Travel entitlements of Government employees for the purpose of LTC post Seventh Central Pay Commission - clarification reg.
No. 31011/8/2017-Estt.A-IV
Government of India
Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of
Personnel & Training
Establishment A-IV
Desk
North Block New Delhi.
Dated 08.01.2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Travel entitlements of Government
employees for the purpose of LTC post Seventh Central Pay
Commission-clarification reg.
The undersigned is directed to
refer to this Department's O.M.of even no. dated 19.09.2017 on the subject
noted above, which inter-alia provides that the travel entitlements of
Government servants for the purpose of LTC shall be the same as TA entitlements
as notified vide Ministry of Finance's O.M. dated 13.07.2017, except the air
travel entitlement for Level 6 to Level 8 of the Pay Matrix, which is allowed
in respect of TA only and not for LTC.
2. In this regard, this
Department is in receipt of references from Government employees and various
Departments seeking clarification as to whether travel by Business class for
the purpose of LTC, shall be allowed to the Government employees as per their
TA entitlements, or the earlier instructions regarding air travel by Economy
class only as provided in Department of Expenditure's O.M. No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV
dated 16.09.2010 shall continue to exist.
3. The matter has been examined
in consultation with Department of Expenditure and it is hereby clarified that
in line with DoPT's instructions dated 19.09.2017, the Government employees in
the bracket of pay level 14 and above, shall be entitled for air travel in
Business/Club class for the purpose of LTC. However, other conditions like rate
ceiling of LTC80 fare and booking of tickets through authorised modes, shall
continue to exist.
4. Hindi version will follow.
(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government
of India
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