ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Office of the Managing Director,
Bus Bhavan, Hyderabad –624.
No. PC/14(2)/2007-PO.IV
Sub: ALLOWANCES – Payment of Allowances and setting limits for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by Officers of APSRTC – Instructions Issued.
Ref: 1) Circular No. PD-43/1998, dated 14.05.1998.
2) Circular No.PD-30/2007, dated 22.05.2007.
3) Circular No.PD-35/2007, dated 09.07.2007.
4) Circular No.PD-58/2007, dated 20.12.2007.
5) Representation of APSRTC Officers’ Association dated 11.01.2010.
6) Board Resolution No.24/2010, dated 09.02.2010.
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The APSRTC Officers’ Association, vide the reference 5th cited, has represented for Revision of existing Allowances, introduction of certain New Allowances and also for revising the existing limits for reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the Officers.
The request of the APSRTC Officers’ Association has been considered and the Corporation Board through Resolution 6th cited has accorded sanction for (A) Payment of Revised Rates of Travelling & Daily Allowance, (B) Professional Development Allowance (C) Revised Rate of Special Allowance and (D) Revised Rate of Bio-Hazard Allowance to Doctors (E) Night Duty Allowance to Doctors (F) Setting limits for reimbursement of expenditure actually incurred by Officers for (i) Conveyance (ii) Refreshments, and (iii) Purchase of News Papers / Periodicals / Journals (G) Revised rate of Brief Case Expenditure and (H) Stationery Expenditure as detailed hereunder:
a) EDs/FA/CAO .. : Rs.1200.00 per day
b) HODs/RMs .. : Rs.1000.00 per day
c) Sr. Scale Officers .. : Rs.800.00 per day
d) Jr.Scale Officers .. : Rs.600.00 per day
In case of out station Officers visiting Hyderabad, Secunderabad, the existing rate of 33 1/3% over the normal rate shall continue. In case of other places outside the State other than Metropolitan Cities, the existing rate of 50% over the normal rate shall continue. In case of Metropolitan Cities and recognized Hill Stations outside the State, the existing rate of thrice the normal rate shall continue. All other rules and procedures regarding regulation of TA & DA will continue.
2. SPECIAL ALLOWANCE:
a) DMs of the Depots .. : Rs.4000.00 per month
having Schedules 80 and above
(including Hire Buses).
b) DMs of the Depots .. : Rs.3000.00 per month
having Schedules up to 80
(including Hire Buses).
c) Secretary to Chairperson/VC&MD : Rs.2800.00 per month
(SSO/JSO)
d) Works Manager (SSO) : Rs.4000.00 per month
e) SLO (This allowance will be : Rs.2500.00 per month
paid whenever CLO post
is not operated)
3. BIO-HAZARD Risk Allowance to all Doctors : Rs.7000.00 per month
4. Professional Development Allowance:
a) EDs/FA/CAO/HODs/RMs : Rs.2,500.00 per month
b) SSOs/JSOs : Rs.2,000.00 per month :
5. Incidental Expenditure to such of the SSOs and JSOs who have been provided with vehicle and without Driver.
a) SSOs .. .. .. .. : Rs.3,000.00 per month
b) JSOs .. .. .. .. : Rs.1,900.00 per month
6. Night Duty Allowance to Doctors .. : Rs.350.00 per duty
(per 24 hours duty)
7. Other amounts of reimbursements shall be as under:
i) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON REFRESHMENTS:
a) EDs/FA/CAO .. .. : Up to Rs.2,500.00 per month
b) HODs/RMs .. .. : Up to Rs.2,300.00 per month
c) Sr. Scale Officers .. .. : Up to Rs.2,100.00 per month
d) Jr. Scale officers .. .. : Up to Rs.1,500.00 per month
ii) REIMBURSEMENT OF CONVEYANCE EXPENDITURE:
(For all Officers who were not provided with Departmental Vehicle)
a) Sr.Scale Officers .. : Up to Rs.6,500.00 per month
b) Depot Managers/Dy.EEs .. : Up to Rs.5,000.00 per month
c) Other Jr.Scale Officers .. : Up to Rs.4,000.00 per month
iii) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR
PURCHASE OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS AND JOURNALS:
a) EDs/FA/CAO .. : Up to Rs.1,500.00 per month
b) HODs/RMs .. : Up to Rs.1,200.00 per month
c) Sr.Scale Officers .. : Up to Rs.1,000.00 per month
d) Jr.Scale Officers .. : Up to Rs. 700.00 per month
Payment towards Refreshments, Conveyance and Newspaper/Periodicals/Journals shall not be made as monthly rated Allowances. Actual expenditure incurred by the Officers from 1st February 2010 onwards for the aforesaid purposes wholly and exclusively in the performance of their duties shall be reimbursed up to the limits specified against each on self-declaration.
8. BRIEF CASE EXPENDITURE : Rs.5,000.00 once in two years
Reimbursement of Briefcase Expenditure to the extent of Rs.5,000.00 or the value of purchase whichever is less shall be made to all Officers of the Corporation once in two years from the date of last purchase subject to production of original voucher towards purchase of Brief Case/Suit Case/Over-nighter.
9. STATIONERY EXPENDITURE : Rs.4,000.00 per annum
The payment towards Stationery Expenditure shall be made to all Officers of the Corporation in lieu of supply of stationery items mentioned below from the year 2010-11 and onwards, payable in April of every year.
1. Towels
2. Soaps
3. Fountain Pen Ink
4. Gum Bottles etc.
The revised rates of Allowances will come into force with effect from 01.02.2010.
This Circular is issued with the concurrence of Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer.
Sd/- B.PRASADA RAO
VICE CHAIRMAN &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
To
All Officers of the Corporation.
// ATTESTED //
CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER
Copy to: Sr.RAO/AG.RTC Branch, Mushirabad, Hyderabad.
Copy to: Secy. to Chairman / PS to VC&MD
Copy to: Secretary to Corporation, Board Office (10 Copies).
Copy to: Dy.CAO(TA&INS) (10 copies).
Copy to: PRO/MSRD, Hyderabad for translation into Telugu.
Copy to: PO(Trg.): HO, for inclusion in the monthly index of circulars (4 copies)