2023 handbook summarySource checked 29 July 2026

Composite Transfer Grant

The handbook records Composite Transfer Grant at 80% of the previous month's basic pay for an eligible transfer between stations at least 20 kilometres...

Overview

The handbook records Composite Transfer Grant at 80% of the previous month's basic pay for an eligible transfer between stations at least 20 kilometres apart, and 100% for specified island transfers, from 1 July 2017. NPA and MSP are excluded from the basic-pay calculation.

What the handbook says

CTG replaces separately claimed transfer incidentals and terminal road mileage between residence and the rail station, bus stand or airport at the old and new stations. The cited pages set different treatment for a same-station move where a genuine change of residence occurs.

Where both spouses are in service and transfer between the same places, the source varies CTG according to the interval between their transfers. It also excludes CTG for a transfer at own request or outside the public interest.

What this means

CTG is not an additional payment for every posting order. Confirm that the move qualifies, that the relevant distance and residence conditions are met, and whether a spouse has already received CTG for a connected transfer. Do not add separate terminal incidentals that CTG already covers.

Who this applies to

The move must be an eligible permanent transfer in the public interest.
A transfer of at least 20 kilometres between stations receives the standard treatment recorded by the source.
For a same-station move, no CTG is payable without a change of residence; with a qualifying change, the source records one-third treatment.
For spouses transferred from the same place to the same place, the later spouse's entitlement depends on whether the interval is within 60 days, between 60 days and six months, or at least six months.
NPA and MSP are excluded when identifying basic pay for CTG.

Rates and dates

Effective 1 July 2017, the source records:

80% of the last month's basic pay for an eligible transfer involving stations at least 20 kilometres apart;
100% of the last month's basic pay for transfer to or from Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep; and
one-third of the applicable CTG treatment for an eligible same-station move involving a change of residence.

The source records from 6 January 2022 that the 20-kilometre condition was removed for retirement CTG where a change of residence actually occurs. That retirement rule is covered separately.

What you may need

transfer and movement order;
pay record for the last month before transfer;
route or distance evidence where relevant;
proof or declaration of change of residence for a same-station case; and
spouse-transfer dates and connected CTG details where both spouses serve.

Authorities and source references

Rules 67(c) and 81, Travel Regulations
GoI, MoD letter No. 12630/Mov C/242/D(Mov)/2017, 15 September 2017
GoI, MoD letter No. 12630/Mov C/3737/D(Mov)/08, 29 December 2008
GoI, MoF, DoE OM No. 19030/1/2017-E.IV, 6 January 2022

Related guidance

About this guidance

This is a plain-language summary for general information. It is not an official order or an authority for a claim. Confirm the applicable order and your individual eligibility with the competent authority or PCDA(O) before acting.

What the handbook says

Who this applies to

The move must be an eligible permanent transfer in the public interest.

A transfer of at least 20 kilometres between stations receives the standard treatment recorded by the source.

For a same-station move, no CTG is payable without a change of residence; with a qualifying change, the source records one-third treatment.

For spouses transferred from the same place to the same place, the later spouse's entitlement depends on whether the interval is within 60 days, between 60 days and six months, or at least six months.

NPA and MSP are excluded when identifying basic pay for CTG.

Rates and dates

Effective 1 July 2017, the source records:

80% of the last month's basic pay for an eligible transfer involving stations at least 20 kilometres apart;

100% of the last month's basic pay for transfer to or from Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep; and

one-third of the applicable CTG treatment for an eligible same-station move involving a change of residence.

The source records from 6 January 2022 that the 20-kilometre condition was removed for retirement CTG where a change of residence actually occurs. That retirement rule is covered separately.