4 REGISTERED No. D. 851 \1-T<\ tHwOfamte W of Inbta •«ai n i EXTRAORDINARY
PART H—Section 3—Sub-section 0) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. «S] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MAY 16, Z9J9/VAISAKHA *«, 1881 7 ^ :
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th May 1959 G.S.R, 592.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section IT of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1852 (58 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the Ministers (Allowances, Medical Treatment and other privileges") Rules, 1957, published with the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification S. R, O. 1154. dated the 5th April, 1957, namely:— In the said rules
1. Under rule 6(i) the following explanations shall be added, namely: — "Explanation I.—The Government shall also meet empty haulage charges of saloons:
(i) from the stabling station to the station at which it has been requisi tioned;
(ii) from the station at which it is vacated to the stabling station referred to in clause (i) by the shortest route.
Explanation II.—When a saloon is requisitioned by a Minister and is made available to him but is not subsequently utilised due to cancellation or change of tour programme, the empty haulage charges of the saloon will be met by the Government provided that
(a) there was not sufficient time to prevent the haulage of the saloon after the programme was cancelled or changed and
(b) an intimation regarding cancellation or change of tour programme for official reasons resulting in the empty haulage of the saloon was made to Audit."
2. For rule 10 the following rule shall be substituted, namely: — "10. Travel in a single berth.—Where a Minister travels by taking, on requisition or otherwise, a single berth in an air conditioned coach or in an ordinary first class compartment under Rule 7, he may draw the actual fare paid if any, and in addition, incidentals at the rate for the time being admissible to a Central Government servant of the first grade."
( 255 ) 256 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAST II—SEC. 3( i ) ]
3. For rule 13, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: — _ "13, Travel by air.— (i) A Minister may, in the public interest travel bv air in a regular air service machine and recover, in respect of such travel the uir fare except when it is paid by the Government direct to the Company'actual ly paid by him. In addition, he may either— y
(a) recover the cost of transporting by road, passenger train or steamer his luggage up to a maximum of six maunds and two servants by the cheapest mode f o l l o w s ^ 1 1 b y r ° a d ' r S l 1 ° r s t e a m c r ' aPPPn d ing to his bill a certificate as "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 staging bungalows, other than what is included on that account in the air-fare itself,"
Provided that a Minister who carries his personal effects by air, may subject to the maximum of six maunds, recover actual expenses up to the limit of the S T r f a l e " roNite^of ^ a d m i s s i b l e h a d h e t a k ^ n ^ ^ m c quantity by
(b) draw incidentals at the rate for the time being admissible to a Central Government servant of the first grade when he undertakes a journey by air on NOTE:
"In the case of travel in a private plane, free of charge, the Minister may recover the cost of transporting his luggage and servants on the scale mentioned in clause (a) appending to his bill the following certificate, unless the entire luggage and the private servants are also carried free m the private plane, 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 staging bungalows."
(2) If the Minister intends to make the return journey also by air he should purchase a return ticket if this involves a saving, In the case of an ai r journey performed as a part of, or as a link in, a railway journey, he is entitled to the usual concessions for servants and luggage as for a railway journey.
4. For rule 25 the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
"25. Travel in a single berth.—A Deputy Minister may at his option travel by taking, on requisition or othenvise, a single berth in an air-conditioned coach or in any ordinary first class compartment, In such cases he may draw the actual fare paid, if any, and, in addition, incidentals at the rate for the time being admissible to a Central Government servant of the first grade."
[No. 14/4B/57-Pub.I ] FATEH SINGH, Joint Secy.
MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (Department of Food) ERRATUM In the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Order No. 301(UP) 1/299/59-Py II dated 6th May 1959, published as G-S.R. No. 550, in issue No. 63 of the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i), dated 6th May 1959, the following correction is to be made— Page 242— Under sub-section (f), the entry relating to July, fa-r 'upto 1/4% of l /4th value' read 'upto 1/4% at 1/4 value', PRINTED IN INDIA BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, OOVT. OP INDIA, PRESS, N E W DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELRT, 1959