No. 31011/3/2013-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 July 12, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Irregularities and misuse in availing Leave Travel Concession – Guidelines to be followed.

The undersigned is directed to enclose a copy of draft O.M. on the subject noted above for comments within 15 days to the undersigned (email address: jha.sn@nic.in)

(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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The undersigned is directed to say that some instances where some Government servants colluded with private travel agents to submit LTC claims showing inflated airfare to  clandestinely obtain undue benefits like free boarding/lodging/transport or cash refunds have come to notice of the Government.

2. In order to curb these malpractices the following steps may be taken:

(i) As per instructions reiterated from time to time, in all cases whenever a Govt. servant claims LTC by air, he/she is required to book the air tickets either directly  through the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of  authorized travel agents viz. ‘M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company’, ‘M/s Ashok Travels &  Tours’ and ‘IRCTC’. Proposals from different Ministries/Departments for relaxation  continue to be received on the plea that the Government servant was not aware of this  requirement. Vide the OM dated No. 31011/3/2015-Estt (A.IV) dated 18th February, 2016 detailed guidelines on submission and processing of claims were circulated. These guidelines are required to be made available to Government servants whenever they apply for LTC. Plea of ignorance of the instructions therefore cannot be used by such Government servants.

The nodal Ministries of M/s Balmer Lawrie & Co. (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (Ministry of Tourism) and IRCTC (Ministry of Railways) shall issue instructions to these organisations to ensure compliance to the instructions issued vide O.M. dated 18 th  February, 2016 on issue of air tickets. Any violation of these instructions shall invite blacklisting.

(ii) Vide the Department of Expenditure’s O.M. No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 04.03.2011, it was clarified that reimbursement of air fare lower than LTC-80 fare of Air India is admissible for the journey(s) performed by Air India under LTC-80. LTC-80 fare is to be used as the ceiling beyond which no claim will be entertained. It has now been decided that in accordance with the canons of financial propriety, Government servants should purchase tickets at the lowest rate available at the time of booking for the date and time of scheduled journey. Government servant will be required to submit the print out of the tickets showing date and time of booking in addition to the fare charged. It may, however, be kept in mind that in some cases of cancellation/rescheduling, a refund fee may be applicable. This will be borne by the employee unless the journey had to be rescheduled/cancelled due to exigencies of work. The Authority which has approved the LTC will have the powers to cancel or reschedule it.

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(iii) While submitting the LTC claim after completion of the LTC journey, the Govt. servant will be required to submit a self-certificate on plain papers as follows:

(1) I certify that the airfare claimed by me is in respect of the fare charged by the Airline for the air journey only and does not include any charges for any facility/undue benefit including boarding/lodging/local transport.

(2) I also certify that I have booked the ticket at the lowest fare available for the destination at the time of booking for the scheduled date and time of departure. I am aware that suppression of any information or furnishing wrong information will render me liable to disciplinary action.

3.  The Administrative Ministries/Departments may also from time to time do random checks from airlines whether the tickets were booked at the lowest fare available on that date.  Attention of the Ministries/Departments is also invited to Rule 3(1)(i) of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 which requires the Government servants to maintain absolute integrity at all times. In addition, cheating/fraud also attract various sections of the Indian Penal Code 1860. Ministries/Departments should therefore not hesitate to take severe action against employees guilty of deliberate malpractices, particularly in collusion with travel agents etc.

4. All the Ministries/ Departments of Government of India are requested to bring the contents of this O.M. to the notice of all concerned.

(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

The Secretaries
All Ministries / Departments of Government of India.
(As per the standard list)

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No.  19024/1/2009-E.IV

Sub:- Delegation  of powers  to Financial Advisers  to accord exemption for air travel  in  airlines other than Air India  in individual cases – reg. 

Reference   is  invited  to  Department   of Expenditure’s O.M. of even number  dated  13th July 2009 which  provides  that  in all cases  of air  travel,   both domestic and   international, wherein the Government  of India bears  the cost of air   passage,  officials have to travel  in Air  India only. For cases of air travel  by Airlines  other than Air India  because of operational  or other reasons or on account of non-availability,   the  powers  were  vested  with    Ministry of Civil Aviation  to accord exemption  in individual cases.

