RBE No.54/1986 Out of Pocket Allowance – Railway Sportsmen

No.RSCB/SO/85/R/14, dated 07.03.1986

Sub:   Out of pocket allowance to Railway Sportsmen.

Sportsmen and sportswomen comprising Railway teams are treated, under the extant rules, as on duty for the period of their participation in the National Championships in various games and the period on the coaching camp, upto a maximum period of 30 days, preceding such National Championships.

An out of pocket allowance @ Rs.5 per head per day was also admissible to them for the above period towards refreshments.

It has been decided, with effect from 01.01.1986, to double the rate of the said out of pocket allowance to Rs.10 per head per day.

Similarly, the out of pocket allowance @ Rs.6.50 per head per day payable to the Railway sportsmen and sportswomen undergoing coaching camps conducted by the National Sports Federations in preparation for participation in international contents has also been doubled to Rs.13 per head per day.

The above decision may please be given wide publicity amongst the sports fraternity of your Railway.