7th Central Pay Commission LTC Rules
“Apart from pay and perks, the Central Government employees are grating free journey to Home Town and visit selected place in India once in four years”.
LTC Rules for New Recruits
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.
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.
Travel Entitlements after 7th Pay Commission. LTC Eligibility for Grade Pay 4800 by Air Travel.
Latest Dopt Orders on LTC
Guidelines for Air Travel on Official Tours – Latest Railway Board Order
At present, the request of Railway officers for air travel including those seeking relaxation to travel by airline other than Air India is being received in Board’s Office for approval either by post or by fax, both are paper consuming media.
Additional LTC Home Town to Jammu and Kashmir for Fresh Recruits – Dopt Orders on LTC
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued orders for fresh recruits one additional conversion of Home Town LTC to travel by air to any place in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in each block of four years, i.e. in total 4 times in initial 8 years after being eligible for LTC (twice in each block of four years).
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. The Govt has decided to grant one-time relaxation to such Government employees who had availed of Leave Travel Concession by air tickets booked through Private Airlines or unauthorized travel agents. The relaxation for the period between January 2010 and June 2014 only.
Latest news, orders, photos, clarifications on LTC:
Checklist for Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Claim – PCDA(O) Pune Instruction
- LTC to Home town 177 A
- LTC to Anywhere in India 177 B
- LTC to Officers posted in field area 177C
- LTC in lieu of Home Town
- LTC for children studying and staying at the hostel
Demands on LTC
There are demands to increase the frequency of LTC, especially of the “All India” visit, and extend LTC to foreign countries also.
Personnel posted on islands have requested the Commission that splitting of hometown LTC may be permitted so that their families can visit them from the mainland once a year and they (the employees) can also travel to the mainland once a year to visit the family.
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:
- 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.
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
Pay Level in Pay Matrix | Travel Entitlement (Train) |
Pay Level 14 and above | AC-I by train |
Pay Level 12 and Pay Level 13 | AC-I Class |
Pay Level 9 to Pay Level 11 | AC-II Class |
Pay Level 6 to Pay Level 8 | AC-II Class |
Pay Level 5 and below | First Class/ AC-III/ AC Chair car by train |
LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Air
Pay Level in Pay Matrix | Travel Entitlement (Air) |
Pay Level 14 and above | Business/Club class |
Pay Level 12 and Pay Level 13 | Economy Class |
Pay Level 9 to Pay Level 11 | Economy Class |
Pay Level 6 to Pay Level 8 | — |
Pay Level 5 and below | — |
LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Ship
Pay Level in Pay Matrix | Travel Entitlement (Sea) |
Pay Level 14 and above | Highest Class |
Pay Level 12 and Pay Level 13 | Highest Class |
Pay Level 9 to Pay Level 11 | Highest Class |
Pay Level 6 to Pay Level 8 | 2 Classes-Lower Class |
Pay Level 4 and Pay Level 5 | 2 Classes-Lower Class, 3 Classes-Middle, 4 Classes-3 Class |
Pay Level 3 and below | Lowest Class |
LTC Entitlement as per 7th CPC by Bus
Pay Level in Pay Matrix | Travel Entitlement (Road) |
Pay Level 14 and above | Actual Fare in AC Bus, AC Taxi |
Pay Level 12 and Pay Level 13 | Actual Fare in AC Bus |
Pay Level 9 to Pay Level 11 | Actual Fare in AC Bus |
Pay Level 6 to Pay Level 8 | Actual Fare in AC Bus |
Pay Level 5 and below | Actual Fare in Public 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.
Pay Level in Pay Matrix | Travel Entitlement (Train) |
Level 14 and above | AC-I by train |
Level 12 and Level 13 | AC-I Class |
Level 9 to Level 11 | AC-II Class |
Level 6 to Level 8 | AC-II Class |
Level 5 and below | First Class / AC-III / AC Chair car by train |
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.