After a bonanza pay package, central government employees can now enjoy the benefit of travelling by air to any north east state through LTC. It might be a political agenda but will surely increase tourism in these violence trodden states.
NOT EVEN two months have passed since the government has given a bonanza pay package through the sixthpay commission to its 5.5 million employees, and now government has come out with another gift package. This time, government has taken care of other fringe benefits of its babus.
In an office memorandum issued by the ministry of personal, public grievances and pension, government of India stated that Group A and B central government employees would be entitled to travel by air from their place of posting or nearest airport to a city in North Eastern (NE) region. Other categories of employees would be entitled to travel by air to a city in North Eastern region from Guwahati or Kolkata. Barring some exception in higher grade officers, in central government most of the employees are allowed a Leave Travel Concession (LTC) by train (AC/Non AC coach) only and allowing them on a one time basis air travel, this will certainly bring a smile on the faces of central government employees and their family who find themselves no where as compared to their counterparts in private company jobs, be it salary or other benefits. All central government employees would be allowed to convert one block of home town LTC into LTC. The facility to the employees will be for two years with effect from (wef) May 2, 2008. It appears that the scheme is only for a temporary period of two years, but facility once introduced is very difficult to be withdrawn.
The decision to allow government employees to travel by air on leave travel concession (LTC) has come at a time when crude prices have hit its record price at US Dollars 126 per barrel, which is slowly making air travel out of the reach for general public. In the election year government wants to give this facility in the name of boosting tourism in the scenic North Eastern region comprising of ‘seven sisters’ states Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh of North East. This sudden remembrance of North East appears to be a political ambition. Whatever political mileage would be there the decision is certainly going to attract lot of central government employees as tourist in NE region, which due to violence in most of the states of the region has dwindled. As per an estimate even if one per cent of government official families decide to travel to the region it would result in an inflow of 7000 extra tourists and generation of considerable revenues. And now since the government is taking burden of air travel certainly almost all the 5.5 million people will visit the NE states in next two years.
.does this air travel package to NE region is still live and valid as per Govt. order. It is not seen implemented in Rubber Board for the past one year.
.i ahve been avail ner 2 times bagdogra & gangtok in 2008 & 2009 ltc30 ( full fare ) in airindia , can i avail the same (ltc30 full fare)in air india to visit jammu & kashmi. imworking in npcil
.Sixth pay commission no doubt a good relief but still to do some thing better in the Pay Band merging of 1900 & 2400 to 2000 and 2800 which can reluxe the employ who are mentaly offset after the mearging of Group-D employ the pay band of 1800.
.I am class II officer & retiring in 12/2011. kindly let me know whether can i avail HTC for 2010-11 before 12/2010 and again LTC for 2010-13 by 12/2011. Is it permissible?
.I am class II officer & retiring in 12/2011. kindly let me know whether can i avail HTC for 2010-11 before 12/2010 and again LTC for 2010-13 by 12/2011. Is it permissible?
.Dear Sir, I am class-II employees and I intend to avail NER LTC. I want to go to Shilong but due to short time and non availability of direct air ticket from Delhi-Guwahti. I have booked Delhi-Bagdogra (Air Ticket) and Bagdogra/Jalpaiguri to Guwahti (By Train) and Guwahti to Dellhi (By Air). Let me know, I am entitled for this type of journey or not.
.Dear Sir, I am class-II employees and I intend to avail NER LTC. I want to go to Shilong but due to short time and non availability of direct air ticket from Delhi-Guwahti. I have booked Delhi-Bagdogra (Air Ticket) and Bagdogra/Jalpaiguri to Guwahti (By Train) and Guwahti to Dellhi (By Air). Let me know, I am entitled for this type of journey or not.
.I am a d'man in mod getting a grade pay of Rs. 4200/-.(pre revised Rs. 5000/- 8000/- group C). now am I entiteled for ltc to north east by air from Delhi. It is not clear, whether all employees covered under gd pay of Rs. 4200/- are entitled. pls clarify and if afirmative than please let me know the om.
.It is very very unfair for extending the LTC concession to only Group- A & B from the place of work to NE region by air. What about Group-C employees. Facility is a facility which has to be given to one and all. As per the classification of posts Rs.5400/-, Rs.4800/-, Rs.4600/- and Rs.4200/- in the scale of pay of Rs.9300-34800 in Pay Band-2 mentioned in Group-B and the same Pay Band-2 Rs.4200/- grade pay is given to Group-C which is neitehr reflected in Group-B nor Group-C. Where this officials are placed, whether they can also avail the NERegion LTC from their place of work or not.
