Clarification of DA to Employees who are at Residential Government Training Center – DoP

Clarification admissibility of DA admissibe to employees in the case of residential Government sponsored training programmes. Which provides that while government servants deputed to undergo a course training in India, they are entitled to Full DA for 180 days only when boarding and lodging are not provided. First 30 days lull DA and next 150 days half Day, where boarding and lodging facilities exists.

File No : PP-22/1/2023-PAP-DOP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division/P.A P. Section)

Dak Bhawan. Sansad Marg.
New Delhi-110001.
Date 21st May 2024

To

1. All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
2. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate
3. Director. RAKNPA / GM. CEPT / Directors of All PTCs
4. Addl Director General. Army Postal Service. R.K.Puram. New Delhi
5. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP

Sub: Regarding clarification of DA admissible to employees in the case of residential Government sponsored training programmes.

Madam Sir.

This office is in receipt of various RTl and other requests from individuals Circles seeking clarification admissibility of DA admissibe to employees in the case of residential Government sponsored training programmes.

2. In this respect attention is drawn to the decision no. 4 below Rule 164 of FR & SR Part-ll. which provides that while government servants deputed to undergo a course training in India, they are entitled to traveling allowance daily allowance. If the period of training does not exceed 180 days in duration and if the pay and allowances of the officer deputed for training have not been increased to meet the expenses of training, he is allowed traveling allowance as on tour, i.e.,

(i) full DA for 180 days only when boarding and lodging are not provided
(ii) first 30 days lull DA and next 150 days half Day, where boarding and lodging facilities exists

3. Further, rates for daily allowance applicable are prescribed in the Department of Expenditure OM no. 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017. Accordingly all concerned are requested to settle the TA/DA claims of the officials officers on training in accordance the aforesaid rules instructions.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

Yours faithfully

Ravi Pahwa
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC/PAP)

Source: DOP