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LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION (LTC) MATTERS
S.No Question Answer
1. How are the claims of LTC Where advance has been drawn, the
be adjusted in case of claim for reimbursement shall be
delayed submission? 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 claim 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 the
completion of the return journey.
Rule 14 of CCS (LTC) Rules,
1988 read with-
O.M. No. 31011/5/2007-Estt.A dated
27 September, 2007
2. Can a Govt. servant visit Govt. servant who has availed the
NER or J&K on more than benefit of Home Town conversion to
one occasion on conversion NER/J&K in one block (say 2006-2009)
of Hometown under the can again visit NER/J&K in the
relaxation allowed for LTC new/next block (say 2010-2013) subject
visits to NER/J&K? 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
3. Can a Govt. employee avail Both NER and J&K scheme of LTC
of air travel to NER/J&K in allow relaxation for air travel on All
case of All India LTC if his India LTC to all categories of
Hometown and the employees to the extent specified in the
Headquarters are at the DOP&T’s O.M 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A)
same place? 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.
4. Whether Govt. servant who Yes, he can avail it against All India
has already availed one LTC.
Home Town LTC in the
current block can avail LTC
to visit NER?
5. Can a Govt. servant avail Yes, a Govt. servant can visit NER/J&K
the benefit of visiting by conversion of his Home Town LTC
NER/J&K twice in a and also by availing All India LTC
particular block of 4 years? subject to validity period of the scheme
and fulfilling of other conditions.
6. Can a fresh recruit avail the A fresh recruit Govt. servant can also
benefit of Home Town avail the benefit of Home Town
conversion to NER/J&K? conversion to NER/J&K against one of
the three occasions of Home Town
available to him in each block.
7. Can fresh recruit avail of Any Govt. employee can avail of the
conversion of Home Town relaxation for visiting NER/J&K and
to visit NER/J&K under the convert one Home Town LTC for
relaxation allowed for such visit in a block of 4 years as long
visiting NER/J&K? 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
8. Can a fresh recruit Govt. It can be availed only in the 4th occasion
servant avail of All India of the block and not at random.
LTC anytime during the 4
year block?
9. Whether Carry over of LTC Carry over of LTC is not allowed to
is allowed to fresh recruits? fresh recruits as they are eligible for
every year LTC for the first 8 years of
service.
10. Who is a fresh recruit A person who has joined service for the
entitled for LTC every year? 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.
11. How the LTC entitlements On completion of one year, the fresh
of fresh recruits are recruit can be allowed 3 Home Town
regulated in the first eight LTC and 1 All India LTC in each block
years? of Four years in the first 8 years.
O.M. No. 31011/4/2008-Estt.(A) dated
23.09.2008.
12. Whether Dependent parents No, the dependent parents of fresh
of fresh recruits can avail recruits can not avail LTC for the
LTC for the journey from journey from Home Town to
Home Town to Headquarters and back.
Headquarters and back?
13. Whether claims for LTC Rules do not permit reimbursement
reimbursement can be for journey by a private car
allowed for road journeys (owned/borrowed/hired) or a bus/van or
by bus/taxi or other vehicle other vehicle owned by private
operated by private operators. LTC facility shall be
operators? 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 September, 2008.
14. Whether airfare of children If full fare has been charged by the
whose full fare is charged airlines and paid by the Government
by the airlines is servant, the same will be reimbursed.
reimbursed?
15. Can a Govt. servant use the Yes, but it should be limited to M/s
service of travel agents for Balmer Lawrie and Company and M/s.
LTC purpose? Ashok Travels and Tours.
16. What is the definition of For LTC purpose, family consists of
family for LTC? (i) spouse of the Govt. 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 and 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 Govt. servant
provided their parents are either not
alive and are themselves wholly
dependent on the Govt. servant.
Rule 4 of CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988 read
with
O.M. No. 31011/4/2008-Estt.(A) dated
23.09.2008.
17. What are the dependency A member of family whose income
criteria? from all sources, including pension,
temporary increase in pension does not
exceed Rs. 3500 from 01.09.2008 and
Dearness relief thereon is deemed to be
wholly dependent on the Government
servant.
18. Can parents/children No, reimbursement of LTC claims being
residing at other places avail restricted to the entitlement for journey
LTC to visit the Govt. between Headquarters and place of visit,
servant at Headquarters and the amount reimbursable in such cases is
go back? nil.