2.The  matter   has  been  examined   in  consultation   with the   Ministry   of  Civil Aviation. Accordingly,      powers      are    hereby     delegated     to     the     Financial     Advisers    of     the Ministries/Departments to accord  exemption  for  air travel,  both Domestic  and International,  by airlines other  than  Air  India.  In respect of individual  cases of Autonomous Bodies, the  Financial Advisers of the concerned Ministry/  Department  will  accord exemption  for Air travel  by Airlines other than Air India. The individual   cases   of Financial Advisers  for  air travel  in airlines other  than Air India,  will  be approved  by the  administrative   Secretary  of the concerned  Ministry.

3.    To regulate   the   individual  claims, guidelines and proforma for  seeking relaxation for travel by airlines  other than Air  India, are enclosed at Annexure – A & B.

3. There is  no requirement    to seek relaxation   for  those Sectors on which  General/blanket relaxation    has been accorded  by Ministry of Civil Aviation.

4. Those seeking  relaxation   on ground of Non-Availability of Seats  (NAS)  must enclose NAS Certificate  issued by authorized travel agents  or a copy of the sector  specific  snapshot of Air India website.

5. As per Ministry of  Finance, Department of Expenditure OM No.19024/1/2009-E.IV dated  13th July, 2009 for  sectors which  are not connected  directly  by any of the airlines, an employee  must  travel  by Air India upto  the  nearest hub. Relaxation will  be granted for the remaining  segment.

6. Relaxation to  travel  by airlines  other  than  Air  India while availing  LTC  will  be granted only  in  exceptional   circumstances. Non  availability   of  AI flight/seats on  a particular day/time  would not be considered as a valid ground for seeking relaxation.

7. Availability  of lower  fare is no criteria for seeking relaxation.

8. Those seeking relaxation  on the ground  of attending  meeting at a  particular  time,  must attach meeting notice and approved tour programme.

9. For foreign  travel  cases, where  full  or partial  grants  are received, journey  has to  be performed   on Air  India  upto  the  place  upto  which  Air  India  is  available  and  seek relaxation  for  the  remaining  sector.   On international   routes  where  Air India  has  code share partner, the same must be utilised.

10. For invitees  from  abroad   travelling  on Government  of India funding,  efforts  should  be made to book them  on Air India and Air India code share  flights  to the  extent possible.

11.Non-receipt  of approval   by the stipulated date does not  entitle  one to claim,  relaxation as a matter  of right.

PROFORMA FOR RELAXATION  TO TRAVEL BY AIRLINES OTHER THAN AIR INDIA

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Central Government Employees will be eligible for LTC only if travel by Air India Flights after purchasing LTC-80 Tickets. Only on exceptional circumstances such as non-availability of Air India Flights etc travel by Private Airlines would be allowed for reimbursement under LTC

Leave  Travel Concession  availed by Central Government State Government, and PSU Employees – Air-India Fare with effective from December 2015

Air India has announced Air India LTC-80 Fares with effect from 1st December 2015 which are applicable to Leave  Travel Concession  availed by Central Government State Government, PSU Employees. Employees of Educational institutions recognized by Central / State Governments or affiliated to any University or educational board are also eligible to travel by Air India LTC-80 tickets.

As far as Central Government Employees are concerned Reimbursement of Travel by Air  under  Leave  Travel Concession will be made only if Employee / Employee family seeking LTC travelled by Air India Flights using LTC-80 Tickets. However, under exceptional circumstances such as non-availability of Air India Flights in the route chosen to be travelled by the employee under LTC etc, relaxation of LTC-80 condition are made on case to case basis or for a particular LTC block.

Eligibility for Air India LTC-80 Tickets:

Government employees and their family members travelling on leave are eligible to purchase Air India LTC-80 Tickets. Family includes Spouse, dependent children 12 yrs and above and dependent Parents.

Documents Required for purchasing LTC-80 Tickets:

Copy of Official ID card has to be produced for purchasing LTC-80 Tickets.

Ticket Validity:

1 Year from date of issue Discount applicable Children:

Normal discount on the class of travel. No additional discount applies.

Change of Flights / Change of Date of Travel / Cancellation of Tickets etc:

Employees who have purchased Air India LTC-80 Tickets can opt for change of flights, change of Date of Travel, and Cancellation of Tickets. However, a fee applicable for these changes will have to be paid

TABLE – V : LTC Fares

TABLE – VI

TABLE – VII

Remarks  & Notings

1 a) RBD ‘Z’ is Advance Purchase  fare in Business Class. Fare Basis is ‘ZAP’ with minimum  7 days advance purchase  restriction.

