Sub: Facity of Telephone No.7(14yCRVI2006, Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Dated April 0", 2007 OFFICE MEMORANDUM ‘categories of Government empioyees. ‘The undersigned 18 {landtine andfor motte connection) at the residence in respect of ented directed to eter to the Dopartment’s O.M, of even no. daled 14.11.2000" an'tne subject mentioned above and to state that clarification have Deon sought Py Various Ministrie/Dopartments ebout certain iss ‘aforesald OM, lke the number 2eplicable were to be paid for by tho offi felephone is to be regulated by this O.M. etc. 2 The queries ‘atifications are issued: sidoubts raised by various quarters have been duly examines ues relating with the implementation of the ‘of connections qualfying for reimbursement, whether ihe taxes ‘ser oF offee, whether the enlilement ef the reskienial and the following a No. Gusries Caaricatons 1 How wil the reimbursable amount be: ccalouiated if an officer is provided with | landline, mobile phone and broadband | factty by the Otfice/Dept. and the amount of the bils relating to, each {lity excasds the prescribed calling. ‘The Talal expensive on one or all of the stated facilities should not exceed the celing ‘amount applicable In the case of the Offer No separate ceiling has been proviéed in rospact of the stated feciilies indvicually. a T's Rs.400i- to be reduced on accourt of breadoand faciity be applicable in those ‘gases also where the broadband fecilty fave not been provided by the | Office/Department and the Officers have got inetalied broadband facity on personal landine telephones on their oun. [ What ai be re reimbursable arcouik the Officers provided landline telephone faciily at the residence on functional basis by way of taking over | ther pereonal landline telephones have got provided broadband facility on their ‘wn and the amount of telephone bil fumisned is within the prescribed cating. ) oa Fhe enire amount shal be reimbursable” ‘Gifcers OF DS and abave level are required © Subserbe to Broacband faciity and in fe abeence Rs.400/- shall be deduetedireduced from the ceiling amount. However 0 indhidualseparate calling has been fixed in Fospect of the threo faciltles covered by the overal ceing. ‘expenditure collng is observed. Even Officers to whom telephone faciity hos been provided on functional tasis can use mabe phoneibroadband facily. Whather private Sorvice provider ate to be alowed in the cese of landine {elephones also and the Office/Dentt can provide a telephone connection of private sorvice provider. Yor. Weiner STO and/or broadband facities can be made available by the ‘Office/Deptt. on residential telephone of those Officers also who havo bean provided Official telephone facities at {heir residences on functional basis, "Tha Slated faciics can be provided however, ‘expenditure incurred, if any, on providing the Same shall be borne by the concerned Official inthis caso. YWiethor “Oftoers of, he rank af DireatortDeputy Secretary or below provided with the facily of residential felephone can avali_ mobile ot broadband faciity algo within the ceifng Yes 72 [fixed for each rank, 7 whether the facility of STD Is permitted [te Officers below the rank of Joint Secretary on residential telephone as per the OM. Yes. ‘Whether the caling envisaged wil also apply in case of official connactions{ booth tandiine and mobile) provided to officers ( both entitled and non-entived } | on functional grounds, the payment of which is made by the Government. Yes, regarding the ron-entilad Offeers the maximum reimbursable amount shell_be testrcted to Rs.B00pm. (as at SLNOS of | OM) unless a higher rate of reimbursement ‘has Specially been provided for orginally. Whether an officer who has been provided residential landiine connection by the Office and also uses his own mobile connection apart from the Official phone would be entiiad for re imbursement if the total usage of Official connection plus bis own mobile is tess than the eeling fixed. Yas, Subject to production “of propor bilsireceipts in vaspect of the facifty acquired preonallyprwately. 7 What 1s the effective data from whieh the limils laid down on tho celing ‘amounts are to be observed. {A 77.2006 Testhe data of issue of the earlier comprehensive O.M. Is the effective dete for this purpase. 7 Whether the residential telephone faclities to personal staff of Minister will algo be governed by the above quoted ingtructons. Yes, W thay ave entiled for resWdential talophone tacit. 