Bank Officers get a halting allowance if they need to travel to another place due to official work. The rate of halting allowance is different for different officers. Scale 1 officers are junior most officers in bank and the allowance increases as per designation.
| Grade / Scale | Metro (Rs.) | Major ‘A’ Class Cities (Rs.) | Area-I (Rs.) | Other Places(Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-VI & above | 4050 | 2925 | 2475 | 2150 |
| S-IV & V | 3375 | 2925 | 2475 | 2150 |
| S-I / II / III | 2925 | 2475 | 2150 | 1800 |
Apart from halting allowance, officers also get lodgin and boarding expenses. Where lodging is provided at bank’s cost or arranged through the bank free of cost, 3/4th of the Halting Allowance will be admissible. Where boarding is provided at bank’s cost or arranged through the bank free of cost, ½ of the Halting Allowance will be admissible.
Where lodging & boarding are provided at bank’s cost or arranged through the bank free of cost, ¼th of the Halting Allowance will be admissible. In the case of an officer claiming boarding expenses on a declaration basis without production of bills for actual expenses incurred, he shall not be eligible for ¼th of the Halting Allowance.
But this halting allowance is paid as per hours of duty done by officers. Officers get full halting allowance only if they work for 8 hours and more. Officers don’t get halting allowance, if the duration is less than 4 hours.
| Duration of Absence | Entitlement |
|---|---|
| Less than 4 hours | No Halting Allowance |
| 4 hours or more but less than 8 hours | ½ Halting Allowance |
| 8 hours or more | Full Halting Allowance |
If the stay outside the headquarters exceeds 24 hours, there is no minimum period laid down for granting 2nd day’s halting allowance. If an officer on duty outside the headquarters remains on casual leave due to illness, he may be allowed reimbursement of hotel expenses and/or diem allowance, provided:
- The officer remains at the same station during casual leave.
- A medical certificate is produced in support of illness.
Halting Allowance is not payable when an officer is deputed to another office within the same city. It is payable only when the officer leaves the station where the headquarters is situated. In case of officers posted in rural areas who are required to travel beyond Panchayat limits, they shall be entitled to TA / Halting Allowance as per bank rules.
Where Panchayat comprises many villages and long-distance travel is required for official purposes (recovery, BC letter collection, etc.), officers may be allowed separate local conveyance only for travel beyond 8 kms from the office, within the Panchayat area.
No Diem Allowance is payable to officers who visit their family headquarters on official duty. Officers posted in rural areas are allowed to keep their families at a place of their choice. Such officers shall be entitled to Diem Allowance for official visits to the place where their families are permitted to stay.
Halting Allowance during training
Officers deputed for training at residential training centres where free lodging and boarding are provided and who are required to stay overnight, even if the training is within headquarters, shall be eligible for ¼th of the fixed admissible Halting Allowance.
This facility is not admissible to officers who do not stay overnight or are deputed to non-residential training centres within headquarters.
Officers deputed for residential training where free lodging & boarding are provided shall be entitled to halting allowance for the last day on the following basis, if the period involved after relieving from training till reaching the permanent place of posting is:
- Less than 4 hours – No halting allowance
- Between 4–8 hours – ½ halting allowance
- More than 8 hours – Full day’s halting allowance
Halting Allowance to Personal Driver
Officers provided with bank’s car/jeep and entitled to reimbursement of expenses for engaging personal drivers (on purely private arrangement) may be reimbursed Driver’s Halting Allowance as follows:
- ₹70 per day for Non-CCA Centres
- ₹100 per day for CCA Centres
This is towards driver’s boarding & lodging while on outstation tours with officers and may be claimed in the TA bill.
