Who is responsible for all travel payment operations?

• A. Travel Clerk
• B. Accounting Officer
• C. Disbursing Officer (DO)
• D. Paymaster

Answer: (C)

Responsibility for travel payments lies with the Disbursing Officer, the person authorized to issue government funds and manage disbursements. This role handles the actual payment of travel claims, per diems, and reimbursements, and it maintains custody of cash or imprest accounts, verifies vouchers, and ensures proper compliance and accountability for every disbursement.

A travel clerk typically prepares the claims and supporting documents but does not authorize or disburse funds. The accounting officer oversees overall financial records and reporting rather than day-to-day disbursements. A paymaster is generally tied to payroll or service-specific payments, not the broad travel payment operations.

Thus, the Disbursing Officer is the one responsible for all travel payment operations.