Office of the Controller General of Defence
Accounts,
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010
Circular
No. AT/IV/4462/LTC Claim
Dated: 13th Jan 2015
To
All PCsDA/ CsDA
PCoA (F‘ys) Kolkata
Sub: Regulation of journeys on use of own /
hired taxi on account of disability of the Govt. Servant on LTC.
Reference is invited to GoI, DoPT OM F No.
31011/3/2009-Estt.(A) dated: 28th Oct’ 2009.
2. The HQ office has been in receipt of
references from Controllers regarding issues pertaining to the subject
mentioned above. In this context it is stated that the matter was taken up with
MoD (Fin) for clarification.
3. In this connection please find enclosed a
copy of DoPT letter F.No. G-26033/I/Cash-13 (Pt.Fi1e) dated: 25.09.2014
received under MoD (Fin) ID No. 10(I)/2014/Fin QA dated: 14.10.2014 clarifying
the point of doubts for information and further necessary action please.
4. The applicability of this clarification in
r/o of Armed Forces personnel has separately been taken up with MOD D Mov.
Further communication on this issue will follow on receipt of clarification
from MoD D Mov.
Addl.CGDA has seen.
sd/-
Sr. Accounts Officer (AT-IV)
Sr. Accounts Officer (AT-IV)
Clarification orders issued by Ministry of
Defence on 7th July 2014…
Government of India
Ministry of Defence (Fin/QA)
Room No. 412-C. ‘B’ Wing,
Sena Bhawan New Delhi
Ministry of Defence (Fin/QA)
Room No. 412-C. ‘B’ Wing,
Sena Bhawan New Delhi
Subject : Views/remarks regarding use of
own/hired taxi on LTC on account of physically handicapped employees.
Reference: Jt.CGDA (AT Coord) U.O. No.
AT/IV/4462/LTC Claim dt.07.07.2014
Attention of Jt.CGDA (AT-III) is drawn to his
above referred U.O. seeking views/remarks regarding use of own/hired taxi on
LTC on account of physical handicap.
2. The subject file was referred to DoPT for
their comments. DoPT stated that if the clarification sought is in respect of
Defence Personnel, then it is clarified that CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 are not
applicable to them. In case of civilian Government servants, the clarification
provided by DoPT is enclosed for information.
3. O/o the CGDA is advised to strictly follow
the advice rendered by DoPT in the matter and decide the LTC cases in respect
of physically handicapped employees, accordingly.
sd/-
(Lajpat Rai)
AFA (QA)
(Lajpat Rai)
AFA (QA)
Clarification orders issued by DoPT…
Department of Personnel & Training
Estt.A-IV Desk
Estt.A-IV Desk
F.No. G-26033/1/Cash-13 (Pt. File)
Ref. notes of Ministry of Defence on pre-pages
seeking clarification regarding use of own/ hired taxi on LTC on account of
physically handicap.
2. It is not clear from the notes as to
whether the clarification sought for is in respect of civilian Government
employees in the Defence services or Defence personnel. In case, the
clarification sought is in respect of Defence Personnel, then it is clarified
that CCS (LTC) Rules, 1938 are not applicable to them. In case of civilian
Government servant the clarification is provided as under:
Points of Doubts raised by PcsDA/ CsDs and
Remarks/view of DoPT
1. Whether a physically disabled officer who travels by air/ train on
Temporary Duty can make use of own/ hired taxi on LTC?
As per DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/3/2009-Estt.(A)
dated 28th October, 2009, such relaxation to travel by own car/ hired taxi is
available to only those Govt. servants who on account of physical handicap of
self or dependant family members is unable to perform the LTC journey by the
authorized modes of transport and are compelled to undertake the journey by own
car/ private taxi.
It is believed that a Govt. employee who is
able to travel by air/ train on Temporary Duty, is capable of undertaking the
journey by the same on LTC also.
2. Whether the amount should be restricted to Rail fare by shortest
route or the physically challenged officer using own/ hired taxi on LTC who is
otherwise entitled to travel by air (i.e. drandng grade pay of Rs.5400/- and
above).
The amount admissible to the physically
disabled Govt. servant shall not be more than admissible if the journey is
performed by the entitled class of rail/air (as per his entitled mode) by the
shortest route or the actual taxi fare whichever is less, provided that the
source station and destination station are connected by these modes of
transport.
3. Whether it would be appropriate to admit air fare on notional basis
for non-existing air routes or shortest routes, like Pune-Mumbai,
Delhi-Faridabad, Delhi-Mathura etc. for Physically challenged officer using
own/ hired taxi on LTC?
No, Air fare cannot be admitted on notional
that too for the non-existing air route. Where the source station and
Destination station are not connected by train or air transport, the claim
shall be regulated in terms of the Department of Expenditure’s O.M. No.
19030/3/2008-E.IV dated 23rd September, 2008 as per the mileage allowance for
journeys performed by road in own car/taxi.
Authority : www.cgda.nic.in