LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION

CCS (LTC)RULES, 1988

 TYPES OF LTC
 EVERY YEAR 1 2 3 4
(For newly recruited employees (self & family) up to 8
years from the date of joining w.e.f. 1-9-2008)

 HOME TOWN 1 2

 ALL INDIA 1
 Sailent Features
• LTC is a facility (concession) provided by the
Government for travel of GS with dependent during
leave.
• It is introduced on 11-10-1956.
• It can be availed during regular leave / casual leave/
Special Casual Leave / Vacation but it cannot be
availed during weekend or any other period of
holiday alone.
• It can be availed during Child Care Leave also as per
recent DOPT No. 13018/ 6/ 2013 –Estt (L).
Dated: 3-4-2018
 Sailent Features
• CCL (LTC) Rules 1988, came into force
w.e.f. 3-5-1988.
• Any employee who has completed one year of
continuous service on the date of journey is eligible
for LTC or himself and his family.
• LTC is not admissible during suspension period of the
GS as he cannot get any leave including Casual leave
during the period of suspension. But members of
his/her family are entitled to LTC
 Sailent Features
• LTC is not admissible proceeding on leave but
resigns his post without returning to duty
• A GS who is appointed during 2018 or earlier will
be entitled for the concession during the block of
2018-19. But a GS appointed during the year
2019, will forgo the concession during the block
2018-19, as he would not have completed one
year of service before 1-1-2020. He can avail of
the concession during the block 2020-21 only.
 Family

1. Spouse
2. Two Surviving unmarried children
3. Wholly dependent Parents
4. Dependent means their whole Income
is not exceed Rs. 9000/- pm
 HOME TOWN LTC (HT LTC)

• Home town address should be declared

on entering into the service and it should
be final, but under exceptional
circumstances Head of Department may
authorize to change once during the entire
service.
 HOME TOWN LTC (HT LTC)
• HT LTC is available once in a block of 2
years such as 2016-17, 2018-19, …. etc
for travel with family from the place of
duty to the home town.
• HT LTC is admissible irrespective of
distance of home town from Headquarter
(Hqrs).
 HOME TOWN LTC (HT LTC)
• An employee (including unmarried)
having his family at his home town can
avail LTC for himself alone every year
instead of having it for both self and
family once in two years.
• An unmarried employee can avail
conversion of one of the 4 HT LTC into
All India LTC.
 HOME TOWN LTC (HT LTC)
• However, an employee availing home
town LTC every year is not entitled to the
facility of carrying forward into grace
period (i.e., next year).
• An employee and his family members
may avail LTC in different groups at
different times during a block of 2 years.
 HOME TOWN LTC (HT LTC)
• The journey will be counted against the
block of two years within which the
outward journey commences, even if the
return journey is performed after the
expiry of the said block
 Any where in India LTC
(All India LTC)
• In lieu of one of the two HT LTCs in a block of 4
years such as 2014-17, 2018-21,…etc the employee
and his family can avail one All India LTC (AI LTC)
and travel to any place in India.
• The Place of visit should be declared well in advance
to the controlling authority.
• Any change in declared place of visit should be
intimated to Controlling authority before
commencement of outward journey.
 Any where in India LTC
(All India LTC)
• An employee and his family members may avail LTC
in different groups at different times during a block of
4 years.
• An employee and his/her family members can visit
different places but each should declare well in
advance to the controlling authority.
• The Concession meant for a particular 4 years block
can be carried forward to the first year of the next
block (i.e., grace period)
 Facility for New Recruits
• New recruits to service (w.e.f. 1-9-2008)
can travel on 3 occasions to their home
town and in the 4th occasion to anywhere in
India in the first four years of service (from
initial date of joining Govt. Service).
• If LTC is not availed in a year it shall not be
carried over to next year, it shall lapse.
 Facility for New Recruits
• The same facility will be available in the next
4 years of service also.
• The first two blocks of 4 years shall be
personal to them. After initial 8 years of
service, LTC shall be allowed as per normal
provisions.
• In case Home Town and Headquarters are
same, only All India LTC can be availed on the
4th and 8th occasion.
 Entitlement
• The entitlement shall be determined as per
orders in force, at the time of commencement
of outward journey.
• Travel entitlements for journey by
Air/Rail/Road/Steamer on LTC shall be the
same as for the purpose of official Tour /
Transfer but not daily allowance (DA) shall be
admissible for travel on LTC
 LTC Claim Time Limit
• A Claim for LTC concession should be submitted
within 3 months on completion of the return
journey, if no advance had been drawn otherwise
the claim shall forfeit.
• Where advance has been taken the claim should be
furnished within 1 month of completion of the
return journey.
• The employee should indicate in his LTC claim the
Passenger Name Record (PNR) number in addition
to ticket number.
  
