The members of the family of a Minister who dies while holding office of Minister may draw the travelling allowance as follows, provided, that they complete the Journey within six months after his death, that is to say,––
(1) for journey by rail or steamer or by both.
(i) actual fares (without the allowance for incidental expenses) of the class of accommodation to which the deceased Minister was himself 23 entitled for each member of his family, except the provisions for the use of a saloon ;
(ii) the actual cost of transportation of personal effects as laid down in these rules.
(2) for journeys by road.
(i) One mileage allowance if one member of the family, a second mileage allowance if two other members of the family and a third mileage allowance if more than two other members of the family travel, at the rate applicable to the deceased Minister ;
(ii) Travelling expenses shall be admissible by the shortest route from Bombay to the usual place of residence which shall be the Minister‘s permanent home or such other place as may have been declared by him while he was a Minister to be his permanent home :
Provided that, if the permanent home is outside the State of Maharashtra then the travelling allowance shall be admissible only in respect of the portion of the journey upto the end of the State boundary ;
(3) if at the time of a Minister‘s death, a member of his family happens to be at a station other than Bombay, or living there, proceeds to a station other than usual place of residence, such member may draw the actual fare for the journey made by rail or steamer, road mileage for the actual distance of the road journey and cost of transport of personal effects from the place where he was at the time of the Minister‘s death to the place to which he actually travels, provided that the total expenses, claimed shall not exceed the total mileage allowance and cost of transportation of personal effects upto the prescribed limits that would have been admissible had such member travelled from Bombay to the usual place of residence of the deceased Minister.
30. Journey on relinquishing office .––A Minister on relinquishing office shall be entitled to draw travelling allowance for himself and for members of his family in respect of journey between Bombay and his usual place of residence, within the State according to the provisions of rule 4.
24 1 Subs. by G.N. of 3-4-1989.
1[31. Controlling Officer.––The Minister shall be his own Controlling Officer for the purposes of travelling allowances. Where a Minister relinquishes office or dies while in office the Additional Chief Secretary or the Special Secretary or the Secretary, as the case may be, in the General Administration Department, who is in-charge of the subject-matter relating to Minister‘s establishment shall be the Controlling Officer for the purpose of any travelling allowance bill of the Minister in respect of any journeys performed by him while in office or the travelling allowance bill of the Minister in respect of his and his family members journey back to his usual place of residence and for the transfer of his personal effects. Such bills shall ordinarily be preferred within a period of six months from the date of relinquishment of office or death, as the case may be, of the Minister :
Provided that the Controlling Officer may, if he is satisfied and the reasons to be recorded in writing countersign the bill preferred after a period of six months.]
32. Minister not entitled to cost in transporting his family or personal effects in certain case.––Except as otherwise expressly provided in these rules, a Minister shall not, when undertaking tours on public business or otherwise, be entitled to recover from the State Government the cost of transporting the members of – his family, personal effects, conveyances, tents and other articles or goods.
33. Repeal and saving.––On the commencement of these rules, any rules and orders made in this behalf and in force immediately before such commencement shall stand repealed :
Provided that, anything done or any action taken (including any claim for allowances already made or any such claim to be made) under the rules and orders so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken or continued or made under the corresponding provisions of these rules.
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