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To,
Ne. HRD/I(71)2020/Misc./455
Madam/Sir,
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
Bnfau/Head Office
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioner (HQ)/Director (PDNASS)
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioner (Zones)/Addl. CPFC (ASD)
All RPFCS/OiC-in-Charge of Region
Encl: As above.
Copy to:
Plate A Ground Floor. Block I| East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nicin
Subject: Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) rules, 1988
Relaxation to travel by air to visit North East Region, Union Territory of Jammu &
Kashmir and Ladakh and Andaman &Nicobar - extension beyond 25.09.2024- reg
1. PPS to CPFC
Please find enclosed herewith an Office Memorandum No. 31011/15/2022-Est-A-1V
dated 17.09.2024 issued by Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block, New Delhi on the subject cited
above for information and necessary action.
(This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority)
2. PPS to FA & CAO, CVO, ACC (HQ)
4. All Regional PF Commissioners
5.
All DD (Vigilance)/ZAPs
Date:
3. All Addl. Central PF Commissioners (HQ) & ACC (Zones) including ACC (ASD)
6.
All PPS, PA and SO in Head Office
7. RPFC, IS Division for web circulation
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8. Secretary General, EPF Officers' Association
Yours faithfully,
(SaurabhTripathi)
Regional P.F. Commissioner-l, HRD-!
9. Secretary General, AIEPF Staff Federation
10. Secretary General, AIEPF SC/ST Federation
11. Secretary General, AIEPF Employees' Sangh
12. Hindi Section for Hindi Version
13. Guard file
(SaúrabhTripathi)
Regional P.F. Commissioner-l, HRD-I
F.No.3 1011/ 15/2022-Estt-A-1V
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(Personnel Policy A-IV)
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated 17th September, 2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules,
1988 - Relaxation to travel by air to visit North East Region,
Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Andaman & Nicobar - extension
beyond 25.09.2024 -regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM
No. 31011/15/2022-Estt.A-IV dated 11.10.2022 regarding relaxation
to travel by air to visit North East Region, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh
and Andaman & Nicobar, 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), Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
(J&K), Union Territory of Ladakh and Union Territory of Andaman &
Nicobar Islands (A&N) is extended for a further period of two years,
w.e.f. 26th September, 2024 till 25th September, 2026.
2. The above Special Dispensation Concession is subject to the
following terms & conditions: -
i.
All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place
in NER/A&N/J&K/Ladakh against the conversion of their one Home
Town LTC in a four years' block period.
ii.
Government servants, whose Home Town and Headquarters/
place of posting are same, they are not allowed the conversion of any
Home Town LTC as they are not eligible for the Home Town LTC
facility.
iii.
The Government servant whose Home Town is situated in
NER/A&N/J&K/Ladakh will also be allowed conversion of Home Town
LTC for availing this Scheme to visit any place in any one of the three
regions out of the above mentioned four regions except the region
wherein his/her Hometown is situated.
iv.
Fresh Recruits are also allowed conversion of one of the three
Home Town LTCs in a block of four years, applicable to them to visit
NER/A&N/J&K/Ladakh. In addition, they are allowed one additional
conversion of Home Town LTC to visit UT of J&K/UT of Ladakh in a
block of four years.
Contd
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v. Government servants entitled to travel by air may avail this
concession from their Headquarters in their entitled class of air by
any airlines subject to the terms and conditions as enumerated in
DoPT's OM. No. 31011/12/2022-Estt.A-IV dated 29.08.2022 read with
DoPT's OM No. 31011/11/2023 - Pers. Policy A-IV dated 20.10.2023
(copies enclosed).
vi. Government servants not entitled to travel by air are allowed to
travel by air in Economy class by any airlines subject to the terms and
conditions as enumerated in DoPT's OM dated 29.08.2022 read with
DoPT's OM No. 31011/11/2023 - Pers. Policy A-IV dated 20.10.2023
in the following sectors:-
a. Between Kolkata/Guwahati and any place in NER.
b. Between Kolkata/ Chennai/Visakhapatnam and Port Blair.
c.Between Delhi/Amritsar and any place in J&K/Ladakh.
Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters
upto Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Visakhapatnam / Delhi/Amritsar
shall be undertaken as per their entitlement.
vii. Air travel by Government employees to NER, J&K, Ladakh and
A&N as mentioned in para (v) and (vi) above is allowed whether they
avail the concession against Anywhere in India LTC or in lieu of the
Home Town LTC, as permitted.
viii. Government servants not entitled to travel by air are also allowed
to travel by air in Economy class by any airlines to any place in
NER/A&N/J&K/Ladakh from their Headquarters directly, however,
the reimbursement will be subject to the conditions as enumerated
in DoPT's OM No. 31011/ 12/2022-Estt.A-IV dated 29.08.2022.
ix. The instructions regarding booking of air tickets through
authorized travel agents, best available fares, slots, booking time,
advances, reimbursement, etc., as mentioned in DoPT's OM No.
31011/12/2022- Estt.A-IV dated 29.08.2022 read with DoPT's OM No.
31011/11/2023 - Pers. Policy A-IV dated 20.10.2023 will also be
applicable for this Special Dispensation Scheme.
3.
All the Ministries/Departments are advised to bring it to the
notice of all their employees that any misuse of LTC will be viewed
seriously and the employees will be liable for appropriate action under
the rules. In order to keep a check on any kind of misuse of LTC,
Ministries/Departments are advised to randomly get some of the air
tickets submitted by the officials verified from the airlines concerned
with regard to the actual cost of air travel vis-a-vis the cost
indicated on the air tickets submitted by the officials.
Contd
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4.
In their application to the persons belonging to Indian Audit
and Accounts Department, these orders are issued as mandated under
Article 148(5) of the Constitution and after consultation with the
Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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5.
Hindi version will follow.
(Satish Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 011-23040341
To
The Secretaries
All Ministries! Departments of the Government of India
(As per the standard list)
Copy to:
1.
Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
2.
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3.
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4.
Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi.
5.
Parliament Library, New Delhi.
6.
All Union Territory Administrations.
7.
Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
8.
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P.G. &Pensions.
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