SAP90, SAP60, SRT60, SAP30 , S30PP, SRT30, TAP14, TRT14, T14PP, TAP7, TRT7, T7PP & T2PP Fares Levels are Advance  Purchase  Fares which are  available  for sale upto 90 days, 60 days, 30 days, 14 days & 7 days respectively in advance before schedule  date of departure  of the flight.

b) *Some flights/sectors may not have the Advance Purchase  restrictions and

*Some Sectors are currently  non-operating

2 Flight Routing D- Direct flight to destination.

V- Via Flight to Destination with stop/stops  without change of aircraft Link – Connecting Flight to Destination with a change of aircraft at a transit point

3 Taxes, Fee & Charges

a) In addition to the above fares, Passenger  Service fee, Airport Development Fee (wherever  applicable)  and Service Tax would apply. Passenger  Service fee is Rs. 238 except  (a) Ex Jammu,Srinagar  Leh where it is 207 (b) ex  Kochi it is 229/- &

(c) ex Delhi, Mumbai,  Chennai, Guwahati,  Hyderabad, Bengaluru,  Lucknow  & Kolkata Rs.149/-

b)

(a)  User Development Fee (IN)  ex  Jaipur Rs. 150,  Guwahati   Rs 381 ( 01 Jun 15 – 31 Mar 16)

Amritsar  Rs. 150, Trichy Rs. 150, Vishakapatnam Rs. 150, Udaipur Rs. 150, Ahmedabad Rs. 126, Mangalore  Rs. 156, Varanasi Rs. 150, Kolkata Rs 515 , Chennai Rs. 191, Lucknow  Rs 449

(b) UDF  from Delhi : Distance  upto 500 Km- Rs 281/- more than 500 Km- Rs 562/- (c) UDF  to Delhi : Distance  upto 500 Km- Rs 238/- more than 500 Km- Rs 475/-

(d) UDF from Mumbai   Rs 314/-

Ex Bengaluru  :  Rs.351 (1st Apr 15- 31st Mar 16)

(e) Airport Development Fee ( YM ) ex Delhi & ex Mumbai Rs. 115/-

c) Service Tax  as applicable  would be additional.

Fare Rules :

Note:

a). Above Charges are applicable  per coupon.

In case of ‘non-refundable, Basic Fare and Airline Fuel Charge will be forfeited.

b). In case of Re-issuance : Aplicable  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

d).Armed  Forces and related discounts  : Change/ Refund Fee applicable  for highest economy  class fare. All categories  of (Armed Forces, Paramilitary Forces, General Reserve Engineering Forces, War Disables Officers, War Widows and Gallantry  Award Tickets under RBD Y to H)

(B) :- The refund rules applicable  to Link Fares on all RBDs are as under:

(A) Originating  point:

1. Tickets issued on fares under: RBDs U to K

a) Refund – Permitted  up to 1 hr before scheduled  departure  of the flight against a Refund Fee of – Rs. 1000 /- coupon. b) Refund of No-show  ticket: Non Refundable(Basic fare + Airline Fuel Charge)

2. Tickets issued on fares under: RBDs S & T

a) Refund – Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Refund Fee of – Rs.1500/- per coupon.

b) Refund of No-show  ticket: Non Refundable(Basic fare + Airline Fuel Charge)

(B) Intermediate Point :

In case of completion of part itinerary,  a passenger  desirous of claiming refund will be allowed to do so after deducting  the applicable  fare on booked RBD, for the sector travelled  along with the applicable  Refund Fee. Not permitted  for RBDs S & T.

(C) :- 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 in respective  RBD (Airline Fuel Charge  to be retained)  along with unutilized  non-airline  taxes, if any.

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

5 Applicable  Fares as on 02nd Dec’15

6 These  fares are subject to Change without prior  notice.

Download Air India LTC-80 Fare with effect from 1st December 2015

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Following PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal for the Saarc summit, the government is mulling a proposal to provide leave travel concession (LTC) for government employees to four countries — Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka — to boost tourism in the neighbourhood. The LTC will be modeled on the schemes for the north-east and J&K which helped increase tourism and fueled economic improvement in the two regions.

