Here’s what DoPT says on Central Government Employees transport allowance throughout lockdown
Central Government Employees will not be granted transport allowance if they could not attend the workplace throughout the lockdown period and worked from house, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has clarified in an Office Memorandum (O.M.)
The O.M. dated 1st December 2020 stated that transport allowance (TA) is offered to Central Government Employees to compensate them for the quantity devote on commuting amongst residence and workplace. Hence, workers will not be eligible for transport allowance for a month if they did not attend workplace throughout lockdown for that whole month.
“Central Government employees, who could not attend office in a whole calendar month during Lockdown period, are not eligible to draw Transport Allowance for that month as these employees had not incurred any expenditure for commuting office,” the DoPT stated.
The Central Government had exempted particular workers from attending workplace throughout the lockdown period in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection. And certain orders have been issued in this regard.
No TA for physically disabled, pregnant females workers
The DoPT’s most current O.M. additional stated that physically disabled workers and pregnant females workers, who have been exempted to attend workplace and have been directed to operate from house throughout the exempted period, are also not eligible to draw Transport Allowance throughout exemption period as these workers have not incurred any expenditure for commuting workplace.
No TA for non-entitles officers
The non-entitled officers/officials, who are temporarily offered with facility of official auto for commuting amongst workplace and residences all through the complete calendar month on account of non-availability of public transport facility due to COVID-19 pandemic, will also not be eligible to draw Transport Allowance.