Section 6 in Gauhati University Travelling Allowance Rules, 1966
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A mileage allowance is an allowance calculated on the distance travelled which is given to meet the cost of a particular journey :(a)For the purpose of calculating mileage allowance, a journey between two places is held to have been performed by the shortest of two or more practicable routes, or by the cheapest of such routes as may be equally short ; provided that when there are alternative railway routes and the difference between them in point of time and cost is not great, mileage allowance should be calculated on the route actually used.(b)The shortest route is that by which the traveller can most speedily reach his destination by the ordinary modes of travelling. In case of doubt the controlling officer may decide which shall be regarded as the shortest of the two or more routes.* * * * * * * *
