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New Delhi -110001 Dated:28/06/2019

CIRCULAR No. 116

Subject: Central Civil Service (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988- Relaxation to trval by air to visit North East Region, Jammu & Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar - Clarification - reg

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 31011/3/2018-Estt. (A-N) dated 20th June, 2019 on the subject cited above for information / necessary action.

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(Bulley Mishra) Assistant Director General (PAT)

Phone:23036245 Copy to:

1. P. S to Minister of State for Communications(IC)/MO C, New Delhi 2. Sr. PPS to Secretary (T)/Chairman, Telecom Commission, New Delhi. 3.PPS/PS to Member(T), Member(S), Member(F), DoT 4. PPS/PS to Director General Telecom. 5. All Advisors/Addl, Secy. /Sr. DDGs /DDGs/ JSs, DoT, New Delhi 6. All Advisors/Sr. DDGs ofDoT field Unit. 7. Sr. DDG, TEC, Khurshid Lal Bhawan, New Delhi 8. Sr. DDG, NTIPRIT 9. CMD, BSNL, Corporate Office, Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi 10. CMD, MTNL, 9 CGO Complexes, 5th Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 11. CMD, TCIL, New Delhi 12. CMD, BBNL, New Delhi 13. Executive Director, C-DO T/Dir. WMO, New Delhi 14. All Controllers/Jt. Controllers of Communications Accounts, DO T 15. Director (Staff), Director (SEA), DO T & Director (Civil), DoT, New Delhi 16. Dy. Security (Admin-1)/ (Admin-11)/ (Admin-111) & (Admin-IV), DoT 17. Director (IT), DO T for posting this circular on the web-site of DO T 18. PAO, and all the concerned Sections, DOT, New Delhi 19. SO (Pay Bill), DoT, HQ, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi 20. All recognized Units/Association/Federations, DoT, New Delhi 21. Internal Audit Unit DoT, HQ, Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi

No. 31011 /3/2018-Estt.(A-IV) Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training

Establishment A-IV Desk ***

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi-110 001 Dated: June 20, 2019

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 - Relaxation to travel by air to visit North East Region, Jammu & Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar - clarification reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's 0.M. of even no. dated 20.09.2018 regarding the relaxation to travel by air on L TC to visit North-East Region (NER}, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) and to say that as per para 2(v) of the aforesaid O.M., Government employees non-entitled to travel by air are allowed air travel in Economy class subject to maximum fare limit of L TC-80 fare in the following sectors:

(a) Between Kolkata/Guwahati and any place in NER. (b) Between Kolkata/ChennaiNisakhapatnam and Port Blair. (c) Between Delhi/Amritsar and any place in J&K.

Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Visakhapatnam/ Delhi/ Amritsar is to be undertaken as per their entitlement. . 2. In this regard, several references/RT! applications are received in this Department seeking clarification regarding settlement of L TC claims where a non-entitled Government employee directly travels by air from his Headquarters to the destination in North-East Region (NER), Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as opposed to their entitlement.

3. The matter has been examined in this Department in consultation with Department of Expenditure. It has been decided that cases of direct air travel by a non-entitled Government employee on L TC from his Headquarters to the place of visit in NER/J&K/ A&N under the special dispensation scheme, may be regulated as per their rail and air entitlement allowed under the special dispensation scheme of travel by air as under:

"Entitled class rail fare from the Headquarters/place of posting to the nearest relevant railhead (i.e. Kolkata/Guwahati/Delhi/Amritsar/Chennai/ Visakhapatnam) based on the place of visit (in NER/J&K/A&N) + L TC-80 Economy class air fare from the same

... ~~ railhead to the place of visit in NER/J&K/A&N; or the actual air fare from the -v;. Headquarters to the place of visit, whichever is less."

\cf' In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, this order issues after consultation with Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

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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.