The current LTC Block Year period commenced from 1.1.2022 and will end in 2025

 

Current LTC Block Year is 2022-2025

January 21, 2022 

The current LTC Block Year period commenced from 1.1.2022 and will end in 2025

LTC Block Year for Central government employees

First Block 2022-2023 and
Second Block 2024-2025

During these LTC Block years, a Government servant can avail two concessions as follows:

1.Both of them to Home Town, or
2.First Block to Home town and Second Block to any where India, or
3.First block to any where India and second block to Home town

The concession admissible for a particular block of two years, which is not availed of during that block, can be availed of in the first year of the next block by the Government servants

Important FAQ on LTC Block Year 2022-2025

When does the current LTC Block Year start ?
The current LTC Block Year starts from this year 2022

What is current block year of LTC ?
The current LTC Block Year is 2022-2025

What are the two blocks in LTC Block of four years?
The first LTC block is 2022-2023 and Second Block is 2024-2025 in the current LTC Block Year 2022-2025

In Which Block can we avail Home Town LTC and All India Selected Place LTC?
During these LTC Block years, a Government servant can avail two concessions as follows:
1.Both of them to Home Town, or
2.First Block to Home town and Second Block to any where India, or
3.First block to any where India and second block to Home town

What is carry forward year LTC ?
A Government servant who is unable to avail of the leave travel concession within a particular block of two years or four years may avail of the same within the first year of the next block of two years or four years.

Can we avail the carry forward LTC in 2022?
Yes. If the entitled LTC for block year 2020-2021 was not availed, Now it can be availed in the year 2022 subject to teh provisions in LTC rules.

Can New Recruits avail LTC in this new block years ?
Read this clarification to know the LTC entitlement for New Recruits for first 8 Years. After completion of 8 Year LTC period, this new block of LTC will be applicable for them. Refer the illustrations given in this Clarification for LTC entitlement for New Recruits in First 8 Years.

Relaxation to travel by air to visit J&K, NER and A&N for further two years on LTC – Dopt Order

Relaxation to travel by air to visit J&K, NER and A&N for further two years on LTC – Dopt Order

Relaxation to travel by air to visit J&K, NER and A&N for further two years on LTC – Dopt Order

No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: 26th September, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.

The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, it has been decided by the Government to permit Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as per the following scheme

(i) All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in NER/ A&N against the conversion of one block of their Home Town LTC. Fresh Recruits are also eligible for this benefit against conversion of one of the three Home Towns in a block of four years applicable to them.

(ii) Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC from their Headquarters in Economy class.

(iii) Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors:

a. Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER
b. Between Kolkata/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair.
c. Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K

Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.

(iv) Air travel is to be performed by Air India in Economy Class only and at LTC-80 fare or less.

(v) Air travel by non-entitled officers on the sectors mentioned in item (iii) above may be permitted while availing LTC to any place in India (4 year Block) also.

(vi) Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. ‘M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company’, ‘M/s Ashok Travels & Tours’ and ‘IRCTC’ (to the extent IRCTC is authorized as per DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted.

2. These orders shall be in operation for a period of two years from the date of issue of this O.M.

3. All the Ministries/ Departments are advised to bring it to the notice of all their employees that any misuse of LTC will be viewed seriously and the employees will be liable for appropriate action under the rules. In order to keep a check on any kind of misuse of LTC, Ministries/ Departments are advised to randomly get some of the air tickets submitted by the officials verified from the Airlines concerned with regard to the actual cost of air travel vis-a-vis the cost indicated on the air tickets submitted by the officials.

4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

sd/-
(B. Bandyopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ph. (011) 23040341

Source: www.persmin.nic.in[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/31011_3_2014-Estt.A-IV-26092014.pdf]