the shortest route will be provided by the First Class in air and rail Journeys and First Class-C grade passage in Journey by sea or by any lower class by which the Leader of the Opposition actually travels, from the last port of enplanement or embarkation in India to the place visited in the foreign country and back. Rail travel will include sleeping berth during nights.
(iii) Luggage .— The Leader of the Opposition can carry with him not exceeding 40 kilograms of luggage including the free allowance allowed by the Air Transport Companies.
(b) Daily Allowance—(i) Daily allowance as admissible to a grade! officer of the Central Government will be paid on the basis of nights spent at the place of business in connection with his work in the foreign country in accordance with the rates prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs, from time to time.
(ii) Two-third of the daily allowance will also be paid during the period of journey by rail provided the cost of food is not included in the rail fare paid.
(iii) The Leader of the Opposition will not be entitled to any daily allowance admissible under any other rules, for the period spent outside India,
(c) Other Expenses. — The Leader of the Opposition is entitled to :—
(i) free board and lodging expenses at enforced halts en route where the Air Companies do not provide the same subject to the- maximum daily allowance admissible at the place of halt;
(ii) actual expenses Incurred on passport fees and vaccination and inoculation certificates subject to the production of receipts;
(iii) incidental expenses such as tips, taxi-hire and carfare incurred on duty on production of the necessary vouchers;
Provided that where the receipts or vouchers for actual or incidental expenses incurred are not available the expenditure shall be reimbursable on the basis of the certificate of the Leader of the Opposition that it was actually incurred.
(2) The Leader of the Opposition who claims the actual or incidental expenses under sub-rule (1)
(c) shall support his claim by the certificates in form III.