The government of India pays for air travel, and the officials concerned may only travel by Air India. Air India has discontinued the provision of credit for the purchase of air tickets. Air India tickets may be purchased using cash.

F.No.A.26017/14/ 2020.Ad.11.A
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 12th November, 2021

To
All Principal Chief Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise,
All Chief Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise and Customs,
All Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs,
All Principal Director General CBIC/Director General.

Subject:- Proposal for seeking relaxation of guidelines on Air Travel on Tours/LTC are again circulated.

Sir/Madam,

Attention is invited towards Department of Expenditure O.M.No.19024/22/2017-E.IV dated 19th July 2017 and 27.02.2018 (copy enclosed) which provides that 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 Flight. The said instructions as contained in the aforesaid O.M were reiterated to adhere to these instructions scrupulously vide Board’s letter of even number dated 01.06.2017, 31.08.2017, 21.02.2019 and 27.05.2020.

2 Despite the reiteration of the aforesaid instructions the Board has been receiving a number of references from the different Commissionerates/ Directorates, in a routine manner, seeking relaxation in guidelines in respect of travel by airlines other than Air India and also seeking relaxation of rules allowing the purchase of tickets from sources other than those specified in Department of Expenditure O.M.No.19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 16.09.2010. As per extant instructions, the relaxation in such case Is required to be obtained from the Department of Expenditure as the power to grant relaxation vests with the Department of Expenditure.

3, On examining one such proposal, the Department of Expenditure has advised this Department again to ensure strict compliance of extant air travel guidelines by all officials/officers under the administrative control of CBIC as henceforth relaxation on account of ignorance/unawareness about these guidelines would not be considered.

4. In order to avoid reoccurrence of such cases in future, it is once again required to bring the extant guidelines of Department of Expenditure on air travel, of all concerned, for strict compliance in view of observation made by Department of Expenditure, as indicated in para 3 above.

5. Further, the Department of Expenditure has issued O.M. No. 19024/01/2021-E.IV dated 27.10.2021 (copy enclosed). In all cases of air travel (both domestic and international) including LTC where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials concerned may travel only by Air India. Air India has stopped extending the credit facility on account of the purchase of air tickets. Air tickets from Air India may be purchased in cash till further instructions. Therefore, all concerned Commissionerates/ Directorates are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of their officials/ officers under their administrative control for compliance.

Yours faithfully

Encl.:- As above

(RAJENDRA KUMAR)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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Air India Domestic Fares (Instant & Advance Purchase Fares) Fares for the period w.i.e. till 31st July 2022

Download Air India recently revised its LTC fare list September 2021

Note:

a). Above Charges are applicable per coupon.

In case of ‘non-refundable, Basic Fare will be forfeited.

b). In case of Re-issuance: Reissuance Charges and difference of fare, if any, are applicable.

c). LTC Tickets: Change/Refund Fee will be as applicable for highest Business or Economy Class fare

(B):- In cases of Flight Disruptions:

(a) Alternate arrangements are made by the Airline- No Refund

(b) Passenger is taken back to the point of origin by the first available service – Full amount to be refunded.

(c) Own arrangement for the cancelled sector is made by the passenger(s): Refund of Basic fare of the cancelled sector

(d) The passenger is not taken to the ticketed destination & passenger(s) makes own arrangement: Full refund in order in respective RBD along with unutilized non-airline taxes if any.

(e) No Re-validation or Cancellation Fee applicable on Infant Tickets.

**Fares are subject to Change without prior notice.**
** Updated as on 03 Sep 2021**
** 10 % discount on Base fare of Business class Sale validity upto 30 Sep 2021 and for Travel up to 31st December 2021 ( only available for bookings on Website & Mobile app )

INFANT FARES: Base Fare of INR 3750/- & INR 1250/- in Business & Economy respectively plus taxes/fees/charge as applicable

*** Free change :
A) FIRST CHANGE FREE FOR TICKETS ISSUED FOR TRAVEL ON OR BEFORE 30 Sep 2021 TILL EXISTING TICKET VALIDITY FOR AIRINDIA OPERATED FLTS ONLY.
B) FIRST CHANGE FREE FOR TICKETS ISSUED ON OR AFTER 02OCT2020 TILL 30SEP2021 AND BOOKED ONLY THRU AIRINDIA WEBSITE OR MOBILE APP AND FOR AIRINDIA OPERATED FLTS ONLY.

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Concession of Air travel, which the Central Government employees have been enjoying for the past 6 years, comes to an end today. It is saddening to see that a scheme, that was so popular and enjoyed by all across ranks, has come to an end.

