Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers (IO)/Presenting Officers (PO) - Clarification on yearly ceiling

it is clarified that the honorarium payable to IO / Presenting Officer for conducting inquiry in departmental proceedings would be outside the purview of the general delegation under FR 46 B which means the maximum amount of Rs. 5,000 payable as honorarium to an individual in a financial year is not applicable to honorarium paid for IO/PO cases.

Click here to view DoPT OM No. 142/15/2010-AVD.I dated 23/6/2014.