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outdoor and forward the claims to the heads of Branches their
sanction.
5.10.2.1 PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING :
Meal allowance is paid through paysheets on the basis of meal
allowance forms being filled in by departments – recommended by
Head of Departments – eligibility certified by Audit and approved by the
competent authority.
On the basis of the above rules most of which have been summarized I
one form in the last circular No. SPO/L/474/51591/74-75 dtd. 20-12-
74 the meal allowance forms and recommendation thereon are checked
for eligibility, signed and sent to the competent authority for sanction
and finally to the EDP Department for inclusion in paysheets in respect
of each staff listed in the meal allowance form.
Following conditions are observed while granting claims for payment of
Meal Allowance to ‘A’ & ‘B’ grade officers.
1) On normal working days, an officer (‘A’ & ‘B’ Grade) will be
held eligible for payment of Meal Allowance provided he
works for more than 10 hours and is engaged I duty
between 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. and from 8.00 p.m. to
10.00 p.m. under the instructions issued by the head of
Department/Branch and thereby misses mid-day and/or
evening meal/s and is required to incur out of pocket
expenses.
2) Grant of meal allowance for performing duties during
emergency, strike, etc. covered under Circular No.
cPO/L/474/67075/82 dated 24-9-1982 will remain
unchanged.
Following rates of payment of Meal Allowance should be followed
uniformly in cases of all Officers (Grade ‘A’ & ‘B’) of the various
departments of the undertaking who are required to work in excess of