Clarification issued by Finance Ministry Regarding Purchase of Air Tickets on LTC / Tours.
1. On Official Tours:
(i) For travel by Airlines other than Air India because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability of Air India flights, individual cases for relaxation to be referred to M/o Civil Aviation, as stated in this Ministry's OM No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 13.072009.
(ii) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/ website of Airlines ) or by utilizing the service of Authorised Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashok Travels & Tours.
2. LTC:
(ii) In Economy class only, irrespective of entitlement.
(iii) LTC-80 ticket of Air India only to be purchased.
(iv) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking Counters / website of Airlines ) or or by utilizing the service of Authorised Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and IRCTC ( to the extend IRCTC is authorized as per DOP&T OM No. 31011/6/2002-Estt (A) dt 01.12.2009 )
3. LTC for J&K:
(i) Relaxation to travel by Private Airlines to visit J&K while availing LTC is available to all the categories of Government Employees, including those entitled to travel by Air (DOP&T OMs No. 31011/2/2003-Estt. (A-IV) dated 18.06.2010 and 04.08.2010 refer ).
(ii) For purchase of Air Tickets, however, the procedure as given under para 2 (iv) above should be followed.
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If no tickets available in the Indian Airlines under LTC scheme what we have to do?. Whether we have to fore go the LTC in this block year.
i have to travel on LTC from kolkatta to hyderabad.no Indian airlines is available.PL guideme
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for LTC tour weather to purchase ltc 80 tickets or simply one can take indian airlines tickets? pl clarify.
is it compulsory to take LTC 80 tickets when Indian air lines tickets are cheaper?
please mention m/s Balmer Lawrie & company,m/s ashok travels tours phone numbers. we want use LTC for north east.
I am entitled for air travel in LTC. Can I travel one segment by air and one segment by train.
I have applied for LTC from Ranchi to Port Blair via Ranchi-Delhi-Chennai-Port Blair. Authority has advised me to travel by train from Ranchi to Kolkata by Train and from Kolkta to Port Blair by Air India flight to reduce the route. There is no flight of Air India from Ranchi to Kolkata.
Please comment on the decision of my authority guide me what to do?
I have applied for LTC from Ranchi to Port Blair with travel by air India via Ranchi-Delhi-Chennai-Port Blair. There is no Air India flight from Ranchi to Kolkata. My authority is calculating fare for travel from Ranchi to Kolkata by train and from Kolkata to Port Blair by flight considering it to be the shortest route.
Please suggest whether the decision of my authority is valid?
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I am working at patiala, Punjab. my daughter is studying at Akola which is my home town. In winter season my daughter came at patiala and I asked for Bharat darshan for her from Patiala to Mumbai one side only due to less time she was not able to return at patiala. can I avail in this way Please clarify.
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I am serving at Agartala and my home town is Kolkata. My GP is Rs. 4200/- and i want to travel home town LTC by Air. My office is restricted Air fare in AC-II tier from Kolkata to Guwahati and bus fare from Guwahati to Agartala. And office is permitted to reimbursement Air fare only for myself and my wife not for my minor child (age 3 years), who's full air fare paid by me with the plea that no ticket is required in rail or bus upto 5 years. Request whether can I entitled to reimburse LTC of my child. Please clarify.
Ashok Halder.
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i am going to avail ltc for jammu against hometown for the block year 2010-2011 . in this regards i have booked my ticket to all my family memebers(dependents) from GO AIR (DEL-JAMMU AND BACK) . please suggest me how i claim my expenditure whatever occured
I am entitled to travel by Executive class (AIR) &travelled between 13-20 oct 2010.on LTC.WIll you provide me LTC rules applicable at that time.
i availed LTC FROM KOLKATA TO PORT BLAIR AND BACK DURING THE BLOCK YEAR 2010-13, DUTY PLACE TO VISITING PLACE, THROUGH PRIVATE AIRLINES. THIS FARE LESS THAN AIR INDIA AND SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA, BUT MY CLAIM STILL PENDING. DUE TO NON ENTITLE OFFICER C'T AVAIL PRIVATE AIRLINES . PLEASE SOLVE MY PROBLEM
i am non entitle to travel by private airlines but i availed spicejet airlines for 4 years block from kolkata(duty place) to port blair(visiting placing). spice jet concession rates 3909/- per ticket less than , air india 10,101/- , as well as shipping corporation of india 5540/- fares offered so i availed lowest rates. but my claim still pending. so please give me solicit orders please