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An advance not exceeding the travelling allowance admissibleto the government servant may be sanctioned, including the T.A. forfamily members whether they accompany the government servant orfollow him within the permissible time. However, if the governmentservant avails TA advance for self, only drawal of a second advance forthe family is permissible separately for the travel of the familymembers within 6 months in normal transfer cases and within 12months in the case of change of headquarters (Rule 223, GFR, GID 3).20.3.4 T.A. advance on retirement:A retiring government servant is entitled to T.A. Advance as ontransfer, to proceed to the place of permanent settlement, only if thejourneys are performed during leave preparatory to retirement (LPR).No advance can be sanctioned for the journeys to be performed afterretirement (Rule 224, GFR).20.3.5 T.A. advance on Tour:The amount of advance to be sanctioned is ‘to cover thetravelling expenses’ including fares, incidental charges, road mileageand D.A. generally for one spell of tour. In the case of prolonged toursin the interior places which are difficult of access, advance may besanctioned to cover T.A. for thirty days, or six weeks in special cases.GFR 231 provides for grant of advance to meet expenses on thecontingent charges also. But in practice, the amount required to meetcontingent expenses arising on tour, e.g., if heavy equipment is to becarried involving transport/mazdoor charges etc. is separately givenfrom out of the permanent advance as these charges are to beaccounted for as contingent expenditure and not included in the tourT.A. claim.20.3.6 LTC advance:The amount of LTC advance to be sanctioned is limited to 90%of the estimated amount of reimbursement for journeys both ways. Incases where the period of leave exceeds 90 days or the return journeyis not proposed to be performed within 90 days, advance will besanctioned for one way only. If the advance has been drawn for bothways and the return journey is not likely to be performed within 90days, one-half of the advance is to be refunded. Where the initialjourney is proposed to be performed by rail, the advance may be paid60 days in advance to facilitate booking of rail tickets. Thegovernment servant is required to submit proof of booking the ticketsPage 147 of 147