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...