7th Pay Commission: Modified LTC air ticket booking rules for Central Govt Employees

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The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has modified instructions for booking air tickets on the Government account in respect of Leave Travel Concession (LTC).

In an Office Memorandum dated October 20, DoPT said it has been receiving a number of representations seeking clarifications on issues relating to the settlement of claims, particularly of those government employees who have not retained the screenshot of the concerned webpage of the authorised travel Agents (ATAs) during the booking of air tickets, as provided under the OM dated 29.8.2022.

In view of the above, the DoPT has made the following modifications for the convenience of Government employees:

Al! Three authorized travel agents – M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT), and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (!RCTC) – are to display the details of the flight having the cheapest fare and the flight(s) having the fare 10% more than the cheapest fare only, in the desired time slot, at the time of booking the air tickets by the Government employees for the purpose of LTC journey.

With the above, the booking of air ticket for the purpose of LTC on the website of these three authorized travel agents shall itself be a proof that the ticket booked by the individual government employee was of the cheapest fare as provided under the guidelines.

All three authorized agents will indicate the word ‘LTC’ on tickets issued for the LTC journey.

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