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LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION FOR CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
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Leave
Travel Concession is one of the topics in which Central Government Employees
are mainly interested. Though this topic is not complex as such, many
questions and doubts would arise regarding the admissibility of LTC in many
practical situations. Of Course a written law cannot cover all the
situations. So, Government is issuing clarifications on LTC from time to
time. Covering the original orders and those subsequently issued
clarifications by DOPT, some time back we had published a compilation of frequently asked questions
relating to Leave Travel Concession (LTC) applicable to Central Government
Employees.
Now
DOPT has come up with a compilation of Frequently
Asked Questions on LTC (Leave
Travel Concession) same mentioned below.
Leave Travel Concession – FAQ – Part-2
Question: 1 How are the claims of LTC be adjusted in case of delayed
submission?
Answer: Where
advance has been drawn, the claim for reimbursement shall be submitted within
one month of the completion of the return journey.
Where
no advance has been drawn, the expenditure incurred shall be submitted within
three months of the completion of the return journey.
Administrative
Ministry / Department concerned can admit the
claims in relaxation of the provisions subject to the following time limits
without reference to DOPT:
(a)
Where no advance is taken, LTC bill
submitted within a period not exceeding six months; and
(b)
Where advance has been drawn, claim
for reimbursement submitted within a period of three months after the
completion of return journey (provided the Govt. servant refunds the entire
advance within 45 days after completion of the return journey. Rule 14 of
CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988 read with O.M.No.31011/5/2007-Estt.A dated 27.09.2012.
Question : 2 Can a Government. Servant visit NER or J&K on more than one
occasion on conversion of Home town under the relaxation allowed for LTC visits
to NER / J&K
Answer: Government
Servant who has availed the benefit of Home Town conversion to NER / J&K i
one block (say 2006-09) can again visit NER / J&K in the new / next block
(say 2010-2013) subject to availability of
LTC in a particular block so long as the relaxation is in force.
1. O.M No.31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 02.05.2008
2. O.M No.31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 23.04.2010
3. O.M No. 31011/2/2003-Estt.(A) dated 18.06.2010
Question: 3 Can a Government Employee avail of air travel to NER
/ J&Kin case of All India LTC if his hometown and the Head Quarters are at
the same place?
Answer: Both
NER and J&K scheme of LTC allow relaxation for air travel on All
India LTC to all categories of employees to the extent specified in the
DOP&T’s O.M.No 310311/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 02.05.2008 and DOP&T’s O.M
31011/2/2003-Estt.(A) dated 18.06.2010 even if the Hometown and the
Headquarters are same.
Question 4: Whether Government Servant who has already availed one Home Town
LTC in the current block can avail LTC to visit NER?
Answer: Yes,
he can avail it against All India LTC.
Question 5: Can a Government Servant avail the benefit of visiting NER /J&K
twice in a particular block of 4 years?
Answer: Yes,
a Government Servant can visit NER / J&K by conversion of his home town and
also by availing LTC subject to validity period of the Scheme and fulfilling of
other conditions
Question 6. Can a fresh recruit avail the benefit of Home Town conversion to
NER / J&K against one of the three occasions of Home Town available to him
in each block.
Answer: Any
fresh Government Servant can also avail the benefit of Home Town conversion NER
? J&K against one of the three occasions of Home Town available to him in
each block.
Question 7. Can fresh recruit avail of conversion of home town to visit NER /
J&K under the relaxation allowed for visiting NER / J&K?
Answer: Any
Government employee can avail of the relaxation for visiting NER / J&K and
convert one home town LTC for such visit in a block of 4 years as long as the
relaxations continue.
1.
O.M.No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 02.05.2008
2.
O.M.No. 31011/2/2003-Estt.(A) dated 18.06.2010
Question 8. Can a fresh recruit Government servant avail of All India LTC
anytime during the 4 year block?
Answer: It
can be availed only in the 4th occasion of the block and not at random.
Question 9. Whether carry over of LTC is allowed to fresh recruits?
Answer: Carryover
of LTC is not allowed to fresh recruits as they are eligible for every year LTC
for the first 8 years of service.
Question 10. Who is a fresh recruit
entitled for LTC every year?
Answer: A
person who has joined service for the first time is treated as a fresh recruit
for the first eight years. O.M.No.