Incidentally, there has been a sharp dip in tourist arrivals from all four countries in the last few years. While Sri Lanka remains one of India’s top source countries, tourism arrivals declined by 11% in 2013 while arrivals from Maldives dropped by 10% between 2012 and 2013.

Similarly, the number of tourists from Nepal came down by 9% while Bhutan, which has a small share of tourists (15,016), saw a drop of 1% in the same period.

Sources in the tourism ministry said, “Introducing LTC for 20 lakh government employees could encourage greater people to people exchange among the Saarc countries. But there will have to be some reciprocal arrangement. We are working on that.” Sources said India was in touch with the countries to consider the proposal’s viability.

At the Saarc summit, Modi had highlighted the need for better connectivity in the region. In his speech, he had said, “It is still harder to travel within our region than to Bangkok or Singapore; and, more expensive to speak to each other.”

There are a large number of Buddhists in the region and India hopes to capitalize on that. Besides Lumbini in Nepal, other significant spots for Buddhists are in India including Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kapilvastu. Modi also flagged off a Kathmandu-Delhi bus but plans for greater rail and road connectivity were stonewalled after Pakistan blocked two agreements in Nepal.

Source: Times of India

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We have some important information collected from various sources for the employees who are newly appointed in Central Government services. The clairifications are given as the type of ‘question and answers’ for easy understanding of CCS LTC Rules…

Question 1. What are the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit?
Answer: Fresh recruits to the Central Government are allowed to travel to their home town along with their families on three occasions in a block of four years and to any place in India on the fourth occasion. This facility shall be available to the fresh recruits only for the first two blocks of four years applicable after joining the Government for the first time.

Question 2. How are the two blocks of four years applied to the Fresh Recruit?
Answer: The first two blocks of four years shall apply with reference to the initial date of joining the Government service even though the Govt. servant may change the job within the Government subsequently. However, as per Rule 7 of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, the LTC entitlement of a fresh recruit will be calculated calendar year wise with effect from the date of completion of one year of regular service.

Question 3. Are the LTC blocks of four years in respect of Fresh Recruits same as the regular blocks like 2010-13, 2014-17?
Answer: No. The first two blocks of four years of fresh recruits will be personal to them.
On completion of eight years of LTC, they will be treated at par with other regular LTC beneficiaries as per the prescribed blocks like 2014-17, 2018-21 etc.

Question 4. If a fresh recruit does not avail LTC facility in a particular year, can he/ she avail it in the next year?
No. Carryover of LTC to the next year is not allowed in case of a fresh recruit as he is already entitled to every year LTC. Hence, if a fresh recruit does not avail of the LTC facility in any year, his LTC will deem to have lapsed with the end of that year.

Question 5. How will the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit be exercised after the completion of eight years of service?
Answer: (a) After the completion of eight years of service, when the next LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second two year block (eg. 2016-17) of the running four year block (2014-17), he will be eligible only for ‘Home Town’ LTC if he/she has availed ‘Any Place in India’ LTC in the eighth year. Cases, where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the running two year block (ex. 2017 of 2016-2017), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year. Refer illustrations 1 & 3 for further explanation.

(b) At the end of the eighth year of LTC, when the new LTC cycle of a fresh recruit
coincides with the beginning of a regular four year block, his entitlement in the
regular block will be exercised as per the usual LTC Rules. Refer illustration 2.

Question 6. How will the LTC entitlement computed in case of a fresh recruit joining the service on 30 December of any year?
Answer: A fresh recruit who joins the Government service on 31 51December of any year, will be eligible for LTC w.e.f. 31 stDecember of next year. Since, 31 51December is the last date of a calendar year, his first occasion of LTC ends with that year.
Hence, he may avail his first Home Town LTC on the last day of that year. From next year onwards he would be eligible for the remaining seven LTCs. Refer illustration 3.

Question 7. How will the entitlements of a fresh recruit be computed who has joined the Govt. service before 01.09.2008? 
Answer: A fresh recruit who has joined Government service before 01.09.2008 (i.e before the introduction of this scheme) and has not completed his first eight years of service as on 01.09.2008 will be eligible for this concession for the remaining
time-period till the completion of first eight years of his/ her service. Refer illustration 4.

