Modification of Instructions regarding Air Travel Entitlements of Railway officers on Tour/ Duty and Delegation of Powers w.r.t. Sanctioning of Air Travel

Air Travel Entitlements of Railway officers on Tour/Duty

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No. : 36/2025

No. F(E)1/2025/AL-28/4 New Delhi,

Dated : 29.04.2025

General Managers
All Indian Railways /PUs
DG, RDSO
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Modification of Instructions regarding Air Travel Entitlements of Railway officers on Tour/Duty and Delegation of Powers w.r.t. Sanctioning of Air Travel.

Ref: Railway Board’s letters No. F(E)1/2017/ AL-28/41, dated 24.04.2018, 08.05.2018 & 10.05.2018 and Board’s letter No. F(E)I/2021/AL-28/47, dated 13.08.2021.

Instructions regarding air travel entitlements of Railway officers on tour/duty and delegation of powers w.r.t. sanctioning of air travel have been issued from time to time. It has now been decided in modification to all the earlier instructions on the subject that the revised instructions regarding air travel on tour / duty will be as following :

1. PHOD/CHOD in Zonal Railways/PUs, CAO/C in Construction Organizations, DGs in CTIs and DRM in Divisional offices may, for officers under their control, sanction travel by air on duty:
   • Without Finance concurrence for officers in Pay Matrix Level-14 & above.
   • With Finance concurrence for officers in Pay Matrix Level-13 & below.
2. In Railway Board, power to sanction air travel on duty by officers shall remain with AMs/PEDs. However, prior Finance concurrence shall be mandatory for air travel on duty by officers below the Director level.
3. Air travel entitlement for officers of Level-13 and below would be in Economy Class and for officers in Level-14 and above would be as per MoF/DoE’s instructions issued vide O.M. No. 19030/1/2017/-E.IV, dated 13.07.2017, i.e., in Business / Club Class.
4. The officer will have to submit a self-certification in his/her Tour Programme and also with TA/DA claim that no Group C staff is being booked/has travelled on duty with the Officer.
5. If the reimbursement is being claimed, the same would be limited to actual air fare or three times of train fare of entitled class, whichever is lower.
6. No extra Budgetary allotment would be provided.

2. This issues with the approval of Board (MF and CRB).
3. Hindi version will follow.

(Sanjay Prashar)
Jt. Director Finance (Estt.)
Railway Board