Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules 1988- Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER, J and K and A and N.
No. 31011/ 3/ 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: 09.09.2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Central Civil Services
(Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit
NER, J&K and A&N.
The undersigned is directed to
refer to this Department's O.M. of even no. dated 26.09.2014 on the subject
noted above and to say that relaxation of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, to allow
Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER), Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) is extended for a
further period of two years, w.e.f. 26th September, 2016 subject to the following
conditions:
(a) Travel by air to continue to
be performed by Air India in Economy class at LTC-80 fare or less.
(b) For journey by air to Jammu
& Kashmir, travel by any airline is allowed, however, the journey should be
undertaken in Economy class at a fare less than or equal to LTC-80 fare of Air
India.
(c) The condition that air
tickets can be purchased either directly from the airlines (booking
counters/website) or through authorized agents only viz., `M/s Balmer Lawrie
and Co. Ltd.', `M/s Ashok Travels and Tours Ltd.' and `IRCTC' (to the extent
IRCTC is authorized as per DoPT's O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated
02.12.2009), shall necessarily apply.
(d) Efforts should be made by the
Government servants to book the air tickets at the cheapest fare possible. 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.
2. All other conditions
prescribed in this Department's O.M. of even no. dated 26.09.2014 shall
continue to apply.
3. In their application to the
staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, this order issues
after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Director(Establishment)
Ph: 23093176
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