Question 8. Can a fresh recruit whose Home Town and Headquarters are same, avail LTC to Home Town?
Answer: No. A fresh recruit whose Home Town and Headquarters are same, cannot avail LTC to Home Town. He may avail LTC to any place in India on the fourth and eighth occasion only. As per Rule 8 of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, LTC to Home Town shall be admissible irrespective of the distance between the Headquarters of the Govt. servant and his Home Town which implies that Headquarters and Home Town should be at different places.

Illustrations

Illustration 1:
An employee joins the Government service on I s’ September, 2008. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1 st September, 2009 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India would be as under:

Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
01.09.2008 —31.08.2009 Nil —
01.09.2009 — 31.12.2009 Home Town
01.01.2010 — 31.12.2010 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2011 — 31.12.2011 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2012 — 31.12.2012 Any Place in India 4m
01.01.2013 — 31.12.2013 Home Town 5th
01.01.2014 731.12.2014 Home Town 6th
01.01.2015 — 31.12.2015 Home Town 7th
01.01.2016 — 31.12.2016 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2017 — 31.12.2017 Nil —
01.01.2018 — 31.12.2021 New LTC Block

Explanations:
(i) After the completion of the first eight years, when the fresh recruit gets into the middle of the running regular block of four calendar years (ex. 2014-2017) where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the running two year block (ex. 2017 of 2016-2017), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (i.e. 2017).

(ii) It can be seen from above that LTC entitlement for a fresh recruit is calculated calendar year wise with effect from the date of completion of one year of regular service.

Illustration 2:
An employee joins the Government service on 1? January, 2009. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1? January, 2010 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India LTC would be as under:

Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
01.01.2009 — 31.12.2009 Nil —
01.01.2010 — 31.12.2010 Home Town 1?
01.01.2011 — 31.12.2011 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2012 — 31.12.2012 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2013 — 31.12.2013 Any Place in India 4th
01.01.2014 — 31.12.2014 Home Town siii
01.01.2015 — 31.12.2015 Home Town 6th
01.01.2016 — 31.12.2016 Home Town 7iii
01.01.2017 — 31.12.2017 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2018 — 31.12.2021 New LTC Block —

Explanations:
(i) At the end of the eighth year of LTC, when the new LTC cycle of a fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of a regular four year block, his entitlement in the regular block will be exercised as per the usual LTC Rules.

Illustration 3:
An employee joins the Government service on 31 51 December, 2011. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 31 stDecember, 2012 (i.e. after completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India LTC would be as under:

Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
31.01.2011 – 30.12.2012 Nil —
31.12.2012 Home Town 15t
01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013 Home Town 2nd
01.01.2014 – 31.12.2014 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2015 – 31.12.2015 Any Place in India 4m
01.01.2016 – 31.12.2016 Home Town 5th
01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017 Home Town 6th
01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 Home Town 7th
01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2020 – 31.12.2021 Home Town —
01.01.2022 – 31.12.2025 New LTC Block —

Explanations:
A fresh recruit who joins on 31 st December of any year, will be eligible for LTC w.e.f. 31st December of next year. Since, 31 5t December is the last date of that calendar year, his first occasion of LTC ends with that year. Hence, he may avail his first home town
LTC on that day only (eg. 31 51 December, 2012). Froth next year onwards he will be eligible for the remaining seven LTCs.

After the completion of eight years of service, when the next LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second two year block (eg. 2020-21) of the running four year block (2018-21), he will be eligible only for the ‘Home Town’ LTC in that block if he has av«.Ied of ‘Any Place in India’ LTC in the eighth year. In case, the fresh recruit forgoes his eighth year LTC, then he has a choice to avail either ‘Any Place in India’ or ‘Home Town’ LTC in the following two year block (i.e. in 2020-21).

Illustration 4:
An employee joins the Government service on 10 thMay, 2006. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 10 thMay, 2007 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India LTC would be as under:

Year of LTC Type of LTC LTC Occasion
10.05.2006 — 09.05.2007 Nil —
10.05.2007 — 31.12.2007 Home Town/ Any Place in India 1st
01.01.2008 — 31.12.2008 Home Town 2’d
01.01.2009 — 31.12.2009 Home Town 3rd
01.01.2010 — 31.12.2010 Any Place in India 4th
01.01.2011 — 31.12.2011 Home Town 5th
01.01.2012 — 31.12.2012 Home Town 6th
01.01.2013 — 31.12.2013 Home Town 7iii
01.01.2014 — 31.12.2014 Any Place in India 8th
01.01.2015 — 31.12.2015 Nil —
01.01.2016 — 31.12.2017 Home Town

Explanation
A fresh recruit who has joined the Government service before 01.09.2008 (i.e before the introduction of this scheme) and has not completed his first eight years of service as on 01.09.2008 will be eligible for this concession for the remaining time-period till the completion of first eight years of his/ her service.

