GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2395
ANSWERED ON: 01.08.2018
LTC to Employees
KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH
SUDHEER GUPTA
T. RADHAKRISHNAN
GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR
VIJAY KUMAR S.R.
S. RAJENDRAN
BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in
Jammu and Kashmir, North-East Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
against the conversion of their one home town LTC;
(b) if so, the period for which the said facility will be available;
(c) whether the Government proposes to extend the said facilities after
expiry of the completion of said period to boost tourism in such
States;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the same; and
(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to expand such facilities to their employees in other States?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND
PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) & (b) : Yes Madam. All eligible Central Government employees can
avail LTC to visit any place in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East Region
and Andaman and Nicobar Islands against the conversion of their one home
town LTC. The currency period of the said scheme is up to 25th
September, 2018.
(c) to (e) : The proposal to extend the present scheme of Home Town LTC
conversion to visit any place in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East Region
and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is under active consideration of the
Government.
There is no proposal to extend such facilities for visit to any other State.
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