21. the all india services (leave travel concession) rules, 1975

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produce the air-ticket/boarding pass and a receipt from the concerned airlines showingthe fare paid by the concerned officers, if the ticket does not indicate the airfare, whileclaiming reimbursement of LTC.3. The above concession is further subject to the following conditions:-(i) Conditions laid down in Department of Expenditure OM No.19024/1/E.IV/2005dated 24.03.2006 (copy enclosed) regarding air travel by Government servantswithin India during official visits would be applicable in case of LTC, mutatismutandis.(ii) In case the cost paid for an air ticket (in view of promotional schemes ofprivate airlines) is less than the train fare by the entitled class, thereimbursement by the Government will be limited to the actual air fare or entitledtrain fare whichever is less.4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Audit and AccountsDepartment, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral of India.5. This issues in consultation with Ministry of Finance (Department ofExpenditure) vide their ID No. 145/E.IV/05 dated 12.04.2006.Copy of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’sO.M.No.19024/1/E.IV/2005 dated 24 thMarch, 2006 regarding Air Travel byGovernment servants within India.The existing instructions on travel by air by Government servants during officialvisits within India provide that air travel is permissible by the National Carriers viz.Indian Airlines and Air India in ordinary circumstances. Department of Expenditure OMNo. 19036/8/95-E.IV dated 4 th December,1997 and OM No.19036/8/95-99/E.IV dated20 th August, 1999 refer in the matter.2. Department of Expenditure OM No. 7(2)E.Coord/2005, dated November 23, 2005regarding “Budget/Expenditure Management: Economy measures rationalization ofexpenditure, and measures for augmentation of revenues”, inter alia, provides that:-“The air travel, both domestic and overseas, on official account would not bepermissible on airlines other than Air India/Indian Airlines also, provided thecriteria for selecting the alternative airline for official travel are based on betterand more competitive prices being offered by the other airlines. Various incentiveschemes and concessional fares offered by Air India/Indian Airlines will also befully utilized to ensure utmost economy in air travel.”750
3. The following guidelines are being issued accordingly to take advantage ofthe increasing competition and the air travel schemes of various airlines offeringsignificant discounts on normal fares, in order to enable economy in undertaking airtravel, without in any way taking away the existing entitlements:-(i) The basic criteria for selecting airlines other than Indian Airlines/Air Indiawould be better and more competitive prices being offered by he otherairlines.(ii) Various incentive schemes and concessional fares offered by IndianAirlines/Air India will also be fully utilized.(iii) Each officer who is undertaking domestic travel by air, within his entitledclass, should endeavour to take advantage of the concessions beingprovided by the airlines, to effect possible savings vis-à-vis the normalfares.(iv) Officers should try to make their bookings in advance to the extentpossible, so that benefits of discounted fares can be obtained. However,the official work should not be deferred because discounted fares are notavailable.(v) Under no circumstances, should the fare exceed the normal fare of theentitled class offered by Indian Airlines/Air India or their subsidiaries.(vi) Individual officers are encouraged to make bookings through the internet. Itwould require a credit card through which payments can be made.Reimbursement of service charge expenses on such credit card would bepermissible.(vii) Schemes offered by airlines which are co-branded with the credit cards canalso be availed. However, this would need one time prior approval of theconcerned Financial Adviser/Competent Authority for obtaining andutilizing such credit card.(viii) Wherever the officer seeks to utilize the service of travel agents, it shouldbe limited to M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company and M/s Ashok Travels andTours. The above agencies would also ensure that procurement of ticketsis made on the best available bargain across all airlines.4. These guidelines are issued in partial modification of any other existing orderson the subject and would apply to domestic air travel only. The guidelines for air travelabroad will be issued separately.5. All Ministries/Departments of the India of India are requested to strictly adhereto these instructions.Copy of DOPT O.M.No. 31011/2/2006-Estt (A) dated 21 st May, 2007 regardingregulation of journeys by private airlines while availing Leave TravelConcession: The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’sO.M.No.31011/2/2006-Estt.(A) dated 24 th April, 2006 regarding regularization ofjourney by private airline while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC), where it hasbeen inter alia stated that air journeys by non-entitled officers between placesconnected by train may be allowed, provided the reimbursement of the fare would berestricted to the entitled class by rail other than RajdhaniShatabdi Express.2. In partial modification of the above provision, it has now been decided that thereimbursement may also be given at the rates applicable for Rajdhani/ShatabdiExpress trains, provided the Government servant is entitled to it and the headquarter ofthe Government servant/permissible place of commencement of journey and the hometown/destination under All India LTC is directly connected by the above mentionedtrains and two stations between which the air travel has been performed are connectedby Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains. In case the fare paid for the air ticket on LTC is less than751
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