LTC: Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit Jammu & Kashmir – Dopt Clarification

No. 31011/7/2014-Estt.(A-IV)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

Establishment A-IV Desk

North Block, New Delhi-110 001

Dated: January 13, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988  Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit Jammu & Kashmir.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. of even no. dated 28.11.2014  on the subject noted above and to say that vide aforesaid O.M., facility to travel on LTC by private airlines to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) under the special dispensation scheme was allowed for a period of one year. This facility ended w.e.f. 28.11.2015 and was re-introduced on 01.06.2016.

2. Many references have been received about Govt. employees who had inadvertently travelled by private airlines to J&K during the gap period i.e. from 28.11.2015 to 31.05.2016, under the impression that the facility was still operational and were later facing difficulties in settlement of their LTC claims.

3. The issue has been examined in consultation with Department of Expenditure and Ministry of Civil Aviation. In relaxation to this Department’s O.M. of even no. dated 28.11.2014 , it has been decided to allow the claims of those Government employees who had travelled by private airlines to Jammu & Kashmir on LTC during the gap period of 28.11.2015 – 31.05.2016. This shall be subject to the condition that tickets have been booked through the authorised modes and at LTC-80 fare or less and other conditions prescribed in DoPT’s O.M. No.31011/7/2014-Estt.A-IV dated 28.11.2014. 

(Surya Narayan Jha)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Air India has released new LTC 80 Fares applicable to Central Government Employees with effect from 2nd February 2015. This Scheme is meant for Central Government Employees, State Government Employees, PSU employees and Employees of Educational Institutions recognised by Central Government and State Govt.

Both Ministry of Finance and DOPT have issued instructions to the effect that Central Government Employees who intend to avail LTC by air have to purchase only LTC 80 Air Tickets. In other words, Air Travel utilising Leave Travel Concession has to be performed only in Air India Flights by purchasing LTC 80 Air Tickets.

Check the following instructions issued Govt in respect of Air Travel by availing LTC

• Air India LTC 80 Fare with effect from 2nd February 2015
• Restriction on LTC by Air Travel only in Air India Relaxed
• LTC to Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Srilanka – Proposal approved
• Travel by Air with Tickets purchased from Private Agents
• Proposal for Additional LTC to Nepal, Bhutan, Male and Srilanka
• LTC by Air for Non-Entitled Government Employees
• Air India LTC 80 Fare with effect from 3rd November 2014
• LTC by Air to NER and J&K from place of posting
• NO Boarding Pass No TA – Finance Ministry Clarification
• LTC by Air to Jammu and Kashmir, NER and Andaman and Nicobar Reintroduced

CCS (LTC) RULES, 1988-RELAXATION FOR TRAVEL BY AIR TO VISIT J&K {

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Guidelines on Air Travel on Tour / LTC.

Ministry of Finance, Department of  Expenditure vide their Office Memorandum No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 16th September, 2010 has issued the following Guidelines on Air Travel on Tours / LTC.

Subject: Guidelines on Air Travel on Tours / LTC.

This Department is receiving repeated references seeking clarifications with regard to purchase of Air tickets through authorized agents and relaxation for travel by Airlines other than Indian Airlines. The following guidelines may be noted for compliance:

1. On Official Tours :

(i) For travel by Airlines other than Air India because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability of Air India flights, individual cases for relaxation to be referred to M/o Civil Aviation, as stated in this Ministry's OM No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 13.07.09.

(ii) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/Website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of Authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashok Travels & Tours.

2. LTC :

(i) Travel by Air India only.

(ii) In Economy class only, irrespective of entitlement.

(iii) LTC-80 ticket of Air India only to be purchased.

(iv) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters / Website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of Authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and IRCTC (to the extent IRCTC is authorized as per DoP&T OM No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dt. 02.12.09).

3. LTC for J & K :

(i) Relaxation to travel by Private Airlines to visit J&K while availing LTC is available to all the categories of Govt. employees, including those entitled to travel by Air [DoPT OMs No. 31011/2/2003-Esst.(A-IV) dated 18.06.10 and 05.08.10 refer].

(ii) For purchase of Air tickets, however, the procedure as given under para 2 (iv) above should be followed.

4. All Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India are requested to strictly adhere to these instructions.

Sd/-

(Karan Singh)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

CCS (LTC) Rules - 1988, Relaxation for travel by air to visit J & K

As per the Order No. 31011/2/2003-Est. (A-IV) of  Dept of Per. & Training dtd. 18.06.2010, it has been decided by the Government to permit Government employees to travel by air to J&K as per the following scheme:

1. All officers / employees of Govt of India will be allowed to avail LTC to visit J&K against conversion of one block of their Home town LTC.
2. Officers / employees of Govt of India entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC in the their entitled class.
3. All other employees of Govt of India can travel by air in economy class from Delhi / Amritsar to any place in J&K by any airlines, subject to their entitlement  being limited to LTC-80 fares of Air India. Journey from their place of posting upto Delhi / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.
4. This scheme shall be effective from the date of issuance.
5. This orders shall be in operation for a period of two years from the date of issue of this OM.