Relaxation to LTC Rules to permit Govt Employees to travel by Air to visit J&K, A&N and NER

 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 - 

(i) 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.

Click here to view the DoPT  memo No. 31011/03/2014-Estt(A-IV) dated 26th September, 2014.