Ministry of Home Affairs MHA approves entitlement of air travel to all personnel of CAPFs 21 FEB 2019 In a significant decision, the Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the entitlement of air travel on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all the personnel of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces. The decision will immediately benefit approximately 7,80,000 personnel of the CAPFs in the ranks of Constable, Head Constable and ASI who were otherwise not eligible earlier. This includes journey on duty and journey on leave, i.e; while going on leave from Jammu and Kashmir to home and return. This facility is in addition to the existing air courier services for CAPFs that have been steadily extended in all sectors by the MHA to help the jawans cut down on travel time during their journey to and fro from home on leave. In Jammu and Kashmir Sector, it may be recalled that Air Courier Service for CAPF jawans was approved for the Jammu-Srinagar-Jam...

ALL INDIA LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION भारत सरकार Government of India रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways (रेलवे बोर्ड) Railway Board Office Order No. 104 of 2018 Sub :  Procedure for availing optional scheme of All India Leave Travel Concession (AILTC) facility for officers/staff working in Board’s Office. Subsequent to IR employees being given AILTC facility on optional basis in accordance with the CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 as per Boards Order No. E(W) 2017/PS5-l/3 dated 10.09.2018, all officers/staff working in Boards office are also eligible to avail AILTC. 2. For availing the facility of AILTC, Officer/Staff working in Board’s Office should have rendered four or more years of continuous service on the date of the commencement of the journey. The following guidelines may be adhered to by the applicant for availing AILTC:- i) Privilege Pass Surrender Certificate (PPSC) may be obtained from ‘G Branch by following the prescribed procedure as contained in Boards letter dated 1...

DOPT – LTC 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 North Block, New Delhi-110 001 Dated: September 20, 2018 Office Memorandum Subject:-   Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession – LTC) Rules, 1988 – Relaxation to travel by air to visit North East Region, Jammu & Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar – extension beyond 25.09.2018. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No.31011/3/2014 – Estt.A-IV dated 19.09.2016 on the subject noted above and to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, the scheme allowing Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) is extended for a further period of two years, w.e.f. 26th September, 2018 till 25th September, 2020 as under: (i) LTC for visiting NER, J&K and A&N in lieu of a H...

GUIDELINES ON AIR TRAVEL ON OFFICIAL TOURS No. 19024/2212017-E.IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 19th July, 2017 Office Memorandum Subject:   Guidelines on Air Travel on Official Tours – Purchase of air ticket from authorized agent. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments’ O.M. No. 19024/1/2005-E.IV dated 24.03.2006, O.M. No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 16.09.2010 and O.M. No. 19024/1/2012-E.IV dated 09.07.2013 regarding guidelines on Air travel. As per these guidelines, in all cases of Air Travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/office/website of Airlines) and if needed, by utilizing the services of three Authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC). T...

Air Travel entitlements for journeys on tour or training revision of instructions reg Government of India / Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Railways / Rail Mantralaya (Railway Board) No.F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41 RBE No.67/2018 New Delhi, dated 10.05.2018 General Manager, All Indian Railways, PUs etc. (As per Standard Mailing List) Sub: Air Travel entitlements for journeys on tour or training revision of instructions reg. In continuation to Board's letter of even number dated 24.04.2018 (RBE No 61/2018), it has been decided that regular SAG officers, on tour may travel by 'J' / Business Class by Air within the country also 2. This has the approval of competent authority. 3. Please acknowledge receipt. S/d, (Jitendra Kumar) Dy. Director Finance (Estt.) Railway Board.

Air Travel entitlements for journeys on tour or training; revision of instructions Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Railways/Rail Mantralaya (Railway Board)  RBE No.61/2018 No. F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41 New Delhi, dated 24.04.2018 General Manager, All Indian Railways, PUs etc. (As per Standard Mailing List) Sub : Air Travel entitlements for journeys on tour or training; revision of instructions reg. In partial modification of Board’s letters of even number dated 24.08.2017 & 25.09.2017 on the subject, it has been decided by Board to revise the Air Travel entitlements of railway officers for journeys on tour or training in the following manner: 2. Further, in partial modification of Board’s letter of even number dated 25.09.2017, it has also been decided by Board that grant of Air Travel permission to officers on Indian Railways, either one way or two way, may be approved personally by GMs of Railways with the prior personal concurrence of PFA. 3. As delegated vide pars 2...

Guidelines on Air Travel on Government Expenses - Purchase of Tickets from Authorised Agent: MHA OM Air-Travel-Government-Expenses No.19011/01/2015-Fin.II(Pt.) Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs North Block, New Delhi, Dated November 03, 2017 OFFICE-MEMORANDUM Sub: Guidelines on Air Travel on Government Expenses - Purchase of Tickets from Authorised Agent- reg. The undersigned is directed to refer to GoI 14 below SR 48-8 wherein provision has been made that in all cases of air travel, where Govt. of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials have to travel only by Air India. Further, GoI 16 below the rule stipulates for purchase of air ticket directly from Airlines (Booking Counter or website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of the authorised agents viz. M/s. Balmer Lawrie Co., M/s Ashoka Travels & Tours and IRCTC. Department of Expenditure, M/o. Finance time and again also stressed the need of travel only by Air India and purchase of air tickets from pe...