MOUNTAINEERING RULES & REGULATIONS

Wages of Porters and Transport Hire Charges

33. A rough idea on wages and charges for animal and mechanical transport will e communicated to the part along with the formal permission letter.
34. Payment of wages to porters shall be made when they are discharged. However, if a porter requires an advance payment, this may be given in the presence of L.O/Guide and receipt obtained.
35. In addition to daily wages, a party shall provide to a low altitude porter free rations as per Annexure-G or money in lieu of rations, as fixed by the Government from the day he is engaged till the day he is discharged.
36. Similarly, free rations shall be provided to high altitude porter as per Annexure-H from the day he goes above 5,500 meters.
37. Except in the case of sickness/injury no wages shall be paid to a porter for a day on which he does not work. If however, a party wants to have a rest day then porter (s) shall be paid full wages etc.
38. For forced halts on bad weather days a party shall pay to porter full daily wages and rations. Decision of a leader about movement on such days shall be final. If however, L.O feels that weather is too bad to march, he may ask the leader to halt the party. In case of disagreement with the advice of L.O the leader should give him in writing reasons for such disagreement.
39. A porter marching with a party for more than seven days shall be allowed every seventh day as holiday with full daily wages etc.