The
Department of Personnel and Training has issued orders today regarding that the
relaxation for travel by air to visit Jammu and Kashmir under Leave Travel
Concession, is extended for a further period of two years with effect from
18.6.2012 to 17.6.2014 as per CCS (LTC) Rules,1988. Note that this Department
has already issued orders pertaining to extend to travel by air to visit NER
for further two years upto April 2014.
We
have reproduced the order and given below for your ready reference...
CCS (LTC) Rules,
1988— Relaxation for travel by air to visit J & K
F.No.31011/2/2003-Estt.A-IV
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel &
Training
New Delhi, dated 15th June, 2012
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject:
- CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988— Relaxation for travel by air to visit J & K
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M. of even No. dated
18th June, 2010 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the relaxation
for LTC travel to visit J & K under CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 is extended for a
further period of two years w.e.f. 18th June, 2012 subject to the following
conditions:
(a)
Travel by Air to continue to be ¡n Economy Class only, irrespective of the
entitlement of the officer.
(b)
The condition that air tickets can be purchased either directly from the
Airlines (booking counters/website) or through authorized agents only viz., M/s
Balmer Lawrie and Co. Ltd., or M/s Ashok Travels and Tours Ltd. / IRCTC (to the
extent IRCTC is authorized as per D0PT’s O.M. No.31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated
02.12.2009), would necessarily apply.
(C)
All other conditions prescribed in this Department’s OM. dated 18.6.2010, read
with O.M. dated 05.8.2010 and 25.8.2011 would continue to apply.
2.
Hindi version follows.
sd/-
(B. Bandyopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India
Source:
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