‘(a) Halting Allowance – On and from the 1st day of May, 2010, an officer in the Grades or Scales set out in column (1) of the Table below shall be entitled to `per diem’ Halting Allowance at the corresponding rates set out in column (2) thereof, namely:- TABLE Grades/Scales of officers Major `A’ Class cities Area I Other Places
(1) (2) Rs. Rs. Rs.
Officers in Scale IV and above 1000 800 700 Officers in Scale I/II/III 800 700 600
Provided that in the case of officers in Scale IV and above, Halting Allowance payable per diem while on outstation work at the four metros, viz., Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, shall be Rs.1200 and for officers in Scale I or II or III, the per diem Halting Allowance and shall be Rs.1000:
Provided further that where the total period of absence is less than eight hours but more than four hours, Halting Allowance at half the above rates shall be payable.
22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
Explanation.- For the purpose of computing Halting allowance “per diem” shall mean each period of twenty-four hours or any subsequent part thereof, reckoned from the reporting time for departure in the case of air travel and the scheduled time of departure in other cases, to the actual time of arrival and where the total period of absence is less than twenty-four hours, “per diem” shall mean a period of not less than eight hours.’.