No. 19024/1/2009E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, dated the 26th July, 2016
Office Memorandum
Sub:-Delegation of powers to Financial Advisers of administrative Ministry/ Department to accord exemption for air travel in airlines other than Air India in individual cases of autonomous bodies— reg.
- Reference is invited to Para ‘2’ of Department of Expenditure’s 0.M. of even number dated 07.06.2016, which provides that powers, which were vested with Ministry of Civil Aviation to accord exemption for Air travel, both domestic and international, by Airlines other than Air India because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability, have been delegated to the Financial Advisors (FA) of the administrative Ministries/Departments and that in respect of the individual cases of Autonomous bodies, the FAs of the concerned Ministry/Department will accord exemption for Air travel by Airlines other than Air India.
- Several references are being received in this Department seeking further delegation of powers to FAs of Autonomous bodies/statutory organisations, to accord approval to travel in any Airlines other than Air India, in individual cases covering that Autonomous body/statutory organisation.
- It is hereby clarified that the powers to accord exemption for air travel by airlines other than Air India, including individual cases of Autonomous bodies, are vested only in the Financial Advisers of the Ministries/Departments, exercising administrative control over the Autonomous body/statutory organisation and that these powers cannot be further delegated to FAs of the Autonomous body/statutory organisation under the administrative control of the Ministry/Department concerned.
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
i travelled in may 20 and applid on 24th may to FA of DoPT. they are not responding. only i could know a no. 101 in a list…..where they sent is not known to me till. i wrote to CGDA and PCofA /OFB….nobody is responding.
Our FA has no email to correspond.
earlier with MoCA problem was same. their mailbox used to be full and would not accept any mail…ie at the time of Prafulla Patel.
Now things have come back to square one.
Govt should leave the officers on self declaration/certification. If found in wrong foot afterwards by Audit…..money would be accrued with interest.