TA/DA and Journey - HIPA

TA/DA and 

Journey 

Dr. Rekha Shrivastava

1. TA- Travelling Allowance- 

• Travelling Allowance is an allowance granted to 

a Govt. Employee to meet the personnel 

expenditure on travelling where a duty is 

performed. 

• TA is admissible to GS for any purposeful 

journey i.e. 

- whether on official tour 

- or on transfer 

- or to appear for an departmental 

examination

2. Daily Allowance- 

• It is a contingent expenditure such as expenditure on 

food, breakfast, lunch, dinner etc. 

• DA may be drawn upto 10 days only 

• However, the Competent Authority may grant the 

Individual exemption if it is in the interest of public 

service. 

• If a Govt. Employee on tour is allowed free board & 

lodging at the expense of Central & State Govt. He may 

draw only 1/4 th of the DA admissible at particular station. 

• However, if either boarding or lodging is allowed free, the 

Govt. Employee may draw DA at ½ of the admissible 

rate. 

• Day means - a calendar day beginning and ending at 

mid-night.

Revised Rates of Travelling Allowance 

A. Pay Range 

Grade-I 

Grade-II 

Grade-III 

Grade-IV 

Office drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000 or 

above and those who are in the pay band of 

HAG+ or above 

Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 8,900 to 

9,800. 

Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 4,600 to 

8,800. 

Officials/Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 

2,500 to 4,200.

C. Rate(s) of Daily Allowance: 

(i) The revised rate(s) of daily allowance for different places 

would be as under: 

Grade 

Gr. I (Gr. Pay 10000 

and above) 

Gr. II 

(Gr. Pay 8900-9800) 

Gr.III 

(Gr. Pay 4600-8800) 

Gr. IV 

(Gr. Pay 2500-4200) 

In any town/city in 

Haryana including 

Chandigarh 

Rs. 300/- per day 




In any town/city 

outside 

Haryana/Chandigarh 




Rs. 200/- per day

(ii) In the case of travel by Government 

vehicle/staff car, half/full daily allowance will 

be admissible for a period of absence 

mentioned below:- 

(i) Where absence from 

Headquarters is for less than 06 

hours 

(ii) Where absence from 

Headquarter is for 06 hours or 

more but less than 12 hours 

(iii) 

Where absence is for more than 

12 hours but less than 24 hours 

No 

allowance 

Half 

allowance 

Full 

allowance 

daily 

daily 

daily

D. Entitlement of Reimbursement of Hotel 

Charges/Commercial Guest Houses accommodation plus 

Daily Allowance at any place in the country outside 

Haryana/Chandigarh 

Grade 

Gr. I (Gr. Pay 10000 

and above) 

Gr. II 

(Gr. Pay 8900-9800) 

Gr.III 

(Gr. Pay 4600-8800) 

Gr. IV 

(Gr. Pay 2500-4200) 

Entitlement of Reimbursement of Hotel 

Charges/Commercial Guest Houses 

accommodation plus Daily Allowance. 

Upto Rs. 5,000/- per day plus DA of Rs. 

500/- per day 


400/- per day 

Upto Rs. 3,000/- per day plus DA of RS. 

300/- per day 


160/- per day

3. Daily Allowance during Holidays- 

• DA is not admissible for Sunday or 

other holidays. 

• However, if a GS is actually in Camp 

on such a holiday, he can draw DA. 

4. Casual Leave taken while on tour 

• Any GS who takes CL when on tour 

whether for full day or half day is not 

entitled to draw DA for such day or 

days.

5. Conveyance charges 

• If a GS is sent on duty to a place at some 

distance, the person is allowed the actual 

expenditure spent in travelling (eg. Hiring 

conveyance etc.) 

• However, it is permissible only, if the Head of 

the office certifies- 

- that the expenditure was actually incurred. 

- that it was unavoidable. 

- that it is within the prescribed limit 

- that no other remuneration will be allowed.

6. Travelling Allowance for Journey 

A. Under rule 2.53 of the Pb. TA rules, TA is 

not admissible if a journey is undertaken 

to join the first appointment or for 

procuring the Medical Certificate of 

fitness on first entry into service. 

B. TA may also be allowed to a pensioner or 

a retrenched employee when reappointed 

to a Govt. Serviced by the 

Appointing Authority at tour rates. 

However, nothing is allowed for halts 

during journey.

B. Entitlement of Mode of Journey while on tour within 

India/out of India 

Grade 

Gr. I (Gr. Pay 

10000 and above) 

Gr. II 

(Gr. Pay 8900- 

9800) 

Journey by Air 

1 

First class it out of 

India. 

Business/Club Class if 

within India 

By Sea or River 

Steamer 

2 

By Train 

Highest Class AC Ist class or 

Executive Class 

3 

By Road 

4 

AC Bus 

including 

Volvo 

Economy Class (within Highest Class AC Ist class or AC Bus 

or out of India) Executive Class including 

Volvo 

Gr.III 

(Gr. Pay 4600- 

8800) 

Economy Class (within 

or out of India) subject 

to prior approval of 

Admn. Secrecy/HOD 

for each Journey 

If 2 Classes by 

lower, if 3 by 

middle, if 4 

classes by third 

class. 

