FAQ 67 — LTC

LTC

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
Home Town which implies that Headquarters and Home Town should be at different places.
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2017 NIL Eligibility after one year of regular service 01.09.2017 – 31.12.2017 Home Town 1st 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 Home Town 2nd 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019 Home Town 3rd 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2020 Any Place in India 4th 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2021 Home Town 5th 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 Home Town 6th 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2023 Home Town 7th 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2024 Any Place in India 8th 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025 Nil (Not eligible) (Being second year of sub-block 2024-25 under Block Year 2022- 25) 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2029 As per normal entitlement Regular Block Year (2026-2029)
An employee joined the Government service on 1st September, 2016. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he would have become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st September, 2017 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India would be as under:
(i) After the completion of the first eight years, when the fresh recruit gets into the middle of the running regular Block Year (2022-2025) where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the second sub block (i.e. 2025 of 2024-2025), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (i.e. 2025).
(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.
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion 31.12.2015-30.12.2016 NIL Eligibility after one year of regular service 31.12.2016 Home Town 1st 01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017 Home Town 2nd 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 Home Town 3rd 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019 Any Place in India 4th 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2020 Home Town 5th 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2021 Home Town 6th 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 Home Town 7th 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2023 Any Place in India 8th 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2025 Home Town (Being second sub block 2024-45 of regular Block Year 2022-2025) 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2029 As per normal entitlement (next Block Year 2026-2029)
An employee joined the Government service on 31st December, 2015. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he would have become eligible for LTC with effect from 31st December, 2016 (i.e. after completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India LTC would be as under:
(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, 2016). 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 sub block year (in 2024 under sub block year 2024-25) of the current Block Year (2022-2025), he will be eligible only for the 'Home Town' LTC in that block as he was eligible for 'Any Place in India' LTC in the eighth year. In case, the fresh recruit forgoes (or did not avail) his eighth year LTC, then he has a choice to avail either 'Any Place in India' or ‘Home Town’ LTC in the following sub block year (2024-25).
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025 NIL Eligibility after one year of regular service 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2026 Home Town 1st 01.01.2027 – 31.12.2027 Home Town 2nd 01.01.2028 – 31.12.2028 Home Town 3rd 01.01.2029 – 31.12.2029 Any Place in India 4th 01.01.2030 – 31.12.2030 Home Town 5th 01.01.2031 – 31.12.2031 Home Town 6th 01.01.2032 – 31.12.2032 Home Town 7th 01.01.2033 – 31.12.2033 Any Place in India 8th 01.01.2034 – 31.12.2037 As per normal entitlement Regular Block Year 2034-2037
(H) RELAXATIONS/ REFERENCES TO BE MADE TO DOPT 71 Timelines for submission of LTC claims A claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred on journey under LTC shall be submitted within three months after the completion of the return journey, if no advance had been drawn. Failure to do so will entail forfeiture of the claim and no relaxation shall be permissible in this regard. However, the Ministry/Department concerned with the concurrence of Financial Advisor can admit the claims within six months, if no advance has been drawn without reference to DoP&T. [O.M. No. 31011/3/2015-Estt.A-IV dated 21.12.2023]
An employee joins the Government service on 1st January, 2025. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st January, 2026 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town/ All India LTC would be as under:
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 (in the year 2034), his entitlement in the regular block year (2034-2037) will be exercised as per the normal LTC entitlement.
20 | P a g e 72 Who is the competent authority to grant relaxation in case air ticket is booked from unauthorized travel agent or website of the airlines ?
(a) The Financial Advisors of the Ministry/Department in case the Government employee is working directly under Ministry/Department; and
(b) In case of the employees working under subordinate/attached offices, Head of Department not below the rank of Joint Secretary. [O.M. No. 31011/12/2022-Estt. (A-IV), dated 29.08.2022] 73 How to refer the matters to DoPT in respect of LTC by the Administrative Ministry for relaxation/clarification? With the approval of Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department, the cases may be referred to DoPT through e-office only along with self-contained note specifying the points to be clarified or the provisions to be relaxed. [OM No. 43011/9/2014-Estt.(D) dated 28.10.2015] (I) FAMILY STAYING AWAY FROM HQ/HT 74 Cases where family is staying with the Government Servant at headquarters Family member
(s) travelling to Hometown will be counted towards Hometown. Hometown Family member
(s) travelling to any place including Hometown will be counted towards All India. All India All India 75 Cases where family is staying away from headquarters as per the instructions contained in DOPT O.M. No. 31011/5/2015-Estt.(AIV), dated 31.10.2017 Family member
(s) travelling to Hometown will be counted towards Hometown (but fare will be restricted to distance between HQ and HT or actual, whichever is less). Hometown Family staying at Headquarters with the Government Servant Hometown Family staying at Headquarters with the Government Servant Hometown Any Other Place Family staying other than Headquarters Hometown
6. Hindi version will follow. (LaLt Kumar) Under Secretary to the Government of India Tel: 2304 0341 To All Secretaries of Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India.
1. Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi. 2. Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. 3. Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi. 4. Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi. 5. Parliament Library, New Delhi. 6. All Union Territory Administrations. 7. Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 8. All Attached and Subordinate Offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions. 9. Hindi Section for Hindi version. 10. NIC, DoPT, North Block, New Delhi, for uploading on the website of the Department.