Facility of LTC Advance
• Advance up to 90% of the fare (onward and
returned journey) can be availed.
• The advance for outward journey can be
drawn 65 days before the proposed date of
journey (125 days in case of journey by
train).
• In all cases booked tickets must be produced
to office within 10 days of drawl of the
advance
  
Facility of LTC Advance
• The advance shall be refunded in full if the
tickets are not produced within 10 days of
grant of advance.
• Advance can be separately drawn for self and
different groups family members if they are
travelling separately.
• If leave is more than 90 days , advance can
be availed only for onward journey
 LTC facility for an escort accompanying single PH
Govt Servant will be admissible subject to following
conditions:
• Prior approval of the HOD is obtained on each
occasion
• Nature of Physical disability – necessity of an
escort, in case of doubt, HOD decision is final
• PH GS does not have adult family members
• PH GS and escort avail of the concession if any
from Railway and Roadways department
• Any other person who is entitled to LTC does not
accompany the PH GS on the journey
 Facility of Leave encashment while
proceeding on LTC
• Leave encashment of up to 10 days of Earned
Leave (EL) can be availed at the time of LTC.
• The total Leave so encashed during the entire
career shall not exceed 60 days in aggregate.
• A balance of at least 30 days of EL is still
available to his credit after availing leave and
leave encashment.
• EL up to 10 days may be encashed at the time of
availing both HT and AI LTC.
 Facility of Leave encashment while
proceeding on LTC
• In case one and same LTC is being availed of
by the Govt Servant (GS) and his family
members separately in a block, Leave
encashment would be
restricted to one occasion only.
• The period of leave encashed shall not be
deducted from quantum of leave than can be
encashed at the time of retirement / death etc.
 Facility of Leave encashment while
proceeding on LTC
• If LTC is not availed (after encashment) within
prescribed time limit the entire amount encashed
along with interest @ 2% above the interest for
GPF/CPF shall be refunded and the leave will be
credited back.
• Leave encashment can be availed by re-employed
pensioners entitled for LTC also subject to 60
days limit for the service period and re-
employment period put together.
 Amount of leave encashment shall be as
under:

No. of days of EL
Basic Pay +DA on the date encashed (Maximum 10 )
of availing LTC

30 DAYS

Earned leave need not necessarily be availed

alongwith LTC and leave encashment on LTC shall
be allowed without any linkage to the number of days
and nature of leave availed.
  
Govt Servant who are:
• Entitled to LTC but opt for the facility of LTC
provided to their spouses employed in PSUs/
ABs, etc., OR
• Not entitled to LTC on account of their spouses
being employed in Indian Railways / National
Airlines and entitled to privilege passes /
concessional times,
•  Can also avail leave encashment as above, at the
time of availing LTC facility / privilege passes /
concessional tickets of their spouses
  
 
LTC with Transfer Journey
• Old Headquarter ((Old Place of posting) to
Home town and to New Headquarter (New
place of posting)
• Eligibility for minimum entitlement of
Transfer Traveling Allowance (TTA) under SR
124/126 is = X+Y-Z Kilometer
  X - Distance from Old Hqrs to HT
 Y - Distance from HT to New Hqrs
 Z - Distance from Old Hqrs to New Hqrs
  
 
LTC with Tour Journey
• From Tour station to HT and back to Hqrs.
Restriction is ; TA from HQrs to tour station and LTC
from tour station to HT and back to HQrs. LTC
limited to journey from HQrs to HT and back because
tour station is the starting point for LTC to HT
• From HT to tour station and back to HQrs.
Eligibility for LTC from HQr to HT and TA as on tour
from HT to tour station and back to HQrs
• All India LTC can also be availed in combination
with Transfer / Tour.
  
Disciplinary action for fraudulent claims
• Official cannot avail LTC till finalization of
the disciplinary proceeding
• If he is inflicted with any of the penalty under
CCS (CCA) Rules 1965, he will not be
allowed the next two sets, (One concession of
HT & one concession to any place in India) in
addition to the sets withheld during the
pendency of the proceeding. The Controlling
authority can disallow even more than two sets
in specific cases
  
Disciplinary action for fraudulent claims

If the officials is fully exonerated (free

from blame) of the charges, he will be
allowed to avail the LTC withheld earlier
in addition to his normal entitlement.
He/She should however avail the LTC
before his/her superannuation.
  
