Procedure for booking of air-tickets on LTC - clarification reg.
No. 31011/5/2014-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: 21.08.2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Procedure for booking
of air-tickets on LTC - clarification reg.
The undersigned is directed to
refer to this Department's O.M. of even no. dated 23.09.2015 on the subject
noted above and to say that as per the extant instructions, whenever a
Government servant claims LTC by air, he/she is required to book the air
tickets directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or
by utilizing the services of the 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 O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Est(A) dated
02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey(s).
2. In this regard, references are
received in this Department seeking clarification whether the aforesaid
condition of booking the tickets through authorized travel agents needs to be
followed in cases where a non-entitled Government servant travels by air on LTC
and claims the entitled train fare.
3. The matter has been examined
in consultation with Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance and it is
hereby clarified that in case of non-entitled Government servants travelling by
air on LTC and claiming entitled rail fare, the condition of booking the air
tickets through authorised travel agents viz. 'M/s Balmer Lawrie &
Company', 'M/s Ashok Travels & Tours' and 'IRCTC' may not be insisted upon.
In rest of the cases, the condition of booking the tickets through authorised
modes shall continue to follow.
Enclosure: As above
(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government
of India
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