18. Fees and allowances.- (1) The travelling allowance and daily allowance of an official trustee or official member of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee shall be governed by the rules applicable to him for journeys performed on official duties and shall be paid by the authority paying his salary. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), every non-official trustee or non-official member of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee shall be allowed travelling and daily allowances for attending the meeting of the Central Board or the Executive Committee or the Regional Committee, as the case may be, at the following rates, namely:— (i) Travelling allowance:— (A) a non-official trustee or member residing at the place where a meeting is held shall be allowed the actual expenditure in¬curred by him on conveyance, subject to the maximum of rupees fifty for each day on which he attends one or more meetings, (B) a non-official trustee or member not residing at the place where a meeting is held, shall be allowed,— (a) actual expenditure incurred by him on air journey by economy (tourist) class; (b) actual expenditure incurred by him on single return journey fare by rail by first air-conditioned class or by 2nd A.C., two-tier sleeper or first class, as the case may be; (c) actual fare or expenditure incurred by him on road journey by taxi or own car or auto-rickshaw or bus (other than an air-conditioned bus) but not exceeding the rates notified by the concerned Director of Transport for journey by taxi or auto-rickshaw. When the journey is performed between places connected by rail, the fare will be limited to what would have been admis¬sible to the trustee or member under clause (b) of this item. (ii) Daily allowance:— (A) a non-official trustee or member residing at a place where a meeting is held shall not be entitled to any daily allowance. (B) a non-official trustee or member not residing at the place where a meeting is held shall be paid daily allowance at the rate of Rs. 150 per day if the member stays in a hotel and Rs. 100 per day if the member does not stay in a hotel: Provided that the daily allowance shall be calculated for attend¬ing the meeting for the entire absence from the normal place of residence of the non-official trustee or member on calendar day basis, i.e., midnight to midnight as under :— For absence not exceeding 6 hours | Nil | For absence exceeding 6 hours but not exceeding 12 hours | 70 per cent | For absence exceeding 12 hours | 100 per cent |
(3) Where such trustee or member being a member of a State Legislature attends a meeting of the Central Board or the Executive Committee or the Regional Committee, as the case may be, he shall be entitled— (i) when the State Legislature is not in session, to such travelling and daily allowances as are admissible to Grade I Officers of the State Government; and (ii) when the State Legislature is in session, to such travelling and daily allowances as are admissible to the members of that Legislature for attending meetings of the Legislature. (4) Where such trustee or member being a member of either House of Parliament attends a meeting of the Central Board or the Executive Committee or the Regional Committee, as the case may be, he shall be entitled to such travelling and daily allowances as may be admissible to him under the rules laid down by the Central Government on the subject from time to time: Provided that when a Minister is appointed as Chairman or member of the Board or of the Executive Committee or of the Regional Committee, and attends a meeting of such Central Board or the Executive Committee or Regional Committee, as the case may be, his travelling and daily allowance shall be governed by the rules applicable to him for journeys performed on official duties and shall be paid by the authority paying his salary. (5) Omitted Explanation I: No daily or travelling allowance in respect of any day journey, as the case may be, shall be claimed under this paragraph by a trustee or member of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee if he has drawn or will draw allowance for the same from his employer or as a member of any Legislature or of any Committee or Conference constituted or convened by Government and no travelling allowance shall be claimed if he uses a means of transport provided at the expense of Government or his employer. Explanation II. | 
