(1) A Presiding Officer when travelling on tour on public business by road, steamer, or rail, if no special accommodation is reserved, may draw, at his option, either his actual travelling expenses or the travelling allowance admissible under the foregoing rules. When claiming actual travelling expenses under this rule, a certificate to the following effect shall be appended to the travelling allowance bill, namely :— “I certify that I have actually paid the amount of this bill, and that it does not include any charge for the freight of any stores or goods, other than my personal luggage, or any charge for refreshments, hotels, or travellers’ bungalows.”.
(2) Where a Presiding Officer when travelling by road,—
(a) takes out the Government car allotted to him for personal use, he may draw road mileage at the rate of 80 paise per kilometer ;
(b) uses either a motor vehicle hired for him by the Collector or the other Officer concerned, or a motor vehicle borrowed from an officer or any other individual the hire charges in respect of the former, and the actual expenses incurred on petrol, oil and on any article or thing for the proper use of the vehicle in the case of the latter as also bills for the use of distinguished visitor’s car, if any shall be paid by the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat.
(3) A Presiding Officer when travelling on duty on public business by rail in a reserved compartment (but not when utilizing a saloon) or by Government vehicle or Distinguished Visitors’ Car for which no cost on its use or propulsion is paid by the Presiding Officer may draw 35 paise for every 10 kilometers or H-134 (B)/M-13 13 part thereof if it exceeds 5 kilometers, as allowance for incidental expenses of such journeys.
Explanation.—(a) For the purposes of sub-rule (1), stores carried for consumption on tour may be treated as personal luggage.
(b) A Presiding Officer may draw travelling allowance by the route actually taken respective of whether or not such route is the shortest or the cheapest.
(c) A rail motor coach shall be treated as a compartment as it is not a saloon nor has the convenience of a saloon.
(d) The maximum incidental charges admissible for journey by rail under this rule shall be restricted to the following monetary ceiling, namely :— Monetary ceiling for journey ,—
(i) of less than 12 hours … … Rs. 10
(ii) of twelve hours and more … Rs. 15