FAQ 15 — LTC Rules
Original Rule Text
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<table><tr><td>67 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 fresh recruits are entitled to every year LTC. In other words, every year LTC is not extendable. Hence, if a fresh recruit does not avail of the LTC facility in any year, his/her LTC lapses with the end of that year. 68 How will the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit be exercised after the end of eight LTCs?
(a) After the time-line of 8 LTCs, when the next regular LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second sub block year (i.e. 2024 in the sub-block 2024-25) of the current block year (2022-25), he will be eligible only for 'Home Town' LTC as he/she was eligible for 'Any Place in India' LTC in the eighth year (Illustration in Table-4 below).
(b) Cases, where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the sub block year (in 2025 of sub-block year 2024-2025), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (2025). (Illustration in Table 3 below).
(c) 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 block year, his entitlement in the regular block will be exercised as per the usual LTC Rules. (Illustration in Table 5 below). 69 How will the LTC entitlement be 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 (for example 31-12- 2015), will be eligible for LTC w.e.f. 31st December of next year (31-12-2016). Since, 31st December is the last day of a calendar year (2016), his first occasion of first LTC ends with that year (2016). Hence, he may avail his first Home Town LTC on the last day of that year (2016). From next year onwards (2017 onwards) he would be eligible for the remaining seven LTCs. (Illustration in Table 4 below). 70 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. employee and his</td></tr></table>
What This Means
This section addresses what happens when a fresh recruit completes their eight LTCs and transitions to the regular block year system. The transition requires careful matching because the fresh recruit's eight-year cycle ends at a personal date that may fall mid-way into a standard government block year. Depending on when this transition happens, the employee may find themselves at the start of a block year, in the middle of a sub-block, or without eligibility for that particular year.
Three scenarios arise: (a) If the transition falls at the beginning of a sub-block year (e.g., 2024) where the fresh recruit's 8th LTC was All India, then the employee is entitled to Home Town LTC in that sub-block. (b) If the transition falls mid-sub-block (e.g., 2025), the employee has no LTC entitlement for that year. (c) If the transition coincides with the start of a new regular block year (e.g., 2034), the employee simply enters the new block year normally. Additionally, a fresh recruit who joins on 31 December of any year is eligible for LTC effective from 31 December of the following year — which means their first LTC opportunity is the last day of that year, consuming one occasion on a single day.
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Key Points
- 1Transition from fresh recruit LTC to regular block year depends on when the 8th LTC occasion ends.
- 2If transition falls at the start of a second sub-block year: eligible for Home Town LTC in that sub-block.
- 3If transition falls in the second year of a sub-block: no LTC entitlement for that year.
- 4If transition coincides with the start of a new regular block: normal block year entitlements apply directly.
- 5Fresh recruits joining on 31 December are eligible for LTC from 31 December of the following year — the 1st occasion technically expires on that single day.
Practical Example
Rohan joins government service on 1 September 2016. He completes one year on 1 September 2017. His 8th LTC (All India) is in calendar year 2024. After 2024, the new regular LTC cycle begins. The 2022-2025 block year is already running; specifically, the sub-block 2024-25 is in progress. Rohan's 8th year was the 'All India' type, so in the transition year (sub-block 2024-25), he gets Home Town LTC. In 2025, since it is the second year of the sub-block 2024-25 (and he already used the sub-block's All India entitlement in the 8th year), he has no entitlement for 2025. From 2026-29, he is on the regular block year pattern.
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