72 Whether all Officers below the rank of Daputy Secretary ie. Group ‘A’ and Group 'B gazetted and non-gazetied offclas, who have bean allowed fesidential telephone facilty by the Department undar the 25% restriction instructions can also claim reimbursement of their mobile phone bil subject to overall ceiling of Rs 800/-p.m, You. 3 ‘Whether re-imbursomant can be made | to those Officers who are using ore-paid moblle connections and submit ra charge coupons only inslead of any proper bils/recsipts et. Ne 1 ‘Whether re-imbursement is to be lowed only in such casos where the ‘obileltelephone connection i in the name of the Officer Yes ‘Wnether the instant OM, shal apply on those cases where husband and wife are sharing the same residential {elephone and both are enilled Officers 138 per this O.M, In this case whether reimbursement of the tolal amount{upto | combined celing amount) can be made ifeither the husband of wife submits the combined bills of landlineimobile/oroadband tacitly being used by doth, Yes. A carificata be catained from the Oficer gubmiting the bi that the other Officar{husbandivite) shall not claim the reimoursement in respect of the same cil 6 ‘Whether the Of@cals, otherwise non ‘Yoo, tie MSimburgabie sinourt i such cases‘mobile phone on | fonctional basis ike Parliament ‘Assistants and others are also covered ‘by the present O.M 771 Whether the OM. envisages paymentof| The applicable taxes “on “the expenditure taxes on the expenditure incurred on | incurred upto the ceiling amount shal be pald landinetmobile phoneloroadband facity | forreimbursed by the Otfice, Expenditure by the Oticer concerned or tha | incurred if any in excess of ceiling amount Department. shall be paid for by the Officer concerned calorig with taxes on the same. TE Whether Oilers equivalent in fark to | Yes, subject to the concition that such an Adkitionat Sacretaryidoint | Ofleer Is entitled for the residential SecretaryiOirectoriDaputy Secretary to | telephone facility. [the Government of India are also | | entited for mobile connection and broadband connection on their residential telephones. 49. |Whether the broadband instalation | in case the islephone has besa provided by Ghargestiniliston “charges etc. being | the Deptt. , the instalation charges for the Gharged by the sevice providers for | same shail be borne by the Deptt.. However in providing this tactity are reimbursable | case_of personal telephons, the said charges by the Department of has to be bore | shali be borne by the individual. L by the individual. Z| Whether the broadband and telephone | Yes. call charges are to be restricted on only fone lanclina connection. iT Wikiether the reimbursement wil bo | Re-inbursement shall be restricted i one festicted to one landline endior one | landiine and/or ene mobile connection ony, mobile connaction to each Officer oF reimbursament ean be made for multiple ‘connegtions [Whether thé amount” of Rsa00r | Yes. reimbursable on the broadband fasity also include {a} mobile internet Gonnection (bjinteret cial up facility {olthrough cable operators (4) service providers providing i broadband facility without any landline ‘or mobiia connection. 23 | Whether reimbursement means Wat | No. The term ‘eimbursement’in the context the officer concerned nas to frst pay the | of the referred O.M. means that the payment bi) and then claim the amount paid | for oxpenditure Incured on the indicated from office . telecom faciitias shall be resticted to the i F eoling amount. it does nck _ seek | Ciscontinuation of the practice of office making payment to service providers on rocelpt of bis Fa Wihather he enlllement of an officer to [ No. The O.M shall not be refeived to for 718) the facilty of residentia telephone is to | purpose of decidingidetermining an officer's bbe decided as por this O.M. fentilement to the rasidenlist telephone ‘adit Tet How wil the ‘Srlement of an officer | in cases such as fis, the celina on ‘iho Is drawing pay in an intervening | expenditure applicable to an officer shall be i pay seale{ higher to pay scele of one of | 28 provided for in respect of the category fhe calegores identined in the O.M. but | craning pay in the lower scale . Thus the fower than. the pay soole of next euch | entiement of an officer crawing pay In an category) Le. offers drawing pay in | scale intervening between that of Director and Soaiss higher than the pay scale of | Joint secy, shat! be at par with that of OSIDit. Director but lover than the pay scale of | _[orother such cases ae to be requisted. Joint Secy. in the GO! po=4 [ze Can_the officers covered in the Ooi ele 14.11.2008 also avail fecities ike SD on landline, mobile E-mail devices, et. We. i ‘Whether in ose cases where an officer has subscribed to broadband facility at his residence though nct on a telephone in his name but in the name of one of his family members, ful reimbursement (upto the ceiling" amount) can be permited on the — landline/motlie connactions in his name, Yes 3 with the To, Al Ministries‘Departments may implement the contents of O.M, dated 14/11/2008 road aforesaid ciafications, It is reiterated that no additonal funds shall be provided for this purpose and concerned ministries/departmentsforgarisations wil have to meet al the expenditure fon this account within the existing budget for ‘Offi Expenses ~ Telephones’ ‘Al Miniaries/Oepartments of Govt of India Matty Youuno/ (Sench Kima apurpsecreigta eGov ne