7th Pay Commission: Big Announcement For Central Govt Employees Ahead Of New Year

7th Pay Commission: In a good news for the Central government employees ahead of the New Year 2021, the Narendra Modi government has decided to relax rules related to reimbursement claims against travel.

The Department of Expenditure (DoE) under the Finance Ministry recently released a order informing details about the decision to relax the travelling allowance rules.

In its order, the DOE has stated that from now on the central government employees in the Pay Level 9 to 11 pay matrix will no longer have to furnish self-certification with details such as travel dates and vehicle number to claim travel allowance.

"Several references have been received in this Department regarding difficulties being faced by the officials in Pay Level 9 to 11 for production of receipts/vouchers while claiming reimbursement of Travelling Charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on Tour as per Para 2E(i) of Annexure to this Department's OM dated 13.07.2017.

The matter has been considered in this Department and it has been decided that for reimbursement of Travelling Charges admissible under Daily Allowance on tour as mentioned in Para 2E(i) of OM dated 13.07.2017, condition of production of receipts/vouchers for officials in Pay Level 9 to 11, is done away with subject to furnishing of self-certification in which officials have to indicate the period of travel, vehicle Number etc (sic)," reads the order.

The central government employees in Level 9 and above were earlier producing vouchers for reimbursement for travelling within the city. The DoE's came in the wake of a slew of complaints received over difficulties being faced by the employees over submitting receipts and vouchers.