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 ve 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 t he. 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 " 2015. 00 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 OF 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~LBI I A -
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
. - . . . - . . -- - - --
. . . - -.