Section 1165(b) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(b)Chaukidars and dafadars employed on guard duty in connection with the tours of His Excellency the Viceroy or His Excellency the Governor shall be paid at the following rates:-(i)annas 8 a day diet allowance for all the days on which they are away from home ; and(ii)the actual railway fare when travelling by rail, and an allowance of annas 8 a day for road journeys if the distance travelled is over 5 miles.