F.N. 3 011 03 /98-Est t ( A ) Ministry. f PerSonnel , Pub) i c .Gri evances iS P ions: Department Of Personnel s. Training Estt ( A ) Section - ...... New Oel dated 31).3.1999
Subject : - Centiia 1 Ci v 1 1 ' Se ry ces ( LTC) Rules*1288 - Clerif ica0 ons-'regarding..
• Consequent !moon. mp 1 ementat 1 on : of the recommendations . ..of lthe F if th Cehtral Fay. CoMmi asi on CU, (LTC) -Rules, were amended vide - this,' 121partment 's Notifications I No 31011/7/97 Estt ,..kA) 'dated 28,10.97 ' (GSRj No 602-E) : and 28.7.1228 *( GSP 412-E ) . Certai n' 61 ar if i catA one have beerLsought by various Ministries/Departments f rom time , to time . The doubts 'r'aised by vari ous authorities• are cl ari fed as :urider‘..-
Poi nts raised Cl ar if i cattions
t . Can an ' eMP1000 An eMPloYee entitled to entitled to traysl b>i air. travel. . , by 'a r tan travel travel: . via" a station by the n4195141 carriers connected by airl services ' 1 (and not by private even if the :t Nome airline s) to !' airport Town/dec 1 a red place ;' of nearest' to the Home Town visit i s not directly or the declared place of connected by ai r Iservi ces? visit . in - case Where these : are lnot' directly connected py air servi The air .` journey in such gases shall, lipwever . be . performed bye- Shertest di rect ratite - •
2 Entitlement :journey by 'The enti tl emeot of an be train has :been' modified officer • is to through the Not!i f oleti on determined strictly in ,dated 23.7;19981 which' terms of the orders in came into force!! wef 'force and aPOli cable ' on 10.1998, Mow ..;! :date- 'Of comMencement entitlement ;',i 12e •0f:',the. outward journey: determined , 'for!ra tourney' performed prior te jAst October,
3. If an employee! commenced The cl aim shall be hiss outward jou re), ibtOpre regulated strictl y in . 1.10.1998. but retU•ned terms of the orders in after 1.10.199:8, howl Force* on the date of claim shall be .. e.gUlarped. commencement Of the outward journey, LTC orders provide for Travels by Rajdhani journey by AC Chair Car in Express is a Rajdhani Express Trains by special concession employees in the pay range provided in the LTC Rules:. of Rs,4,100 and above but In the circumstances, less. than : Rs.11,000. In reimbursement of AC 3-Tier cases where Chair Car is sleeper fare oh trains in not provided, can an which Chair ! Car employee travel by AC accoMmodation is • not 3•Tier sleeper on such provided will not be trains and claim permissible And the,claim reimbursement accordingly? shall be restricted ! only to the applicable !Chair Car fare.
5._ LIC orders permit ;lourneys No, In order to be by Rajdhani/Shatabdi entitled to relmburSement Express Trains. Can the of fares: applicable on entitlement be determined ' Rajdhani or Shitabdi on notional basis? Express, the journeys in queeti4 have to be actually performed by these train'. Inicases Where LTC journeyS are undertaken in rainalother than Rajdhani r Shetabdi Express. by slag of accommodation .h.ighei- than the one to which' the employee is en itled! to or by an alternative node of travel (e.g. by air) to which he/she ! is not entitled, reimburseMent of fares cannot ba , thitermined ' on a notional basis" with reference to ithe, fares applicable by the entitled class on the Rajdhani/Shatabdi !Express. I 5. LTC orders "pray for This will be Permissible journey by provided the p employee Rajdhani/Sh4tabd Express concerned is entitled to trains whene b th the travel by originating) !and Rajdhani/shatabdi Express destination), st ions are on LTC. directly donne ted . by these trailns. Canl! an employee' travel by these trains if! - he Oothe Town/declared place i:of visit is " not !direct:1Y connected thy rail but . ithe nearest Railway :cation' is directly bonne ted by Rajdhani/Shatabdi! Trains?
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7. If the Home town of an If the journey is actually employee is connected by performed by! Rajdhani/ train - but is not directly Shatabdi Trains upto an connected by enroute railway station by Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express direct shortest route and Trains, In such a case can thereafter the journey is the employee be entitled completed in a train other to travel partly . by than Rajdhani/Shatabdi Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains, fare for both the Trains and partly by 'other types of trlains by the train(s). ' entitled clars would be admissible for the respective portion of journey. •
8. Whether reimbursement is Reimbursement of .fares by permissible in cases where the entitled class of an employee travels -by a accommodation' applicable longer route or breaks on Rajdtani/Shatabdi journey when he , is Express by the travelling only by - shortest' dir i ct route, Rajdhani Express. trellis, shall' • be HeerrOssible Can the reimbursement in provided all the legs of such cases be restricted the journey ..re I actually to the fare applicable on performed .ex.lusively by Rajdhani Express trains tlY: these trains and both the the shortest . direct . originating : • and route or wil only the destitution stations are ordinary train• 'fare be direct1y : co: nected by
admissible? these trains. '
9. If an employee travels As already clarified at partly by 81 1. ' No. f1 above, In Rajdhani/Shatabi . Express cases where' - .ravel on LTC trains and jpart y.by.bther is performed I partly by train(s)' Or.by. ny. i.other Rajdhani/Shat bdi • Express mode of transboTt, such as and : pairtly by other • ship, bus et how is trains/modes 1 Of transport the LTC iclai . to be the claim 11 shall .be regulated t reimbursable subject, to the-condition1: 1 that the journey is performed by the shortest route.
