The government is working out the modalities for the treatment of conveyance allowance of private sector employees consequent to the withdrawal of exemption on perquisites like free passes for the Railways and airlines staff. The issue has become a ticklish one for the finance ministry since the exemption is likely to be extended in the next fiscal too.
In fact, the issue united the unions with the officials in the rail ministry who made a joint bid with Railway minister Nitish Kumar to restore the privilege. This week