FAQ 34 — LTC

34 Whether a Government employees visiting Sikkim can travel by air upto Bagdogra (West Bengal) which is not situated in NER. Yes. A Government employee is entitled to travel by air from their place of posting (or nearest airport) to a city in the NER (or nearest airport). [OM No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.A-IV dated 14.05.2008] 35 How are the claims of LTC be settled in case of delayed submission ? The Government employees are required to submit their LTC claims in the prescribed time period as mentioned below: 1. 1. Where advance has been drawn, the claim for reimbursement shall be submitted within one month of the completion of the return journey; and 2. 3. 2. Where no advance has been drawn, the expenditure incurred shall be submitted within three months of the completion of the return journey. Delegation of Powers:- Administrative Ministry/Department concerned have been delegated powers to admit the claims with the concurrence of their Financial Advisor (FA) in relaxation of the above 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. employee refunds the entire amount of advance with penal interest on the entire amount of advance in one lump-sum from the date of drawal to the date of recovery of amount. (Rule 14 & 15 of CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988) [O.M. No. 31011/3/2015-Estt.A-IV dated 21.12.2023] 36 Whether LTC journey is allowed on tour packages offered by various travel agents Travel on tour packages is not allowed. However, the tours conducted by Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), State Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) and Indian

10 | P a g e Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) can be considered and only the fare component for a fixed destination by the shortest route shall be reimbursable provided ITDC/STDC/IRCTC separately indicate the fare component and certify that the journey was actually performed by the Government employee and his family members for which he/she is claiming the Leave Travel Concession. [O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt. (A), dated 30.07.2002 and 26.3.2008] 37 Are incidental expenses and expenditure incurred on local journeys allowed under LTC ? No. Reimbursement under LTC scheme does not cover incidental expenses and expenditure incurred on local journeys. Reimbursement for expenses of journey is allowed only on the basis of a point to point journey on a through ticket over the shortest direct route. (Rule 13 of CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988) 38 Is the taxi/ auto fare from the residence of the Government service/ other eligible family member to the nearest airport/ railway station/bus depot during the outward/ inward journey, is reimbursable No. Local travel cost is not covered under LTC Rules (Rule 13 of CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988) 39 Is concessional circular trip tickets offered by the Railways allowed ? There is no objection to a Government employee or his family members availing themselves of concessional circular trip tickets offered by the Railways in conjunction with the leave travel concessions. In such cases also, the official will be entitled to reimbursement of the fare for the entitled/lower class actually travelled by the shortest route. [O.M. No.31011/2/77-Ests.(A), dated 03.02.1979] 40 How will the claim of a Government employee under LTC to visit any place in India be regulated, if he purchases a circular tour ticket ? If a Government employee performs the journey by purchasing a circular tour tickets from any Authorized Travel agents (ATAs), his claim will be regulated from HQ to destination (Home-town / declared place of visit) by shortest direct route by the entitled class of travel or actual, whichever is less. 41 Is reimbursement of charges for booking of rail tickets digitally allowed ? The reimbursement of charges for booking of rail tickets through Internet/e-ticketing, booked through the website of Indian Railways is allowed for railway journeys undertaken on LTC