GRANT OF TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE TO ORTHOPEDIC ALLY HANDICAPPED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

             Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No. 21-1/2011-E.II (B) dated 5^th August, 2013.

            The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum  No. 19029/1/78-E.IV(B) dated 3^rd December,1979, as amended from time to time and to say that the criteria for orthopedically handicapped employees to draw Transport Allowance at double the normal rates has been reviewed in consultation with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare . It has been decided that in partial modification of para 1 of Office Memorandum dated 3^rd December, 1979 referred above, Double Transport Allowance shall be allowed to an orthopedically Handicapped Government employee if he or she has a minimum of 40% permanent partial disability of either one or both upper  limbs or one or both lower limbs or 50% permanent partial disability of one or both upper limbs and one or both lower limbs combined. The other conditions of O.M.  dated 3^rd December, 1979 for granting Double Transport Allowance to orthopedically Central Government employees shall remain unchanged.