Travelling by airplane with the entire family is still not an ordinary feat for the majority of Indians. It therefore comes as no surprise that the ones who didn’t utilize this opportunity are regretting it.
For countless Central Government employees who completed a year in service and took their parents and siblings on a plane journey, it will be a memory worth cherishing for a very long time.

Former employees, who had served for 30-40 years but didn’t enjoy this facility, sure have their regrets. No matter how sophisticated and comfortable buses, trains and ships are, they can’t quite match the thrill of travelling by air.

There are no indications yet that the scheme could be extended, but one can be sure only after the 2014-15 General Budget is presented.

Source: 90paisa.blogspot.in
[http://90paisa.blogspot.in/2014/06/leave-travel-concession-air-travel.html]

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Dated: 27th July, 2012
(Circular No.EP-10-2012-18)

Subject : LTC by air to visit Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern States – Clarification regarding.

Reference is invited to Circular No.EP-10-2008-15 dated 28.05.2008 circulating the DOP&T’s O.M. F.No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 02.05.2008 regarding “CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 – Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER and Circular No.EP-10-2010-16 dated 12.07.2010 circulating the DOP&T’s O.M. No. 31011/2/2003-Estt(A-IV) dated 18.06.2010 regarding “CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 – Relaxation for travel by air to visit J&K.

2. Doubts have been raised as to “whether the  employees of the Corporation whose Headquarters and Hometown is same, can avail the benefit of Leave Travel Concession to NER and j&k  as per the scheme as contained in the Department of Personnel and Training, Office Memorandum mentioned above’.

3. The matter has been examined and it is clarified that both NER and J&K scheme of LTC allow relaxation for air travel on ALL India LTC to all categories of employees to the extent specified in the DOP&T’s O.M. 31011/4/2007 –Estt.(A) dated 02.05.2008 and DOP&T’s O.M. 31011/2/2003-Estt(A-IV) dated 18.06.2010 even if the Hometown and Headquarters are same.

sd/-
(Sandeep Kumar Sharma)
Deputy General Manger(EP)

Source: www.fciweb.nic.in

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Latest Air India Domestic Fare List – 2nd July, 2012

Air India Domestic Fare list updated with LTC Scheme – LTC Fare List 2012

Journey by Air Travel while availing LTC, stipulating that the orders insisting to travel by Air India only.

Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ officers (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted) are entitled to travel by Air to NER on

LTC. Other employees are entitled to travel by Air to NER from

Guwahati or Kolkata airport only.

One more restriction of travel by Air India only need not apply to non-entitled employees who travel by air and

claim LTC reimbursement by entitled class of rail.

An employee can avail LTC to visit NER by conversion of one block of home-town LTC.
Reimbursement of the actual expenses on air travel while availing LTC, will be restricted to cost of travel by the

economy class only.


To visit J&K by any Airlines subject to their entitlement being

limited to LTC-80 Fares of Air India.
Employees who are entitled to travel by rail by 2nd AC class for availing LTC to Andaman & Nicobar

Islands can travel by air.

Air India has now updated once again the fare list for LTC Scheme. The table for LTC Scheme has been

classified in three columns such as, HLTC, DLTC and Airline Fuel Charge.

Click here to download the fare

list

Updated Fares as on 2nd  July , 2012

These  fares are subject to Change without prior  notice

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Subject: AIS(LTC) Rules, 1975 — application of relaxation under CCS Rules to visit North Eastern States and J&K in lieu of one LTC(Home Town) – reg.

Sir,

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11022_2_2008-AIS-II-29062012.pdf]

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The Department of Personnel and Training has issued orders today regarding that the relaxation for travel by air to visit Jammu and Kashmir under Leave Trevel Concession, is extended for a further period of two years with effect from 18.6.2012 to 17.6.2014 as per CCS (LTC) Rules,1988. Note that this Department has already issued orders pertaining to extend to travel by air to visit NER for further two years upto April 2014.

We have reproduced the order and given below for your ready reference…

CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988— Relaxation for travel by air to visit J & K

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/31011_2_2003-Estt.A-IV-15062012.pdf]

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As the last date of this concession for conversion of Home town LTC/ All India LTC to go to Jammu and Kashmir by Air closes by 18th June 2012, the central government employees, those who are not availing this LTC to Jammu and Kashmir Concession before this due date, are feeling misfortune when they were hearing their colleges Jammu Experience. So they should not be let down and they are eagerly expecting that the Government should however extend the relaxation for LTC to Jammu and Kashmir for further Two more years beyond 18th June 2012.

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