Gr. IV 

(Gr. Pay 2500- 

4200) 

Economy Class (Out of 

India only) 

As above to Gr. 

III employees 

AC III tier or Non 

AC chair car 

Ordinary 

Bust/Deluxe 

Bus

B. Entitlement of Journey by road by a Mode other than 

Public Transport while on tour within India:- 

Grade 

Gr. I (Gr. Pay 

10000 and 

above) 

Gr. II 

(Gr. Pay 8900- 

9800) 

Gr.III 

(Gr. Pay 4600- 

8800) 

Gr. IV 

(Gr. Pay 2500- 

4200) 

Journey by 

Taxi/Auto rickshaw 

1 

By own 

conveyance 

2 

By Road Mileage 

AC Taxi By own Car Rs. 10/- pkm (for 

own Car/AC taxi Rs. 

8/- pkm for Non-Ac 

Taxi. 

AC Taxi By own Car Rs. 10/- pkm (for 

own Car/AC taxi Rs. 

8/- pkm for Non-Ac 

Taxi. 

Non AC Taxi (with 

prior approval of the 

Admn. Secy/ HOD 

for each journey) 

At prescribed rates 

of autorickshaw 

when journey is 

actually performed 

by autorickshaw with 

prior approval of the 

HOD for each 

journey. 

By own Car 

(with prior 

approval of the 

Admn. HOD for 

each journey) 

By own 

Scooter/motor 

cycle (with prior 

approval of the 

Admn. HOD for 

each journey) 

3 

Rs. 6/- pkm (for on 

scooter/motorcycle 

or by autorickshaw) 

Rs. 6/- pkm (for own 

Scooter/Motor 

cycle or by 

autorickshaw 

Local Journey within 

or out side the state 

4 

AC/Non AC Taxi 

charges of upto 50 

kms. Per day for travel 

within the city. 

AC/Non AC Taxi 

charges of upto 50 

kms. Per day for travel 


Travel charges @ 6/- 

PKM limited to Rs. 

100/- per day for travel 


Travel charges @ 6/- 

pkm limited to Rs. 100/- 

per day for travel within 

the city.

7. Journey for Examination 

A GS is entitled to draw TA at tour rates for 

to and fro (the place at which he appears 

for exam) only if it is- 

• A departmental examination 

• Any other exam specified by the 

competent authority. 

• TA not to be drawn more than twice for 

any particular examination.

8. Journey on Retirement 

• A Govt. Servant on retirement may 

be allowed fair according to his 

entitlement at that time. 

• He may draw the fair in respect of 

self and members of his family. 

• Plus the actual cost of transporting. 

• From the last station of his duty to 

his home town.

Admissible Concession for Journey of GS 

1. By the shortest route from the last place of duty to his 

home town 

2. The place declared by the GS would be treated as 

his home town for the purpose of leave travel 

concession (LTC) 

3. The place as his home town will be one which is 

entered in his service book or other service record. 

4. If a Govt. Employee wishes to settle down not in 

home town but some other place, he is permitted to 

avail the concession upto that place only. 

- Only if the amount reimbursable remains same or 

does not exceed to an amount which is 

admissible had he actually proceeded to his 

home town.

5. The concession will be admissible to the 

retired employee. 

6. TA can not be claimed and will not be 

payable in respect of the family members 

until the head of the family (him or her) 

actually moves. 

7. The family of retiring employee would be 

treated as accompanying him 

- if the family follows him within 06 months 

- or proceeds him by not more than 01 

month from the date of his retirement.

8. These concessions are not admissible to 

GS who 

- quit service by resignation or 

- who are dismissed or 

- removed from service or 

- who retired compulsorily 

- this will also not apply to a person who 

are not regular employees of the 

Haryana Govt. or 

- who are on contract or 

- who are otherwise paid

9. Journey to Give Evidence 

A Govt. Servant who is summoned by a court to give 

evidence of facts (that have come to his knowledge during his 

duties) in any criminal, civil or revenue case to which a Govt. is 

party. 

• May draw TA as for a journey as tour by attaching 

certificate of attendance granted either by the court or 

other authority who summons him. 

• However, if the state is not party, even then the TA will be 

paid by the summoning court- subject to the same rates 

and some conditions under the TA while on tour. 

• The GS will have to produce to the court duly signed 

certificate by the competent authority showing the rates 

of mileage and DA admissible to him for a journey on 

tour. 

• This will enable the court to determine the amount of TA 

admissible to the said Govt. Servant.

10. Journey on a Training 

During a course of training irrespective of 

duration of training period, the Govt. Servant may 

draw 

• TA for the place of Journey to the place of 

training on tour rates. 

• TA may be allowed for tours to outstations 

from the training institutions as part of the 

training. 

• However, no TA is allowed for onward 

journeys. For example, if the probationers 

journey the training institutions direct on the 

first appointment to a Govt. Service.

THANK YOU

TA/DA and Journey - HIPA

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