(1) For the purpose of calculating mileage allowance for a journey performed by a Minister in respect of tours on public business by a steamer between Indian ports, a Minister shall be entitled to accommodation of the highest class.
(2) A Minister while performing the journey referred to in sub-rule (1) pays for his passage to the Steam-ship Company or their agents direct, the Minister shall furnish to the Audit Office with his travelling allowance bill, the following particulars, namely :—
(i) Name of the ship and the date of embarkation ;
(ii) the cost actually paid ;
(iii) the agency through which the passage was booked.
If such journey is performed by deck the Minister shall also attach to the travelling allowance bill the following certificate duly signed by the shipping agent at the time of booking the passage :— 10 ―Certified that ............................. deck passage(s) from .....................
(here enter the number) to ....................... has/have been provided to ............................................
(here enter the name etc. of the Minister) per S. S. ..................................................... sailing on .............................
(Name of vessel) (date) the cost paid at tariff rate being Rs. ..................................
Station :
Date : ............................... ..............................
(Signature)
Explanation.—(a) Steam launches plying up and down the creeks in the Ratnagiri districts shall be considered as river steamers for the purposes of these rules.
(b) The provisions of this rule shall apply in the case of Minister who cross a river or arm of the sea by a steamer in the course of a journey on tour on public business, unless such crossing occurs during a railway journey and the charges for it are included in the railway fare. In the latter case, the crossing shall be treated as a part of railway journey.
(c) Where a Minister travels by sea or river otherwise than on payment of passage money, in a vessel the cost of which is paid by Government or by a local authority, he may draw no travelling allowance except daily allowance admissible to him :
Provided that when his luggage is not conveyed on the vessel but is sent separately at his expense, he may draw in addition the actual cost of transporting it.
(d) Where a Minister is allowed free transit by sea or river, otherwise than in a Government vessel, the mileage allowance which he draws for the journey shall be reduced by the amount of the fare which, but for such free transit, he would have paid. If he travels on a free pass, the reduction made shall include the full number of fares covered by the pass, unless the Minister certifies that 11 1 Deleted by G.N. of 29-3-2017.
2 Subs. by G.N. of 11-10-2005.
3 Subs. by G.N. of 7-8-1993.
4 Subs. by G.N. of 6-7-2018.
the pass was not used in respect of any fare or fares for which no reduction is made :
Provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall apply in cases where a Minister is allowed a free pass by steamship company without cost to Government unless the free pass is issued in connection with his official status or duties.
(e) If a Minister or a member of his family travels in a class of accommodation lower than that to which he is entitled, he shall be allowed the fare of the class of accommodation actually used, plus the extra allowance admissible according to these rules. All travelling allowance bills containing claims representing payment of railway or steamer fares shall bear the following certificate :— ―Certified that the claims representing payment of railway or steamer fares are for the fares of the class of accommodation actually used.‖
(f) A Minister while travelling on tour on public business by steamer may reserve a cabin of two berths and draw fares for reservation of a cabin of two berths (but not when utilizing a state cabin), and in addition, the Minister may draw Rs. 10 for a journey of less than 12 hours and Rs. 15 for a journey of more than 12 hours. When travelling in a State Cabin, no additional fare shall be admissible for incidental expenses.
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