Emergency Passage Concession (EPC)
• The GS and their families posted in North East
Region (NER) or Andaman & Nicobar (A&N)
Islands shall be entitled to avail of the LTC in
emergencies on two additional occasions
during their entire service career.
• It’s intended to enable the GS and / or families
(Spouse & 2 children) to travel either to the
HT or to the last place of duty from the station
of posting or vice versa in an emergency .
 Entitlement of TA/DA on Tour as per 7th
CPC
Grade Pay
Pay Matrix TRAVELING ALLOWANCE DAILY ALLOWANCE
(VI
Level
CPC)
( VII
CPC) Road Rail Air Steam Hotel / City Foo
er Guest Conveyan d
House ce

More 14 & AC Bus AC-I Business / Highest 7500 Actual AC 1200

than Above & AC Taxi Club Class Taxi fare
10000 Classes
7600- 12-13 AC Bus & AC-I Economic Highest 4500 Up to 50 1000
8900 Non Ac Classes Class Kms AC Taxi
Taxi

5400- 9-11 AC Bus & AC-II Economic Highest 2250 Up to Rs. 900
6600 Non Ac Classes Class 338/-
Taxi
 Entitlement of TA/DA on Tour as per 7th CPC
Grade Pay
Pay Matrix TRAVELING ALLOWANCE DAILY ALLOWANCE
(VI
Level
CPC)
( VII
CPC) Road Rail Air Steam Hotel / City Foo
er Guest Conveyan d
House ce

4200- 6-8 AC Bus AC- Economic Lower 750 Up to 800

4800 & Non II Classes ( class Rs. 225/-
Ac Taxi Not out of
Eligible f two
or LTC classe
) s
Less Below Non AC AC- NA Lowes 450 Up to 500
than 5 Bus & III or t Rs. 113/-
4200 Auto / Chai Classe
Scooter r s
Car
 Determination of AIR Journey as per 7th CPC

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES NON ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

1. Travel by in AIR INDIA only 1. Travel by ANY flight

2. Travel in ECONOMIC CLASS only 2. Travel by ANY Class

3. Air Ticket must be booked in 5 notified 3. Air Ticket may be booked in ANY
platform / gateway Platform / Gateway
1. Air India Booking Counter
2. Air India Website
3. IRCTC Website
4. Balmer Lawrie & Company Website
5. Ashok Travel & Tours Website

4. Actual expenditure is eligible 4. Actual expenditure or entitled Train fare

(II AC / III AC) which ever is less
 AIR TRAVEL between
• Agaratala / Aizaw/ Impal/ Lilabari / Silchar in NE to
Calcutta& Vice Versa.
• Port blair in the A&N islands to Calcutta / Chennai &
Vice Versa.
• Karavatti in the Lakshadweep island to Cochin &
Vice Versa.
• LTC by air facility will be admissible only for during
winter period from 15th Nov to 15th March in Ladakh
Region i.e., from Leh to Srinagar/ Jammu/
Chandigarh & Vice Versa.
• Economics class in AIR INDIA flight only
• LTC 80 fare or actual paid whichever is less
 AIR TRAVEL between
• Authorized Travel Agents for booking of Air Ticket
to Air India are: (only for entitled GS i.e., Level 9 &
above)
1. Air India Booking Counter
2. Air India Website http://www.airindia.com
3. IRCTC Website www.irctc.co.in
4. Balmer Lawrie & Company Website http://
balmerlawrie.com
5. Ashok Travel & Tours Website
http://www.attindiatourism.com
 AIR TRAVEL between
• Not entitled GS (Level 8 & below) can travel any
flight at any class and book the ticket in anywhere but
fare will be restricted to entitled short route of train
fare.
• If both parents are eligible for such assistance, only
one of them can claim by submitting the joint
declaration form.
• Determination of Children Age for full fare
• AIR Age >5 years
• RAIL Age >12 years
• ROAD Age >10 years
Comparison between HT LTC & AI LTC
Sl. Particulars Home Town Anywhere in
No.
LTC India LTC
1 Short Form HT LTC AI LTC
2 Block years 2018-19 & 2020-21 2018-21

3 Eligibility HT + HT HT + AI

4 Distance Shortest route from Hqr to Shortest route from Hqr

HT and Vice Versa to any one place in the
India and Vice Versa
5 Members Self and Family Self & Family
6 Advance 90% of Estimated TA 90% of Estimated TA
 Presented by:
Ganesha BK
Office Superintendent
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
At Post Padve, Taluk-Rajapur, Dist- Ratnagiri (MS)
Mobile No. 8412054394/9972078958
E-Mail: ganibk2014@gmail.com