Govt of India, Ministry of Public Grievance & Pension, Deptt of Personnel & Training vide their OM F.
No. 31011/17/2023-Estt.A-IV dated 10th August 2023 has issued clarification/modification in the LTC instructions, which may be noted for future compliance by all central govt. employees. which are stipulated as under:
Reimbursement of Catering charges in case of LTC- the catering charges levied by the Indian Railway in the eligible trains for LTC shall be allowed for reimbursement.
Reimbursement of Cancellation charges levied by airlines/travel agents - In case of official exigencies if air tickets are cancelled, the cancellation charges levied by the airlines & three authorized travel agents i.e. IRCTC, ATT and BLCL shall be reimbursed.
Booking of Air Tickets through three Authorized Travel Agents viz. IRCTC, BLCL & ATT in case of employees not entitled to air travel under LTC: The non-entitled employees, if perform a journey by AIR under Special Dispensation Scheme, to the intended place of visit in NE Region, UTs of J&K, Ladakh, A & N are required to book their ticket through three authorised travel agents only, i.e IRCTC, BLCL & ATT. In other cases, it is not mandatory to book an air ticket for the non-entitled employee through these three authorised agents as ultimately their claim will be restricted to actual airfare or train/bus fare as the case may be from the shortest route, whichever is less. However, in case of cancellation of tickets in other cases, cancellation charges shall not be reimbursed to them.