O.M. No. 31011/14/86-Estt.(A) dated
07.05.1987
(B. Bandyopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
LTC ENTITLEMENTS OF A FRESH RECRUIT
31011_7_2013-Estt.A-IV-26092014
No. 31011/7/2013-Estt.(A-IV)
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment (A-IV)
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Dated: 26th September, 2014
North Block, New Delhi
The 6th CPC had recommended that “Fresh Recruits” to the Central
Government may be allowed to travel to their Home Town along with their
families on three occasions in a block of four years and to any place in India
on the fourth occasion. This was accepted by the Government and orders were
issued vide DoPT O.M. No. 31011/4/2008-Estt.(A) dated 23rd September,
2008.
2. This Department receives a number of references seeking clarifications
from various Ministry/Departments about the year wise LTC entitlements of
Fresh Recruits. Based on the same, a set of frequently asked questions have
been answered as under:
Question 1. What are the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit?
Fresh recruits to the Central Government are allowed to travel to their
home town along with their families on three occasions in a block of four years
and to any place in India on the fourth occasion. This facility shall be available
to the fresh recruits only for the first two blocks of four years applicable after
joining the Government for the first time.
Question 2. How are the two blocks of four years applied to the Fresh
Recruit?
The first two blocks of four years shall apply with reference to the initial
date of joining the Government service even though the Govt. servant may
change the job within the Government subsequently. However, as per Rule 7
of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, the LTC entitlement of a fresh recruit will be
calculated calendar year wise with effect from the date of completion of one
year of regular service.
Question 3. Are the LTC blocks of four years in respect of Fresh Recruits
same as the regular blocks like 2010-13, 2014-17?
No. The first two blocks of four years of fresh recruits will be personal
to them. On completion of eight years of LTC, they will be treated at par with
other regular LTC beneficiaries as per the prescribed blocks like 2014-17,
2018-21 etc.
Question 4. If a fresh recruit does not avail LTC facility in a particular
year, can he/she avail it in the next year?
No. Carryover of LTC to the next year is not allowed in case of a fresh
recruit as he is already entitled to every year LTC. Hence, if a fresh recruit does
not avail of the LTC facility in any year, his LTC will deem to have lapsed
with the end of that year.
Question 5. How will the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit be exercised
after the completion of eight years of service?
(a) After the completion of eight years of service, when the next LTC cycle
of fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second two year block
(eg.2016-17) of the running four year block (2014-17), he will be eligible only
for ‘Home Town’ LTC if he/she has availed ‘Any Place in India’ LTC in the
eighth year. Cases, where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with
the second year of the running two year block (ex. 2017 of 2016-2017), he will
not be eligible for LTC in that year. Refer illustrations 1 & 3 for further
explanation.
(b) At the end of the eighth year of LTC, when the new LTC cycle of a
fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of a regular four year block, his
entitlement in the regular block will be exercised as per the usual LTC Rules.
Refer illustration 2.
Question 6. How will the LTC entitlement computed in case of a fresh
recruit joining the service on 31st December of any year?
A fresh recruit who joins the Government service on 31st December of
any year, will be eligible for LTC w.e.f. 31st December of next year. Since, 31st
December is the last date of a calendar year, his first occasion of LTC ends
with that year. Hence, he may avail his first Home Town LTC on the last day
of that year. From next year onwards he would be eligible for the remaining
seven LTCs. Refer illustration 3.
Question 7. How will the entitlements of a fresh recruit be computed who
has joined the Govt. service before 01.09.2008?
A fresh recruit who has joined Government service before 01.09.2008
(i.e before the introduction of this scheme) and has not completed his first eight
years of service as on 01.09.2008 will be eligible for this concession for the
remaining time-period till the completion of first eight years of his/her service.
Refer illustration 4.
Question 8. Can a fresh recruit whose Home Town and Headquarters are
same, avail LTC to Home Town?
No. A fresh recruit whose Home Town and Headquarters are same,
cannot avail LTC to Home Town. He may avail LTC to any place in India on
the fourth and eighth occasion only. As per Rule 8 of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988,
LTC to Home Town shall be admissible irrespective of the distance between
the Headquarters of the Govt. servant and his Home Town which implies that
Headquarters and Home Town should be at different places.
