No.31011/7/2014-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:
28th November, 2014
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Central
Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by
private airlines to visit J&K.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. No.31011/3/2014-
Estt.(A-1V) dated 26th September, 2014. It has been decided that the Government
servants while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) to Jammu and Kashmir
(J&K) under the special dispensation scheme allowed by the aforesaid O.M.
may also travel
by
private airlines subject to the following conditions:-
(i)
Officers entitled to travel by air may also travel by private airlines from
their headquarters;
(ii)
Officers not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by private
airlines between Delhi /Amritsar and any place in J&K.
2. Air
travel by private airlines is to be performed in Economy Class only an at LTC-
80 fare of Air India or less.
3. 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.
4. All
other conditions prescribed in this Ministry’s O.M. No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(AIV)
dated 26.09.2014 would continue to apply.
5. The
order will remain in force for a period of one year from the date of issue of
this order.
sd/-
(B.
Bandyopadhyay)
Under
Secretary to the Govt of India
