No.19024/04/2016-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 26.10.2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Permission to
travel by private airlines in. respect of journey performed for
donation/transplantation of organs by Govt. servant.
It has come to notice
that in a few cases involving organ transplantation, timely transportation of
the patient or transportation of the organ which is a very crucial part of the
process got delayed because of non-availability of Air India flights. Also,
references have been received in this Department that Govt. employees are
facing hardship in obtaining ex-post-facto approval in such cases.
2. The matter has been
considered in the Department and in view of the urgency involved in cases of
harvesting of organs or transplantation of organs where speedy transportation
of the patient or organs is involved, it is clarified that in all such cases travel
by any airlines other than Air India may be allowed to Govt. servants.
3. This is issued with
the approval of Finance Secretary.
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(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary (EG)
