Commuted subsistence allowance

(1) An Officer, who of necessity is required to be away from his station for more than thirty consecutive days, shall receive subsistence allowance as provided for in Regulation 139 for the initial thirty-day period. The Officer shall thereafter become eligible for the receipt of a commuted subsistence allowance beyond the thirty-day period. (2) Wherever it is necessary for an Officer to be away from his station for more than thirty days, the question of payment of commuted subsistence allowance beyond the initial thirty-day period should be cleared by the Committee. (3) The payment of a commuted subsistence allowance shall only be considered on the following grounds– (a) that approval of commuted subsistence allowance is sought beforehand; (b) that payment of the allowance is to be made only in cases of temporary assignments or postings; 72 National Assembly Staff (c) that the period of such temporary assignments or postings is to be stated in making the submission for the allowance; (d) that in any case the payment of the allowance will normally be for not more than three months, subject to extension in exceptional cases to six months; (e) that the quantum of the commuted subsistence allowance shall not be less than fifty percent of the monthly rate.