Permanent Duty Move Entitlements

Overview

For an authorised permanent duty move, an eligible officer may receive Government-funded travel for self and qualifying family, a composite transfer grant, and reimbursement for entitled personal effects and one eligible private conveyance. The amount depends on route, pay level, distance, change of residence and supporting evidence.

What the handbook says

The source states that travel class for a permanent move generally follows the temporary-duty mode entitlement. Travel is ordinarily by the direct route. It records travel for self and qualifying family, CTG, personal-effects transportation and one owned car or motorcycle/scooter, subject to the cited conditions.

It states that daily allowance is not admissible for self or family for journey time or enforced halts on a permanent move. Terminal road mileage and transfer incidentals are treated as subsumed within CTG.

What this means

A permanent-transfer claim has several separate heads. Confirm eligibility for each rather than applying one overall amount: passenger travel, CTG, personal effects and private conveyance. The family move may occur separately within the permitted lien, but the Government's route and cost limits still apply.

Who this applies to

• The move must be ordered on permanent duty and not merely requested for personal reasons.
• Family members must meet the Travel Regulations definition and dependency conditions.
• CTG is not admissible on a transfer at own request or otherwise outside the public interest under the cited source.
• No TA or CTG is due for a same-station or short-distance transfer without a change of residence.
• Private servants are excluded from Government-funded conveyance.
• Separate passenger fare is not payable for a person who travels in the private car being transported under its own propulsion.

Rates and dates

The source records, from 1 July 2017:

• CTG at 80% of the previous month's basic pay for an eligible change of station of at least 20 kilometres;
• CTG at 100% for transfer to or from the named island territories;
• up to 6,000 kilograms of personal effects for Pay Matrix levels 10 and above, with source-recorded road reimbursement of Rs.50 per kilometre; and
• transportation of one motor car or one motorcycle/scooter for levels 10 and above.

NPA and MSP are excluded from CTG basic pay. These historical figures and any DA-triggered revisions require current verification.

What you may need

• posting and movement orders;
• completed IAFT-1715 certificates;
• journey tickets and warrant or approved cash-travel details;
• family relationship, age and dependency information;
• consignment note, weight record and stamped receipt for personal effects;
• registration and ownership evidence for the private conveyance; and
• change-of-residence evidence where entitlement depends on it.

Authorities and source references

• Rules 57, 58, 61, 67, 80, 81, 82, 85 and 86, Travel Regulations
• GoI, MoD letter No. 12630/Mov C/242/D(Mov)/2017, 15 September 2017
• GoI, MoD letter No. 12630/Q Mov C/3198/D(Mov)/98, 28 October 1998
• CGDA letter No. ABTDL-4462/55/2020/E-2539, 5 February 2021

Related guidance

• Composite Transfer Grant
• Official Travel Entitlements Overview
• Preparing Travelling Allowance Claims
• Travelling Allowance Advances and Claim Time Limits

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.