Taking wife on official tour.
feathers
(Querist) 30 June 2015
This query is : Resolved
I am a PSU employee. Recently my office nominated me to attend a seminar/conference in South India. I want to take my wife on this tour. I am bearing all expenses in respect of her stay and travel. I have enquired from hotel they will be charges us tariff as on double occupancy, which are slightly higher that single occupancy. I will be claiming only single occupancy charge from my office.
However, recently I confirmed this from a finance person, he told me that on account of stay charges only half would be admissible to me.
As our TA DA rules are silent on such issue, please guide in light of Central government rules, as wherever our own rules are silent, we follow CCS rules. Please guide.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 30 June 2015
Preferably obtain written permission to take the spouse and clarity on how to charge for single person accommodation etc.
feathers
(Querist) 30 June 2015
Please advise in light of applicable rules.
Guest
(Expert) 30 June 2015
There is no restriction for taking your wife on tour with you, but you will be eligible to charge for a single room accommodation in the hotel and will bear the rest of expenditure, including difference for travelling cost, boarding & lodging, etc., of your wife.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 30 June 2015
Better take permission from office including your permission to pay differential amount, if rules are silent.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 30 June 2015
If there are rules then you should have a copy and refer to the rules yourself.
If the rules are silent executive are known to intrude and fill in the blanks.
A sensible employee would place everything on irrefutable written record.
feathers
(Querist) 30 June 2015
thanks for your valuable advice.
Guest
(Expert) 30 June 2015
You are welcome.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 16 September 2015
agreeing with Mr Dhingra I would add that there is no provision to seek permission of authroities to take spouse on tour. It is not prohibited to take her as long as you are not claiming expenses of her stay.
You are rightly claiming expenses for self only.
