India - Common Property Resources, Sanitation Hygiene Services: NSS 54th Round, Schedule 31, January 1998 - June 1998

This refers only to traveling expense incurred in commuting.


(I) In case of traveling by one's own car, traveling expenses will include cost of fuel and salary of driver, if any. The salary of the driver, and also the cost of animal feed in case of animal-drawn vehicle, will have to be suitably apportioned to commuting and non-commuting purposes on the basis of hours of travel for commuting and non-commuting. Only the part apportioned to commuting purposes will b e considered in making the entry in col. 11. If the family vehicle is used both for commuting to work and for commuting to school, the expenses must be shown separately (person-wise) in different rows.

(ii) If a lump sum payment is made for two children going to school by the same vehicle, expenses must be apportioned among them suitably.

(iii) Actual expenses for commuting must be entered in col. 11, even if reimbursed by the employer. If the employer provides the vehicle and actual expenses are zero, expenses should be imputed and shown in col. 11.