ABSTRACT

Elections - General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 - Payment of Remuneration to Drivers of Government Departmental vehicles /Government Undertaking vehicles / Government Aided Institutions vehicles engaged in election work - Rates of allowances for peak period and non peak period -Temporary advance to Personal Assistant (Elections) to Collectors under Article 99 of the Tamil Nadu Financial Code Volume-I - Sanctioned - Orders issued.

PUBLIC (ELECTIONS-VI) DEPARTMENT

READ:

1) G. 0. I(D). No. 169, Public (Elections.VI) Department, Dated: 08-04-201 1.

2) From the President, Tamil Nadu Government Departmental Driver's (Central) Association, Chennai-31 representation dated 06-1 1;2013.

* ; * * * * ORDER:-

In the Government order 1st read above, the Government have fxed the rates of lumpsum allowance payable to the Drivers of Government vehicles drafted for election work during the General Elections to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 201 1.

2) In the reference 2nd read above, the Tamil Nadu Government Departmental Drivers' Association have requested to increase the rates of allowances drafted for election work in connection with General Elections to Lok Sabha,2014.

3) The rates of lumpsum allowance payable to the Government Departmental Drivers drafted for election work have been increased only recently (i.e.) in May, 2009 during the General Elections to Lok Sabha held on 13-05-2009. Therefore the Government direct that the rate of lumpsum allowance payable to Drivers have to increased during the General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2014 due increase the cost at living things as detailed below

4) The Government after careful consideration and decided to fur the rates of allowance to the Drivers who have been drafted for election work for the General Elections to Lok Sabha,2014 as indicated below:-

S1. category Non-peak Peak period

No period and rate and rate 1 Lumpsum allowance 1801- 3001-

to Drivers who work

S1. I Categoiy

2

allowance to Drivers who work within the Head quarters

within the Head quarters Lumpsum allowance to Drivers who work beyond 8 kms. away from headquarters

T - p i G z - allowance to Drivers who work beyond 8 krns. away from headquarters

2801-

Non-peak period and rate

3201-

Rs.1801- per day from 29-3-2014 to 09-4-2014

and 25-4-2014, 26-4-2014& 15-5-2014 and 17-5-2014. 16 dsys

(both days inclusive) (i.e. h . 2 8 8 0 ~ - Rs.2801- aer dav from 29-3-201; to 09-4-2014

and 25-4-2014, 26-4-2014& 15-5-2014 and 17-5-2014. 16 days (both days inclusive)

Peak period and I Total paid I 1 to a ~ i i v e r 1 rate Rs. 3001- per day from 10-4-2014 to 24-4-2014 and 16-5-2014 1 Rs. 2880+ 1 16 days

(both days / Rs.4800 1

24-4-2014 and 16-5-2014 16 days

(both days inclusive) (i.e. Rs. 51201-)

Rs. 4480t Rs. 5120

Total (Rs. 7680+9600) Rs. 172801-

' 5. The Government accord sanction for a temporary advance of Rs. 10,51,26,700/- (Rupees ten crore fifty one lakh twenty six thousand and seven hundred only) under Article 99 of the Tamil Nadu Financial Code Volume - I, for enabling to disburse the lumpsum allowance to the Drivers of Government Departmental Vehicles/Government Undertaking vehicles / Government Aided Institutions vehicles engaged for the General Elections to Lok Sabha,2014. The district-wise allotment of funds is annexed to this order.

' . 6) The expenditure sanctioned in para 5 above shall be debited under

"2015. 00 Elections - 105. Charges for conduct of Elections to Lok Sabha - I. Non plan - AB. Election to Lok Sabha - 01. Salaries - 04. Other Allowances" (DPC No.2015 00 105 AB 0149).

7) The expenditure sanctioned in para 5 above shall not be constituted as "New Services" However this should be brought to the notice of the legislature by specific inclusion in the Supplementary Estimate 2014-2015. Necessary additional funds will be provided in Revised Estimate/ FMA 20 14-20 15.Pending provision of funds in Revised Estimate/FMA 2014-20 15, the District Election Officers are authorize to draw and disburse the amount sanctioned in para 5 above to the Drivers of Government Departmental Vehicles/Government Undertaking vehicles / Government Aided Institutions vehicles engaged for the General Elections to Lok Sabha,20 14. This items of expenditure will be included while sending Revised Estimate/FMA proposals 2014-2015 to the Finance Department without fail. The PAOs / all District Treasury Officers are directed to admit the bills as and when the bills are presented by the District Election Officers if otherwise the bills are found to be in order. Necessary explanatory notes should be send to Fin (PubliclBG-I) Department for inclusion in this expenditure in the Supplementary Estimate 2014-2015.

8) The Government authorize the Personal Assistant (Elections) to the Collectors and District Revenue Officer (Elections) Office of the Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Chennai-3 to draw and disburse the amount to the Government Departmental Drivers engaged for Zonal Party / District Election Officers / DROs / RO / ARO / PA (Elections) and various Teams formed in the District in connection with the General Elections to Lok Sabha,2014. The remuneration should be paid as per the rates sanctioned I

in para 5 above from the temporary advance on proper acquitance on the day of the release of the vehicles on completion of the election work. However, the Driver should have worked beyond normal working hours and such over time work done should be duly certified by the Officer at whose disposal is the vehicle is placed.

9) The Personal Assistant (Elections) to the Collectors and the District Revenue Officer (Elections), Office of the Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Chennai-3 are informed that the temporary advance sanctioned in para 5 above should be solelv utilised onlv for paying remuneration to the Drivers of Government Departmental vehicles / Government Undertaking vehicles / Government Aided Institutions vehicles, drafted for the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 and should not be diverted for anv other purpose. A separate account for the temporary advance sanctioned should be maintained and any amount unspent, should be remitted into the Treasuries after the completion of the. election work (i.e.) on or before 31-05-2014 and send a report to the Government immediateh.

DISTRICT-WISE ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS UNDER THE SUB-HEAD OF ACCOUNT " 2 0 1 5 . 0 0 ELECTIONS .105 . CHARGES FOR CONDUCT OF E1,ECTIONS TO PARLIMFNTRY -

. - . .. . . . . .~ ..

2 Tiruvallur - - - -- .- . 3 Kancheepura - -

7 Cuddalore

Y Dharmapuri .. . . -. . ~~

10 Nnnialtkal --. . . . -. . - -. . . 11 Coimbatcre

~~~

.~ ~~

2 1 Nagapattinam , - , . .- . .

- . . -. . -. . .- . - 30 lianniyaliumari . . - .. . - - - -.

. . . . - . . - 1 - j ,I

8

4

I DISTRICT-WISE ALLOTMENT O F FUNDS UNDER THE SUB-HEAD OF ACCOUNT " 2015.00 ELECTIONS -105. CHARGES I FOR CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS TO PARLINENTRY

I. NON PLAN - AB. ELECTION TO LOIC S~LBIIA - I 01. SALARIES - 04. OTHER ALLOWANCZS" I

. . - 1 Cllennai

--

2 Tiruvallur

3 iKancheepura - - -. - 4 Vellore

Y Dha!.mapur~ .- --. 9 Salem . . -. -. . - . . 10 Nxmakkal - . . . - . - - . - - 1 1 Coirnbararr

12 Erode ~~ ~.

15 Theni ~

21 Nagapatrma

19 Tirunrlvcl

30 lianniyakurn .

TOTAL . - . . . - . . -- - - --

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