1 10. Certain placer are. not Clarification! An respect .
directly icons ' 0Cted by No. :A may•be•seen of Sl. trains and • rr has to in:this conne4tion. change train.. nearest rail . headf *Lich bases can journey b undertaken upto' .hearest rail `head which isl c nnected by Rajdhani/Shata di Express? •
If the originating and The employee can travel by terminating points fall on - •Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express the routes of • Rajdhani/ upto the nearest Shatabdi Express Trains enroute station which but these trains do net. should riot be beyond the halt at these stations,. destination i.e. Home can an employee travel by R Town or the declared place ajdhani/Shatabdi Express of visit. and claim reimbursement? 1p j2. If two stations are Yes, provided 'travel by connected by direct trains' the longer ri. ute on LTC but the route traversed has been by such trains is not the pacifically recognised and approved by shortest, can the fare, applicable for travel by the Government' in ter ms of the separate orders issued the direct longer route be reimbursed in full? in this regard from time to time.
13. Revised LTC orders . Permit Journeys on Lig by taxi, travel by private vehicles autorickshaw, etc. are i.e. Taxi, Autorickshaw, etc. permissible only between it may be clarified' places which are not whether. the' orders connected by eail. This prohibiting LTC journeys is further supject •to the by road in a private,- condition that these hired vehicle or by own . merles of transports vehicles have been operate on a ragular basis withdrawn. If SO, in such from point to point with cases, can the claim be the specific Approval of restricted to the bus fare the State PGovernments/ or the fare actually paid? Transport Authorities concerned and : are authorised to ply • as public carriers. The existing restrictions on travel by.. : private * chartered vericles, own vehicles etc. • shall, therefore, continue to be in force and applicable. No reimburseMent shall be permissible it such cases.
I 4 . If journeysi on 'LTC are Performed Journeys by taxi, auto- by taxi or rickshaw, — auto- rickshaw etc. • are between permissible only between stations conhect d: by rail and/or bus,) cal places not connected by the LTC rail' . and subject to the claim be reatric ed to the bus fare? further cond titan ' that If ot, what, these operate on a regular amount be thjMiS ibis? basis froS point tp.point with the spec'fic approVal of the State Governments/T”ansport Authorities . Conterned. Journeys by these mPdes on LTG are not permissible betweeh places connected by rail.
15. Can claims in resaect of Incidental eApenditure local journey* performed incurred on local journeys by taxi, • autorickahaw, between the residence/ etc. from the residence place of stay and the to the Railway, Station, airport/ railway station/ airport, etc, and , bus terminal are not vice-versa be restricted reimbursible. to the applicable bus fare?
16 LTC Rules provide that When journey on LTC is when a journey i s actually undertaken by performed ay taxi, auto- buses operated by a State rickshaw, etc, the'claim Roadways Corporation , the shall be restricted to the actual fare. rpaid by the entitled bus . fare. entitled type of bus shall However, various 'State be reimbursable. As Roadways corporations clarified against Sl. No. operate on the eame route 13, journeys on LTC by but have different' fare taxi, autorIckshaw, etc. structures.. How will the are permi.sible only claim lae reguThted in such between dl aces - not a situation? connected toy rail and subject to he conditions specified. When Journeys are .performed by these modes. and more than one State Roadwa s Corporation Operate on the route,' the lowest fare applicable on the route is reiMbursible.
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All Ministries/Departments of: Government of India.
2. Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi. ,
6. d.P..S.C., New Delhi.
i. Central Vigilance Culmissica', htr.w Delhi.
15 Central Bureau of Investigation. 1 6. 41.1 Unicn Territory Administrations.
Gabha/Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
All Attached and subordinate offices of the MHA and Ministry of Persohnel, Public' Grievances and Pensions. 9. All Officers and Sections of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pensions ancLIAMA..
1r, Registrar (Adorn.) , upreme Court of India, New Delhi. • 11. Deputy RegiStrar (Admn.), Principal Bench, CentrAlAdmillistratlYeLTr bunal. New Delhi,
12. J. S. .(0ers.),DepttR•of ExPenditoe„
13. (POice),
J.S., Deptt,: of Justice.
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