.i just wanted to know that can i travel to foriegn countries like singapore and malaysia on ltc and if not how much share can i get if i travel to these countries
.If a Central Govt. employee's family reside more than 35 K.M away from duty place of the employee but within the same district. Whether, the employee is entitled for home town LTC? If not, what the crateria for entitlement of home town LTC?
.If a central Govt. employee is not entilted for home town LTC (as his place of duty is his home town) but he is entilted for Bharath Darshan; can he avail LTC (Bharath darshan) by Air to North-East?
.I wsh to travel NE Region by Air. My journey date starts on 28/04/10 and return jouney will be performed on 07/05/2010 in this case can I get LTC facility for return journey also or not
.I have availed the L.T.C home town converting North east LTC(sikkim) for the block year 2008-2009.Can I also avail the home town LTC for NER for the block year2010-2012.
.Dear Sir,
i would like to know, what shall be the next year 2010 package in place of Hometown scheme for LTC rule. (Is North East Region package is available in the month of Oct'2010)
.I have availed the L.T.C home town converting North east LTC(sikkim) for the block year 2008-2009.Can I also avail the home town LTC for NER for the block year2010-2012.
.I have availed the LTC Home Town converting North east LTC (Shilong) for the Block 2006-07 in November,2008.
Can I also avail the All India LTC for NER for the block year 2006-09 in L-80 scheme. Please reply me.
.Pl let me know if I am entitled to travel to Andaman & Nicobar from Chennai/Kolkata to Port Blair by Air on LTC. My grade pay is Rs.4200/-. If yes, please let me know the circular No. and date of issue regarding this.
all 4200 grade pay employees are group B staff.you are not eligible to travel by air visit to andaman.If you intersted to visit N/E state you can eligible for place of posting to N/E
.Please refer my comment regarding travel by helicopter from katra to sanjhichhat. I am a central govt employee with Grade pay of Rs5400/ kindly whether I am eligible for reimbursment of helicopter charges.
.i have availed LTC in 2009 to manali. can i avail ltc next year to north east. iam not aware of hte block years. i do not avail home town since my home town is bangalore it self where iam working. please give the solution to my quriey
.I am a central govt employee in NE reagion and my grade pay is Rs. 4200. I want to travel by air from DIBRUGARH to MUMBAI and back by AIR under LTC . Amount will be reimursed.
.what is the amount of airfare admissible to me for visit to shillong via guwahati if I have travelled in june2009. I AM Assistant Accounts Officer in the grade pay of Rs 4800/-
.I'm a Delhi Govt. employee in a pay grade of Rs.4200.I want to claim journey from kolkata to Andaman nicobar and back by AIR under LTC.Can it be allow under my pay scale?
.i want to claim LTC from delhi to Gangtok, and grade pay is Rs 4200/-, whether i entitled for taxi from Bagdogra to Gangtok under Sikkim Tourism. Pls Rep
.I am a Cenral Govt. mployee in a pay grade of Rs. 4200. I want to claim journey from Bagdogra to Gangtok and back by HALICAPTER under LTC. What will be the fare that will be reimbursed.
.I am a Govt Employee in a pay grade of Rs 4600. I want to claim journey from KOLKATTA to BAGDOGRA and back by AIR under LTC. What will be the fare that will be reimbursed
.I am Central govt. employee, my grade pay is Rs5400/- . I wish to avail all india LTC to Vaishnodevi. as Iam entitiled to travell by Air I have booked tickets from mumbai to jammu by Air and from katra to sanjhichhat by helicopter. please inform me, whether i am entitled or not to travel by helicopter.
.just now i have sent a comments to your site but i did not get proper answer about the railway employees are entitled or not, to travei by air in north india.
.I am in in group " B " . Can I avail N.E.region LTC from delhi to guwahati by air and from guwahati to Tawang by helicopter. kindly clarify that travelling by helicopter is permissable under NE region LTC
.I am a cent govt employee. My scale in 5th pay was 5000-150-8000. In the 6th pay my Grade pay is 4200. Am I a group B employee. Can I avail North East LTC with Air eligibility from Hyderabad (I am posted in Hyderabad)
.I am a cent govt employee. My scale in 5th pay was 5000-150-8000. In the 6th pay my Grade pay is 4200. Am I a group B employee. Can I avail North East LTC with Air eligibility from Hyderabad (I am posted in Hyderabad)
.I am interested to know whether I CAN avail home tow n facility to NER or not?I have availed 4 year LTC in JAN'09. I have not availed any home town facility from 2006 to 2009. ISuggestions are welcome.
