Thursday, September 16, 2010

Clarification regarding Air Travel on LTC/Tours

Govt recently issued clarification regarding Air travel on LTC/Tours and the procedure of purchase tickets.
Salient features of the classification are as under :-
1. On Official Tours : 
(i) For travel by Airlines other than Air India because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability of Air India flights,

individual cases for relaxation to be referred to M/o Civil Aviation, as stated in this Ministry's OM No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 13.07.09. 
(ii) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/Website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of Authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashok Travels & Tours. 

2. LTC : 
(i) Travel by Air India only. 
(ii) In Economy class only, irrespective of entitlement. 
(iii) LTC-80 ticket of Air India only to be purchased. 
(iv) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters / Website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services 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 DoP&T OM No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dt. 02.12.09). 

3. LTC for J&K : 

(i) Relaxation to travel by Private Airlines to visit J&K while availing LTC is available to all the categories of Govt. employees, including those entitled to travel by Air [DoPT OMs No. 31011/2/2003-Esst.(A-IV) dated 18.06.10 and 05.08.10 refer]. 
View the Clarification

1 comment :

Unknown said...

WHETHER A CLASS III CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEE WITH GRADE PAY Rs 2800/-CAN AVAIL LTC TO JAMMU & KASHMIR BY AIR

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