12.08.1994 - SR 191 Controlling Officer; Whether the Tour Programme need to be approved?
CHAPTER VI
CONTROLLING OFFICER
SECTION XXV - SIGNATURE ON TRAVELING ALLOWANCES BILLS
Controlling Officer to be declared by competent authority.
S.R. 191. A competent authority shall declare what authority shall be the Controlling Officer, for traveling allowance purposes, of each Government servant or class of Government servants. It may, if it thinks fit, declare that nay particular Government servant shall be his own controlling officer.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S DECISION
Officers of rank of Under Secretary and above declared as own Controlling Officer. The Finance Minister in his 1993-94 Budget Speech had highlighted the need to review the laws and procedures and to identify changes to bring them in line with the emerging economic environment. The Finance Minister had also stated that a special review would be done in each Ministry for this purpose.
2. Pursuant to the above, a Committee was constituted in the Department under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary (Expenditure) to review the laws and procedures. The Committee has, inter alia, recommended that all officers of the rank of Under Secretary and above may be declared as their own controlling Officer for purpose of traveling allowance under SR 191. Accordingly it has been decided that Government of India Declaration Nos. 1 and 2 under SR 191 may be amended as follows.:-
(1) One's own Controlling Officers- All Officers of the rank of Under Secretary and above may be declared as their own Controlling Officers.
(2) In other Cases - In respect of non-gazetted and Gazetted Staff below the rank of Under Secretary, Under Secretary concerned may be the Controlling Officer.
(3) The tour programmes, will however, continue to be approved by Joint Secretary and equivalent concerned.
(4) In so far as person serving in the India Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders have been issued after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General.
(5) Necessary notification for amending the provision of SR 191 will be issued separately.
[G.I., M.F., O.M. No. F. 19041/3/94-E. IV, dated the 12th August, 1994.]