No.31011/7/2014-Estt.(A-IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment A-IV Desk
North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: January 13, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Central
Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to
travel by private airlines to visit Jammu & Kashmir.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. of even no.
dated 28.11.2014 on the subject noted above and to say that vide
aforesaid O.M., facility to travel on LTC by private airlines to Jammu
& Kashmir (J&K) under the special dispensation scheme was
allowed for a period of one year. This facility ended w.e.f. 28.11.2015
and was re-introduced on 01.06.2016.
2. Many references have been received about Govt. Employees who had
inadvertently travelled by private airlines to J&K during the gap
period, i.e. from 28.11.2015 to 31.05.2016, under the impression that
the facility was still operational and were later facing difficulties in
settlement of their LTC claims.
3. The issue has been examined in consultation with the Department of
Expenditure and Ministry of Civil Aviation. In relaxation to this
Department’s O.M. of even no. dated 28.11.2014, it has been decided to
allow the claims of those Government employees who had travelled by
private airlines to Jammu & Kashmir on LTC during the gap period of
28.11.2015 – 31.05.2016. This shall be subject to the condition that
tickets have been booked through the authorised modes and at LTC-80 fare
or less and other conditions prescribed in DoPT’s O.M. No.
31011/7/2014-Estt.A-IV dated 28.11.2014.
(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
