Travelling and daily allowance

(1) Every Minister shall be entitled to travelling and daily allowance in respect of journeys performed by him outside Delhi in the discharge of his official duties at the maximum rates applicable to Group ‘A’ officers of the highest grade of the Government : Provided that a Minister shall be entitled to draw only one half of the travelling allowance admissible to him under this section in respect of journeys performed by him in a free official transport. (2) A Minister may, in the public interest, perform any journey in an aircraft owned by any public air transport undertaking. (3) Where, due to any official reason, the journey to be performed by a Minister by air is cancelled, the Minister shall be entitled to the reimbursement by Government any deduction made by the air transport undertaking when refunding the fare on account of cancellation of air passage. (4) A Minister who does not utilize the free transport provided by the air transport undertaking between the air booking centre and the airport, shall also be entitled to be paid the actual travelling expenses or road mileage as for journey on duty by road, in respect of the journey to and from the airport. (5) A Minister shall be entitled to an advance in respect of the journeys performed by him in the discharge of his official duties outside the territory of Delhi.