Relaxation
to travel by air to visit J&K, NER and A&N for further two years on LTC
No.
31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV)
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department
of Personnel and Training
North
Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated:
26th September, 2014
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel
Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.
The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation to CCS
(LTC) Rules, 1988, it has been decided by the Government to permit Government
servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as per the following scheme.
(i) All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit
any place in NER/ A&N against the conversion of one block of their Home
Town LTC. Fresh Recruits are also eligible for this benefit against conversion
of one of the three Home Towns in a block of four years applicable to them.
(ii) Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail
this LTC from their Headquarters in Economy class.
(iii) Government servants not entitled to travel by air may
be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors:
a. Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER
b. Between Kolkata/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair.
c. Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K
Journey for these non-entitled employees from their
Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar
will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.
(iv) Air travel is to be performed by Air India in Economy
Class only and at LTC-80 fare or less.
(v) Air travel by non-entitled officers on the sectors
mentioned in item (iii) above may be permitted while availing LTC to any place
in India (4 year Block) also.
(vi) Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines
(Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service 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
DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC
journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted.
2. These orders shall be in operation for a period of two
years from the date of issue of this O.M.
3. All the Ministries/ Departments are advised to bring it
to the notice of all their employees that any misuse of LTC will be viewed
seriously and the employees will be liable for appropriate action under the
rules. In order to keep a check on any kind of misuse of LTC, Ministries/
Departments are advised to randomly get some of the air tickets submitted by
the officials verified from the Airlines concerned with regard to the actual
cost of air travel vis-a-vis the cost indicated on the air tickets submitted by
the officials.
4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian
Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
sd/-
(B.
Bandyopadhyay)
Under
Secretary to the Govt. of India