DOPT Clarification on LTC – Procedure for booking of air tickets
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: August 21, 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
I visited Kanyakumari with availing LTC for 2014-17 extended year2018.I book -ed my air tickets from Madurai to Nagpur by irctc by Air India.My Office said that I had to board the plane at Thiruvantapuram and not from Madurai.And my bill could not pass.Please clear the mater.And send me any clarification letter to show my office so that my ltc bill should clear.Also before booking from irctc I had booked three Air India tickets from ixigo app. My office rejected the ticket and I have to repurchace from irctc.Therefore I have already waisted about Rs 15750/- for cacelling tickets.Kanyakumari have no aerodrame.So what is the mistake?Madurai is about 205 kms and Thiruvathapuram is about 80kms from Kanyakumari.
whether Separate LTC entitlement orders will be issued for 7th CPC or It will be the same as TA entitlements Issued earlier