Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.

No. 31011/ 3/ 2014-Estt.(A-IV) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel and Training 

North Block, New Delhi-110 001 

Dated: 26thSeptember, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM .

The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, 

it has been decided by the Government to permit Government servants to travel by air 

to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as per

the following scheme - 

All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in NER/ A&N 

against the conversion of one block of their Home Town LTC. Fresh Recruits 

are also eligible for this benefit against conversion of one of the three Home 

Towns in a block of four years applicable to them. 

(ii) Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC from their 

Headquarters in Economy class. 

(iii) Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by 

air in Economy class in the following sectors: 

a. Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER 

b. Between Kolkata/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair. 

c. Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K 

Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to 

Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar will have to be 

undertaken as per their entitlement. 

(iv) Air travel is to be performed by Air India in Economy Class only and at LTC-80 

fare or less. 

(v) Air travel by non-entitled officers on the sectors mentioned in item (iii) above 

may be permitted while availing LTC to any place in India (4 year Block) also. 

(i ) 

(vi) Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website 

of airlines) or by utilizing the service 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 DoPT's O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) 

dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through 

other agencies is not permitted. 

2. These orders shall be in operation for a period of two years from the date of 

issue of this O.M. 

3. 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. 

4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts 

Department, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor 

General of India. 

(B. Bandyopadhyay) 

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India 

Ph. (011) 23040341