Source: CG Staff News

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Negation of the promises

Top leaders of the present Central Government had showered promises to the working class, especially the Central Government Employees during General Election. The promises including exemption of Income Tax limit up to 5 lakhs and many other assurances appeared to have more than 80% Government Employees in favour of them. But today we see the blatant negations of the promises made by them.

As against the promise of exemption of Income tax limit up to 5 lakhs, a mere increase of Rs. 30000 i.e. from Rs. 220000 to 250000 made whereas everybody know the minimum annual increase of salary due to increments and DA during the period 1/4/2013 to 31/3/2014 is more than 50000. Thus, in spite of Rs. 30000 exemption, the lower income group whose gross salary is less than Rs. 5 lakhs has been charged more taxes than the previous year.

Yet another betrayal from the stand taken in favour of central Government Employees by the then major opposition party is the refusal of giving IR/merger of DA. It is said that merger of DA is not considered because 6th Pay Commission in its report has not recommended for such merger. It is worth mentioning here that constitution of 7th Pay Commission was also not recommended by the 6th Pay Commission.

Moreover, prior to the Government taking over the charge lower level central Government employees had allowed LTC for North East/Jammu & Kashmir by Air. Granting of LTC by air to the 28 lakhs Group C employees for North East and Jammu & Kashmir were chiefly aimed for the economic growth of these statesand more integration with the rest of India. But the Government has withdrawn the facility. On the other hand officers with Rs. 5400 and more Grade pay are still allowed to fly anywhere in India either on tour or LTC.

Installation of Biometric punching machine

Now the Government of India has announced installation of biometric punching machine in all its offices in a phased manner and the same are being linked with Aadhar. In this series most of the Government Offices functioning in Delhi has already been installed and the remaining offices have been asked to install the machine immediately. But, merely installing biometric punching machine and asking the employees to report duty in time will not solve the issue. A section of employees especially employees belong to lower income group working in Delhi offices are living outside Delhi. It has come to know that persons residing more than 150 Kms away from Delhi are attending duties in Delhi offices by travelling local trains & other conveyance. What prevent them to stay in Delhi? First reason is non allocation of Government quarters in the nearby places of their posting. Secondly, the living cost of Delhi is not bearable to a low class employee because the successive pay commissions and Governments neglected them. According to the 6th Pay Commission pay structure MTS, LDC or the posts with equivalent grade would not get net monthly salary more than Rs. 14000-16000. How they manage a family with this meager amount? So they used to live in the joint family in the home villages in the nearby areas of Delhi. Since being the value of humanity is above than everything, Government should study and solve the problems faced by this section also.

By concluding this, I would like to produce a comment written by an anonymous person on Ministry of Finance directive to keep economy in use of paper in Central Government Offices. “Finance Ministry, Dept of expenditure, DoPT is the major breeding grounds of unnecessary expenditures. They are the root cause of many court cases. They did not accept to implement the judgment to similarly placed employees, like the case of MACP in promotional hierarchy. This lead many cases filed in various courts all over India. This result into huge expenditure to govt. in respect of legal adviser fee, court fee etc. But they go on speaking about economy in use of paper. They never apply their mind to curtail court case expenditure”.

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Confederation Secretary General Shri M.Krishnan writes to the Secretary of Department of Personnel and Training  regarding extension of the facility of travel by air on LTC to visit J&K and NER.

He requested in his letter to extend the facility to the employees working in Central Government service. He also added, this extension not only for exclusively encourage tourism to these regions but for the Central servants to be motivated for visiting the finest places of our Indian soil.

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Office of the Controllers General of Defence Accounts has issued an order regarding the fraudulent claims under LTC Scheme, particularly performing LTC Claims in respect of Jammu & Kashmir in lieu of home town.

The circular insists to verify the records from private airlines revealed that tickets were purchased from unauthorized agents at much lower rate as compared to the amount of claimed in LTC by producing forged/fabricated air tickets.

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