Rule First 19

19. In the Civil Service Personnel Rules:

• (a) The introductory part of the Rule 153 shall be deleted.
• (b) Sub-rule (a) of Rule 153 shall be substituted as follows;
  • “(a) The regional allowance is granted only when civil service personnel reside in the designated townships and either;
    • (i) They have been transferred by the relevant department, or
    • (ii) They are sent to do project, do research, survey or such kind of work for a minimum period
      exceeding four months, assigned as associated duties or perform as duties,
    • (iii) In line with the stipulations prescribed by the Ministry of Planning and Finance from time to time.”
• (c) Sub-rule (d) of Rule 153 shall be substituted as follows;
  • “(d) If civil service personnel have to go from the township where the regional allowance is granted to the township where the regional allowance is not granted for the purpose of attending national commemoration ceremony or performing assigned duty, attending a meeting or a departmental training or taking part in the interdepartmental or national competition or travel on duty within the country or abroad where the costs for accommodation and meal will not be borne by the relevant country or organization, they are entitled to the regional allowance where the costs for accommodation and meal will be borne by the relevant country or organization in foreign country, regional allowance shall be granted only for a period not more than four months.”