7th Pay Commission LTC Rules

Personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have sought parity with other CAPFs for the facility of Additional LTC.

Railway employees have strongly represented that there are many places that are not connected by rail and in absence of LTC, they are not able to visit these places.

Hence they should be allowed the facility of LTC in lieu of a certain number of their free passes. Similar sentiments have also been expressed by employees whose spouses are Railway employees.

According to the grade, a Central Government employee can travel by Air and train travel in AC Coaches with their dependents.

7th CPC ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• Extension of LTC to foreign countries is not in the ambit of this Commission.
• The proposal to split hometown LTC has merit and can be considered.
• Hence, it is recommended that splitting of hometown LTC should be allowed in case of employees posted in North East, Ladakh and Island territories of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
• This will enable this employee and their families to meet more often.
• Presently, personnel of Defence forces serving in field/high altitude/CI Ops areas are granted one additional free railway warrant.
• This should be extended to all personnel of CAPFs and the Indian Coast Guard mutatis mutandis.
• The facility of Additional LTC should be extended to SSB personnel, at par with other CAPFs.

LTC Block Year 2018-21 – Carry Forward Option

4 Years Block Year: Block Year is an important aspect for availing of Leave Travel Concession. The new block year has started from 2018 to 2021. ‘Anywhere in India’ concession can be avail in this block year. Selected Place of LTC could choose any place in India to visit with family members by entitled Transport facility.

LTC To Railway Employees

Railway employees (and employees whose spouses are Railway servants) into the fold of LTC, the following is recommended:

1. No hometown LTC will be admissible to Railway employees, only “All India” LTC will be granted once in four years.
2. For the grant of LTC, all passes for the current year will have to be surrendered.
3. If the employee has already availed of a pass in any year, then LTC will not be allowed in that year.
4. If both spouses are Railway servants, then surrender of passes of any one of them will suffice. 
5. For the purposes of this allowance, year means Calendar year.

AILTC Advance to Railway Employees: Competent Authority to sanction All India Leave Travel Concession (AILTC) Advance

Leave Encashment permitted at the time of retirement for 300 Days (Excludes 60 Days of EL Encashment during LTC)

Types of LTC

• Home Town LTC [Once in a Block of Two Calendar Years]
• Any Place in India LTC [Once in a Block of Four Calendar Years]

All Central Government Employees are eligible for Home Town LTC irrespective of the distance between headquarters and his hometown. In the case of employees’, headquarter and hometown are the same are not eligible for home town LTC.

All India LTC (Any Place in India LTC) is eligible instead of a hometown concession.

LTC Reimbursement Rules

Reimbursement of LTC fares: After the introduction of the dynamic fare scheme by Indian Railways with effect from September 2016, the matter is under active examination in consultation with the Department of Expenditure to extend suitable dispensation to Central Government employees on LTC.

LTC Advance Rules

All eligible Central Government Employees can avail of advance up to 90% of the fare on LTC.

LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Train

LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Air

LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Ship

LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Bus

LTC Rules for the entitlement of their dependents of Central Government Employees

LTC to Foreign Countries

Extension of LTC to foreign countries is not in the ambit of this Commission: Presently, personnel of Defence forces serving in field/high altitude/CI Ops areas are granted one additional free railway warrant. This should be extended to all personnel of CAPFs and the Indian Coast Guard mutatis mutandis.

LTC is granted to Central Government employees to facilitate home travel as well as travel to different parts of the country. Presently two hometown visits are allowed in a block of four years with one hometown visit substitutable with an “All India” visit. However, for the first two 4-year blocks, three hometown visits and one “All India” visit are permissible.

LTC Travel Entitlements as per 7th CPC

• Extension of LTC to foreign countries is not in the ambit of this Commission [Para 8.15.30 in 7th CPC Report]
• Presently, personnel of Defence forces serving in field/high altitude/CI Ops areas are granted one additional free railway warrant. This should be extended to all personnel of CAPFs and the Indian Coast Guard mutatis mutandis.
• The facility of Additional LTC should be extended to SSB personnel, at par with other CAPFs.

Recommendations for Railway Employees(and employees whose spouses are Railway servants) are as follows…

• No hometown LTC will be admissible to Railway employees, only “All India” LTC will be granted once in four years.
• For the grant of LTC, all passes for the current year will have to be surrendered.
• If the employee has already availed of a pass in any year, then LTC will not be allowed in that year.
• If both spouses are Railway servants, then surrender of passes of any one of them will suffice.
• For the purposes of this allowance, year means Calendar year.

One Time Relaxation for LTC Tickets Purchased from Unauthorized Agents – DoPT

One of the major issues among Central Government employees has been settled through the order issued by DoPT on 19 February 2020.