31011/4/2008-Estt.(A) dated 23.09.2008
Question 11.How the LTC entitlements of
fresh recruits are regulated in the first eight years?
Answer: On
completion of one year, the fresh recruit can be allowed 3 Hme Town LTC and 1
All India LTC in each block of Four Years in the first 8 years.
O.M.No.
31011/4/2008-Estt.(A) dated 23.09.2008
Question 12. Whether Dependent parents of fresh recruits can avail LTC for the
journey form Hometown to Headquarters and back?
Answer: No,
the dependent parents of fresh recruits can not avail LTC for the journey from
Hometown to Headquarters and back.
Question 13. Whether claims for reimbursement can be allowed for road
journeys by bus / taxi or other vehicle operated by private operators?
Answer: LTC
Rules do not permit reimbursement for journey by a private car(owned/borrowed/hired) or a bus/van or
other vehicle owned by private operators. LTC facility shall be admissible only
in respect of journeys performed in vehicles operated by Govt. or any
Corporation in the public sector run by the Central or State Govt. or a local
body. Rule 12(2) of CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988 read with
DOPT’s
O.M.No. 31011/4/2008-Estt.A dated 23.09.2008
Question 14. Whether air fare of
children whose full fare is charged by airlines is reimbursed?
Answer: If
full fare has been charged by the airlines and paid by the Government servant,
the same will be reimbursed.
Question 15. Can a Government servant use the service of travel agents
for LTC purpose?
Answer: Yes.
but it should be limited to M/s Balmer Lawrie and Company and M/s Ashok Travels
and tours.
Question 16. What is the definition of family for LTC?
Answer: For
LTC purpose family consists of
(i)
Spouse of the Government Servant and two surviving unmarried children or Step
children.
(ii)
Married daughters, who have been divorced, abandoned or separated from their
husbands and widowed daughters residing with wholly dependent on the Govt.
Servant.
(iii)
Parents and / or step parents residing with and wholly dependent on the Govt.
Servant.
(iv)
Unmarried minor brothers as well as unmarried, divorced, abandoned separated
from their husbands and widowed sisters residing with and wholly dependent on
the Government Servant provided their parents are either not alive and are
themselves wholly dependent on the Government Servant.
Rule
4 of CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988 read with
O.M.No:
31011/4/2008 – Estt.(A) dated 23.09.2008
Question 17. What are the dependency criteria?
Answer: A
member of family whose income from all sources, including pension, temporary
increase in pension does not exeed Rs.3500 from 01.09.2008 and Dearness relief
thereon is deemed to be wholly dependent on the Government Servant.
Question 18. Can parents / children residing at other places avail LTC
to visit the Government Servant at Headquarters and go back?
Answer: No,
reimbursement of LTC claims being restricted to the entitlement for journey
between Headquarters and place of visit, the amount reimbursable in such cases
is Nil
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Reservation in Promotion –
Amendment bill passed in Rajya Sabha
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The Government of India has always been concerned about the
welfare of downtrodden especially Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. As a
part of the affirmative action, reservation in promotion had been available to
the SCs and STs since 1955. However, some decisions of the Supreme Court like
in Indra Sawhney, Veer Pal Singh Chauhan and S. Vinod Kumar cases had caused
certain effects on the scheme of reservation in promotion for SCs and STs. To
overcome these effects, the Government had brought four Constitutional amendments,
namely, 77th, 81st , 82nd and 85th amendments.
The latest of such judgments was in M. Nagaraj case in which the
Supreme Court has laid down some per-requisite conditions for providing
reservation in promotion. These conditions are, namely, assessing the quantum
of representation of SCs, STs, there backwardness and effect on efficiency.
In wake of the effects of the judgment of Supreme Court the
Government had introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha during
the last session so that the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes may continue
to get reservation in promotion as existing. There had been demand to retain
Article 335. Accordingly, the Bill was amended to delete the words “ or in
Article 335”, so that the condition of the efficiency as mentioned in the
Article 335 should continue to be a part of the Constitution and should not be
obliterated. Moreover, it ensures that the effects of proviso to article 335
are retained which permits relaxed standards for candidates belonging to the
scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in case of promotion against reserved
vacancies. The amended Bill has now been passed by the Rajya Sabha.
The Government is
making efforts to get the Bill passed by the Lok Sabha also in this session
itself.
Source: PIB
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