FAQ 67 — LTC

LTC

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
Home Town which implies that Headquarters and Home Town should be at different places.
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2017 NIL Eligibility after one year of regular service 01.09.2017 – 31.12.2017 Home Town 1st 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 Home Town 2nd 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019 Home Town 3rd 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2020 Any Place in India 4th 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2021 Home Town 5th 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 Home Town 6th 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2023 Home Town 7th 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2024 Any Place in India 8th 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025 Nil (Not eligible) (Being second year of sub-block 2024-25 under Block Year 2022- 25) 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2029 As per normal entitlement Regular Block Year (2026-2029)
An employee joined the Government service on 1st September, 2016. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he would have become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st September, 2017 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India would be as under:
(i) After the completion of the first eight years, when the fresh recruit gets into the middle of the running regular Block Year (2022-2025) where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the second sub block (i.e. 2025 of 2024-2025), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (i.e. 2025).
(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.
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion 31.12.2015-30.12.2016 NIL Eligibility after one year of regular service 31.12.2016 Home Town 1st 01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017 Home Town 2nd 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 Home Town 3rd 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019 Any Place in India 4th 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2020 Home Town 5th 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2021 Home Town 6th 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 Home Town 7th 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2023 Any Place in India 8th 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2025 Home Town (Being second sub block 2024-45 of regular Block Year 2022-2025) 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2029 As per normal entitlement (next Block Year 2026-2029)
An employee joined the Government service on 31st December, 2015. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he would have become eligible for LTC with effect from 31st December, 2016 (i.e. after completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India LTC would be as under:
(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, 2016). 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 sub block year (in 2024 under sub block year 2024-25) of the current Block Year (2022-2025), he will be eligible only for the 'Home Town' LTC in that block as he was eligible for 'Any Place in India' LTC in the eighth year. In case, the fresh recruit forgoes (or did not avail) his eighth year LTC, then he has a choice to avail either 'Any Place in India' or ‘Home Town’ LTC in the following sub block year (2024-25).
Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2025 NIL Eligibility after one year of regular service 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2026 Home Town 1st 01.01.2027 – 31.12.2027 Home Town 2nd 01.01.2028 – 31.12.2028 Home Town 3rd 01.01.2029 – 31.12.2029 Any Place in India 4th 01.01.2030 – 31.12.2030 Home Town 5th 01.01.2031 – 31.12.2031 Home Town 6th 01.01.2032 – 31.12.2032 Home Town 7th 01.01.2033 – 31.12.2033 Any Place in India 8th 01.01.2034 – 31.12.2037 As per normal entitlement Regular Block Year 2034-2037
(H) RELAXATIONS/ REFERENCES TO BE MADE TO DOPT 71 Timelines for submission of LTC claims A claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred on journey under LTC shall be submitted within three months after the completion of the return journey, if no advance had been drawn. Failure to do so will entail forfeiture of the claim and no relaxation shall be permissible in this regard. However, the Ministry/Department concerned with the concurrence of Financial Advisor can admit the claims within six months, if no advance has been drawn without reference to DoP&T. [O.M. No. 31011/3/2015-Estt.A-IV dated 21.12.2023]
An employee joins the Government service on 1st January, 2025. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st January, 2026 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town/ All India LTC would be as under:
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 (in the year 2034), his entitlement in the regular block year (2034-2037) will be exercised as per the normal LTC entitlement.
20 | P a g e 72 Who is the competent authority to grant relaxation in case air ticket is booked from unauthorized travel agent or website of the airlines ?
(a) The Financial Advisors of the Ministry/Department in case the Government employee is working directly under Ministry/Department; and
(b) In case of the employees working under subordinate/attached offices, Head of Department not below the rank of Joint Secretary. [O.M. No. 31011/12/2022-Estt. (A-IV), dated 29.08.2022] 73 How to refer the matters to DoPT in respect of LTC by the Administrative Ministry for relaxation/clarification? With the approval of Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department, the cases may be referred to DoPT through e-office only along with self-contained note specifying the points to be clarified or the provisions to be relaxed. [OM No. 43011/9/2014-Estt.(D) dated 28.10.2015] (I) FAMILY STAYING AWAY FROM HQ/HT 74 Cases where family is staying with the Government Servant at headquarters Family member
(s) travelling to Hometown will be counted towards Hometown. Hometown Family member
(s) travelling to any place including Hometown will be counted towards All India. All India All India 75 Cases where family is staying away from headquarters as per the instructions contained in DOPT O.M. No. 31011/5/2015-Estt.(AIV), dated 31.10.2017 Family member
(s) travelling to Hometown will be counted towards Hometown (but fare will be restricted to distance between HQ and HT or actual, whichever is less). Hometown Family staying at Headquarters with the Government Servant Hometown Family staying at Headquarters with the Government Servant Hometown Any Other Place Family staying other than Headquarters Hometown
6. Hindi version will follow. (LaLt Kumar) Under Secretary to the Government of India Tel: 2304 0341 To All Secretaries of Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India.
1. Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi. 2. Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. 3. Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi. 4. Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi. 5. Parliament Library, New Delhi. 6. All Union Territory Administrations. 7. Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 8. All Attached and Subordinate Offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions. 9. Hindi Section for Hindi version. 10. NIC, DoPT, North Block, New Delhi, for uploading on the website of the Department.

FAQ 67 — LTC

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FAQ 67 — LTC

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