.Sir, Sub:- regarding the group after sixth pay commission I am working in National Sample Survey Organisation. Before sixth pay commission my pay scale was 5000-150-8000. After sixth pay commission it is 9300-34800 with grade pay Rs.4200/-. Earlier I was coming under Group C. Now after pay commission implementation under which group will I come under. Kindly give me a reply regarding this. Thanking You, Yours faithfully Shailendra Kumar
As you told that you was working in 5000-8000 grade and that grade comes under Group C. After merging of scales in VIth pay commission does not change your Group. You will be treated as Group C officer only
.Sir, Sub:- regarding the group after sixth pay commission I am working in National Sample Survey Organisation. Before sixth pay commission my pay scale was 5000-150-8000. After sixth pay commission it is 9300-34800 with grade pay Rs.4200/-. Earlier I was coming under Group C. Now after pay commission implementation under which group will I come under. Kindly give me a reply regarding this. Thanking You, Yours faithfully T.G.Rabi Kumar
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.i am a central Govt employee in grade B( superintendent of customs and central excise) . i went on LTC leave during dec,08 to shillong/ cherrapunji from chandigarh by air at the lowest airfare scheme upto Guwahati and hired a taxi from guwahati to shillong. but i am being denied the air fare by the department on the ground that the airfare is not admissible to group B category of central govt employees. and also i am being denied the min fare from guwahati to shillong as i did not travel by air/ local bus and dont have ticket of the local bus but of taxi. please guide me if i am entitled to airfare and minimum fare entitled for the travel by taxi?
.Kindly clarify in block year of two year i.e.2006-07 extended upto 2008 All India LTC can be avail in the extention period i.e. in calender year 2008 as home town is permisible.
.In block year of 2006-2009, my collegue avail All India LTC (for Andman & Nicobar) in February'2008. Now she is applied for AI LTC for NE Region as declared by Govt.Kindly clarify whether she is entitle for N.E. region LTC?
.Whether Group C and D government employees can travel by air to any north east state through LTC or not. If travel by air is allowed it is for both ways or not. Please clarify. Is is allowed to Group A and B or Group A,B,C, and D. (all groups)
Please clarify. Kindly give me the reply at the earliest. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Please pass on the relevant circulars of LTC by air.
.Sir,
Sub:- regarding the group after sixth pay commission
I am working in National Sample Survey Organisation. Before sixth pay commission my pay scale was 5000-150-8000. After sixth pay commission it is 9300-34800 with grade pay Rs.4200/-. Earlier I was coming under Group C. Now after pay commission implementation under which group will I come under. Kindly give me a reply regarding this.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully
T.G.Rabi Kumar
.i joined in central govt on 01/10/05 and posted in assam,
now i am entitled for 2 AC (train), my question is can i avail ltcfor flight from assam to any where in india
.I joined in Central Govt on 05.12.2003, can I avail the LTC facility everyyear for continous 8 years with family after implementation of 6th pay commission ( as per new order, new apointee can avail the LTC facility everyyear for 8 years with family)
.Kindly let me know under the 6th pay what are A,B,C and D group employees. A person drawing Rs.4200/- as Grade pay falls under which group. Please reply at the earliest.
.LTC facility to north-eastern states will boost the tourism sector.can Central govt. employees can avail this facility both by flight and train in the route or only train or flight.?I want to go from Ranchi to gangtok but flight connection is up to Bagdogra.from bagdogra I have to go by taxi.
.certenly this fecility will help all the central government employees as well as the economic poor zone area's like assam,meghalay,manipur,sikkim,Arunachal pradesh Nagaland and tripura. The govenment decision may be political gimic but it will be helpfull for the benifishareies
.i'm in group "A".Can i travel by air from nearest airport .My department says that i can travel only from delhi in instead ofjaipur.Jaipur is 300 Km and delhi is 600 km. Direct flight is available from jaipur.
.HI,
Goverment orders have been issued wide amendement of Ccs rules for travel by Air to North east for group A N B central govt officers. However no such concession has been given to service personnel. CDAO Pune has confirmed no such orders has been issued for Army personnel. why has such similiar concession not been given to Service personnels or is it in the pipeline or not being considered at all.
.Its a good decision. It needs to be extended to the families also travelling from NE states to meet their Head of the family serving in central Govt due to the obligation of all India transfer.
.Sir, Will you specify the pay scale of Group B Central Govt employees. Do the PGTs of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan are covered under this rule?
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