Schedule

(See Section 7) 1. Travelling on duty.—When travelling on duty by railway or by road or by steamer a Minister shall be entitled to draw travelling allowance and daily allowance at the maximum rates applicable to class I, Grade I officers serving in connection with the administration of the [State]: Provided that a Minister shall be entitled to draw only half of such travelling allowance if he travels on duty by road in a motor-car provided to him under section 5: Provided further that where the cost of petrol in respect of any travel by road on duty is met by Government, the Minister shall be entitled only to the daily allowance, if any, and not any travelling allowance. 2. Travelling allowance journey for assuming and demitting of office.— In respect of the journey to headquarters from his usual place of residence for assuming office or between headquarters and his usual place of residence on demitting office, a Minister is entitled to travelling allowance on the scale for the time being admissible to Class I, Grade I Officers serving in connection with the Administration of the [State] on transfer subject to the modification that for journeys by rail, a Minister and the members of his family may travel by air-conditioned class of accommodation. 3. Travel by air.— (1) A Minister may, in the public interest perform journeys on tour by air in public air transport services. (2) On the cancellation of a journey due to official reasons, a Minister shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Government any deduction made by the air transport services when refunding the fare on account of cancellation of the air passage. (3) A Minister who does not utilise the free transport provided by the air transport services between the air-booking Centre and the air-port may also recover in respect of journey to and from the air port actual travelling expenses or road mileage as for journey on duly by road. 3A. Travel by railway.— A Minister shall have the right to reserve by requisition an ordinary first class compartment when travelling by railway on duty. Explanation.— For the purposes of this paragraph, a first class compartment means a two-berthed compartment or an air-conditioned coupe, where it is available, or a four-berthed compartment, if a two-berthed compartment or an air-conditioned coupe is not available in the train by which the Minister travels. 3B. Travel by Steamer.— A Minister shall have the right to reserve by requisition a State cabin when travelling by steamer between Panaji or Mormugao and Bombay on duty. 4. Advances.— A minister shall be entitled to:— (a) an advance of travelling allowance towards the cost of transporting himself and the members of his family and his family effects: — (i) in respect of the journey to headquarters from his usual place of residence outside head, & quarters for assuming office; and (ii) in respect of the journey from headquarters to his usual place of residence outside the headquarters on relinquishing office. (b) an advance of travelling and daily allowance in respect of the tours undertaken by him in the discharge of his official duties whether by sea, land or air.