(B. BAndyopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ph. (011) 23040341
Illustrations
Illustration 1:
An employee joins the Government service on 1st September, 2008. As per
the CCS
(LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st September,
2009 (i.e.
after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home
Town/ All
India would be as under:
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
01.09.2008 – 31.08.2009 Nil --
01.09.2009 – 31.12.2009 Home Town 1st
01.01.2010 – 31.12.2010 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2011 – 31.12.2011 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2012 – 31.12.2012 Any Place in India 4th
01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013 Home Town 5th
01.01.2014 – 31.12.2014 Home Town 6th
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2015 Home Town 7th
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2016 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017 Nil --
01.01.2018 – 31.12.2021 New LTC Block
Explanations:
(i) After the completion of the first eight years, when the fresh recruit
gets into the middle of the running regular block of four calendar
years (ex. 2014-2017) where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit
coincides with the second year of the running two year block (ex.
2017 of 2016-2017), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (i.e.
2017).
(ii) It can be seen from above that LTC entitlement for a fresh recruit is
calculated calendar year wise with effect from the date of completion
of one year of regular service.
Illustration 2:
An employee joins the Government service on 1st January, 2009. As per the
CCS (LTC)
Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st January, 2010 (i.e.
after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home
Town / All India LTC would be as under:
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
01.01.2009 – 31.12.2009 Nil --
01.01.2010 – 31.12.2010 Home Town 1st
01.01.2011 – 31.12.2011 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2012 – 31.12.2012 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013 Any Place in India 4th
01.01.2014 – 31.12.2014 Home Town 5th
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2015 Home Town 6th
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2016 Home Town 7th
01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2018 – 31.12.2021 New LTC Block --
Explanations:
(i) At the end of the eighth year of LTC, when the new LTC cycle of a fresh
recruit coincides with the beginning of a regular four year block, his entitlement
in the regular block will be exercised as per the usual LTC Rules.
Illustration 3:
An employee joins the Government service on 31st December, 2011. As per the
CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 31st
December, 2012 (i.e. after completion of one year of regular service). His
entitlement for Home Town/ All India LTC would be as under:
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
31.01.2011 – 30.12.2012 Nil --
31.12.2012 Home Town 1st
01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2014 – 31.12.2014 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2015 Any Place in India 4th
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2016 Home Town 5th
01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017 Home Town 6th
01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 Home Town 7th
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2020 – 31.12.2021 Home Town --
01.01.2022 – 31.12.2025 New LTC Block --
Explanations:
(i) A fresh recruit who joins on 31st December of any year, will be eligible for
LTC w.e.f. 31st December of next year. Since, 31st December is the last date of
that calendar year, his first occasion of LTC ends with that year. Hence, he may
avail his first home town LTC on that day only (eg. 31st December, 2012). From
next year onwards he will be eligible for the remaining seven LTCs.
(ii) After the completion of eight years of service, when the next LTC cycle of
fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second two year block (eg. 2020-
21) of the running four year block (2018-21), he will be eligible only for the
‘Home Town’ LTC in that block if he has availed of ‘Any Place in India’ LTC in
the eighth year. In case, the fresh recruit forgoes his eighth year LTC, then he has
a choice to avail either ‘Any Place in India’ or ‘Home Town’ LTC in the
following two year block (i.e. in 2020-21).
Illustration 4:
An employee joins the Government service on 10th May, 2006. As per the CCS
(LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 10th May, 2007
(i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home
Town/ All India LTC would be as under:
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
10.05.2006 – 09.05.2007 Nil --
10.05.2007 – 31.12.2007 Home Town/Any Place 1st
in India
01.01.2008 – 31.12.2008 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2009 – 31.12.2009 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2010 – 31.12.2010 Any Place in India 4th
01.01.2011 – 31.12.2011 Home Town 5th
01.01.2012 – 31.12.2012 Home Town 6th
01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013 Home Town 7th
01.01.2014 – 31.12.2014 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2015 Nil --
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2017 Home Town --
Explanation
A fresh recruit who has joined the Government service before 01.09.2008 (i.e
before the introduction of this scheme) and has not completed his first eight years
of service as on 01.09.2008 will be eligible for this concession for the remaining
time-period till the completion of first eight years of his/her service.
