TA:CHAPTER 5 :CONTROLLING OFFICERS

CHAPTER V

CONTROLLING OFFICERS

113. The Government shall declare what authority shall be the controlling officer, for Travelling Allowance purposes, of each officer or grade of officers. It may, if it thinks fit, declare that any particular officer shall be his controlling officer.

114. Except where expressly permitted by a competent authority a controlling officer may not delegate to a subordinate his duty of countersignature.

115. Except as provided in Rule 113 no bill for Travelling Allowance, other than Permanent Travelling Allowance shall be paid unless it is signed or countersigned by the controlling officer concerned.

116. It is the duty of a controlling officer, before signing or countersigning a Travelling Allowance bill—

(a) to scrutinise the necessity, frequency and duration of journeys and halts for which Travelling Allowance is claimed, and to disallow the whole or any part of the Travelling Allowance claimed for any journey or halts, if he considers that a journey was unnecessary or unduly protracted or that a halt was of excessive duration;

(b) to scrutinise carefully the distances entered in Travelling Allowance bills;

(c) to satisfy himself that mileage allowance for journeys by railway or steamer, excluding additional fare or fares allowed for incidental expenses, has been claimed at the rate applicable to the class of accommodation actually used and that where the actual cost of transporting servants, personal effects, etc., is claimed under these rules the scale on which such servants, effects, etc., were transported was reasonable; and to disallow any claim which, in his opinion, does not fulfil that condition;

(d) to check any tendency to abuse the option of exchanging daily allowance for mileage allowance;

(e) to observe any subsidiary rules or orders which a competent authority may make for his guidance; and

(f) to satisfy himself before permitting a claim under Rule 23 that the officer actually bought a through ticket at the rate claimed and that it was not possible for him to get a through ticket at a cheaper rate by paying only for the appropriate class of accommodation over that portion of the journey where accommodation of that class was available.

1.Whose duty is it to disallow whole or part of the T.A claimed for any journey if he considers that a journey was unnecessary or unduly protracted?

A- Immediate superior Gazetted Officer

B- Immediate Superior Officer

C- Controlling Officer

D- Head of Office

2. Whose duty is to scrutinize the distances entered in travelling allowance bills and to check any tendency to abuse the option of exchanging daily allowance for mileage allowance is required?

(a) Head of Department

(b) Controlling Officer

(d) Deputy Director

Correct Answer:-(b) Controlling Officer

3. Whose duty is it to disallow whole or part of the TA claimed for any journey if he considers that a journey was unnecessarily or unduly protracted?
A:-Head of office
B:-Immediate Superior Officer
C:-Controlling Officer
D:-Treasury Officer
Correct Answer:- C:-Controlling Officer

4. Whose duty is to disallow whole or part of the T.A claimed for any journey if he considers
that a journey was unnecessary or unduly protracted?

(a) Immediate Superior Officer

(b) Controlling Officer

(d) Head of Office

5. The counter signature on T.A. bill is mandatory as per
A:-Rule 114 Part II KSR
B:-Rule 115 Part II KSR
C:-Rule 116 Part II KSR
D:-None
Correct Answer:- C:-Rule 116 Part II KSR

6. Rule………………...deals with the checks to be exercised by a Controlling officer before countersigning T.A. bills:

(A) 116 Part 1

(B) 116 Part II

(D) 115 Part II

Correct Answer:-(B) 116 Part II

7. Controlling Officer has to exercise checks prescribed in Rule before countersigning

TA Bills.

(A) 116 Part II KSR

(B) 115 Part II KSR

(D) 116 Part II KSR

8. A Junior Supdt. In the office of a Head of Dept. in Trivandrum was on official duty at Ernakulam on 01/07/2012 and 02/07/2012. He reached Ernakulam at 9.15 am on 30/06/ 2012 and left Ernakulam at 5.30 pm on 03/07/2012. His Superior Officer who verified his Tour Dairy pointed out that he halted at Ernakulam for an unusually long time. Who is the authority to disallow excess claims for Daily Allowance for halts?

(a) Head of Dept

(b)Accounts Officer

(d) Controlling officer.

9. Before signing the travelling allowances bill of an L.D clerk in Revenue Dept. the distance
travelled as furnished by him, should be scrutinized carefully by:
(a) Head of Office
(b) District Collector
(c) The controlling officer
(d) Head of Dept.

10. Who is the authority to check any tendency to abuse the option of exchanging daily

allowance for mileage allowance?

(a) Controlling officer

(b) Immediate Superior Gazetted Officer

(d). Accounts wing of the office

TA:CHAPTER 5 :CONTROLLING OFFICERS

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