Leave Travel Concession (LTC)
Leave Travel Concession (LTC) is a financial benefit provided by Central Government to their employees on travel during their leave period to encourage employees to take a break from work and spend quality time with their family. LTC rules are governed by CCS (LTC) Rule-1988 : For Central Government Employees and their Facmily Members (dependent on employee) .
ELIGIBLE:
(i) Civil services posts and civilian posts in the Defence Services (Union); (ii) Deputation with the Central Government; (iii) Contractual employees; (iv) Re-employed after their retirement.
One year of countinuous service on the date of journey
NOT-ELIGIBLE
(a) Servants not in whole-time employment/ Casual or Daily rated employees; (b) Railways employees; (c) Members of the Armed Forces; (d) Persons paid from contingencies; etc
FR
Three Home Town* and one All India LTC in block of four years.
*Servants may avail LTC for visiting NER, J&K, and A&N only (not any place of India) against conversion of their One Home Town LTC.
FR
Only one Home Town* and one All India LTC in block of four years.
*Servants may avail LTC for visiting NER, J&K, and A&N against conversion of their one Home Town LTC.
* Up to 90% of the fare (both outward and return journey) can be taken as advance.
* Advance can be taken (time-limit):-
In case of mode of journey by train- Up to 125 days before of proposed journey
For all other modes viz. road/air/sea- Up to 65 days before of proposed journey
Claims should be settled:
If advance taken: Within one month of completion of Journey.
If advance not taken: Within three months of completion of Journey
Air Travel
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Level (7th
CPC) |
Class (air travel) |
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9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
13-A |
Economy Class |
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14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
Business/
Club |
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For All other Levels (1-8) |
|
|
Employees are only eligible to visit NER, J&K and A&N* |
|
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For NER |
Between
Kolkata/ Guwahati to any place of NER:- Air Fare HQ to
Kolkata/Guwahati: As per entitlement like entitled rail fare |
|
For A&N |
Between
Kolkata/Chennai/Visakhapatnam and Port Blair:- Air Fare HQ to
Kolkata/Chennai/Visakhapatnam:- As per entitlement like entitled rail fare |
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For J&K |
Between
Amritsar/Delhi to any place in J&K/Ladakh :- Air Fare HQ to
Amritsar/Delhi:-As per entitlement like entitled rail fare |
Air Tickets shall be purchased from three Authorized Travel Agents:
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(i)
M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL)
(ii)
M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT)
(iii)
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism
Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC)