Restriction on LTC by Air Travel only in Air
India Relaxed for the block year 2010-13 – Civil Aviation Ministry’s blanket
permission for LTC by Air Travel by any airline in the case of non-availability
of Air India Flight / Ticket
Relaxation on air travel under LTC by any airline to be useful
only in past cases pending for sanction as LTC block year 2010-13 ends in
31.12.2014 after extension
F. No. AV.18011/05/2012-AI
Government of India/ Ministry of Civil Aviation
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi
Government of India/ Ministry of Civil Aviation
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi
dated : 19.12.2014.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Air
Travel on LTC for the Block year 2010-13 –
relaxation of Government instructions regarding.
relaxation of Government instructions regarding.
Ministry of Finance (MoF) vide O.M. No.
19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 13.7.2009 inter alia envisage that in all cases
of air travel, both domestic and international, where
the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, the
officials concerned may travel only by Air India. For travel to stations
not connected by Air India, the officials may travel by Air
India to the hub/ point closest to their eventual destination, beyond
which they may utilize the services of another airline etc.
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) vide O.M. No.31o11/2/2006-Estt.(A)
dated 27th July, 2009 had extended the applicability of the MoF’s instructions
for LTC purposes. MoF directed that in all cases of deviation of above
instructions etc. individual cases be referred to the Ministry
of Civil Aviation (MoCA) for relaxation.
2. This Ministry has been receiving a number
of requests for consideration of blanket/ general permission for LTC on routes
where Air India does not provide service and also Air
India tickets are not available. The matter has been examined in this
Ministry and it has been decided with the approval of Competent Authority to
grant permission to Government officials to travel
by an airline other than Air India w.e.f. 10.12.2014,
only for the purpose of the LTC Block year culminating on 31.12.2014 and only
in cases of non-availability of required number of seats on Air
India for onward journey till 31.12.2014 and also subject to the condition
that the fare charged by any private airline, which is over and above the
LTC 80 fare for the sector, shall be borne by the
concerned Government official and also subject to the condition that
purchase of tickets is done in accordance with the instructions issued
by Ministry of Finance from time to time.
(Sunil pant)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
