No.13024/1/2000-Trg.II.

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

                                                             Block-IV, Old JNU Campus,

     New Delhi, Date Nov. 14, 2000.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:           Improvement of service conditions of faculty members of training Institutes.

                  Reference is invited to sub-para 2 (vi) of this Department’s Office Memorandum No.12017/2/87-Trg.(TNP), dated 31^st March, 1987 on the subject mentioned above where it is provided that heads of the training institutes alone may be given a sumptuary allowance of Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) per month because his/her duties will require meeting with and entertaining small groups of students/faculty/visiting faculty.  The above rate has been revised to Rs. 500/- p.m. w.e.f. 1.10.99 vide this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 30^th November 1999.

2.              Clarification has been sought as to whether the above sumptuary allowance is also admissible to Heads of Regional Training Centers, apart from the Heads of the Training Institutes.

3.           The matter has been considered in consultation with Ministry of Finance and it has been decided that the Heads of Regional Training Centers, who are working in the capacity of principals of the Regional Centers may also be given sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs. 200/- p.m.

4.               This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance vide their I.D.No. 809/E.IV/2000 dated 3.8.2000.

5.                In so far as the application of these order to officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Department is concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

 (Ms.) Vinod Jindal

Under Secretary to the Government of India

To

1.      All Ministries/Departments of Government of India (as per standard list).