CGDA has issued a new circular vide his No. AN/XIV/14162/TA/DA/LTC Dated: 19.3.2012 regarding clarification on booking of tickets from an agency other than the authorized travel agents by non-entitled officers/staff.
References are being received in this HQrs office seeking clarification on regulating of LTC claims in respect of officials who are not entitled to travel by air but carry out the journey by air (Air lndia/Pvt airlines) on LTC etc. due to unavoidable or other circumstances. Clarifications are also being sought as to whether a non-entitled officer should compulsorily book their air tickets from the authorized agents viz. M/S Barmer & Lawrie & M/S Ashoka Travels etc. as brought out in this HQrs office important circular of even number dated 16/09/20 10 and 24/8/2011.
2. In this connection attention is invited to this HQrs office letter No.AN/XIV/14162/VI CPC/Circular/Vol.III dated 12/3/2010, forwarding a copy of Govt. of India, DoP&T OM No.31011/2/2006-Estt.(A) dated 11th March 2010 on the above subject. It has been clarified by DoP&T that “restriction of travel by Air India only need not apply to non-entitled officials concerned who travel by air and claim LTC reimbursement by entitled class of rail.”
3. Accordingly, it is clarified that the restriction as laid down by the Govt. to travel only by Air India and booking of tickets compulsorily through web site of Air India/M/S Barmer & Lawrie/M/S Ashoka Travels is applicable only for officers who are entitled to travel by air and whose cost of air passage is borne by the Govt. It is however, further clarified that in the event of non-entitled officials travelling on LTC by air (Air lndia/Pvt. Airlines for J&K) while availing special concessions for J&K/NER, the booking of tickets/travel has to be done as per the extant orders on the subject.
This issues with the approval of Jt.CGDA(AN)
Sd/-
(R. K. Bhatt)
For CGDA
(R. K. Bhatt)
For CGDA
COMMENTS
I joined Naval dockyard Mumbai as HSK II in March 1992 in the scale of 1260 with two increment
I promoted as HSK I after 1996 but my fixation is not done due to the merger of HSK I & HSK II
On March 2004 I got my ACP and my pay was fixed in 5000-150-8000 scale I my payment was fixed as 5450.
In the same year i.e july 2004 I was selected as SR Chargeman and absorbed in the same organization after tendering my technical resignation through Direct recruitment I have not any monetary benefits and my DOI was fixed as March 2005 .
In the year 2007 because I passed /qualified for HSK I .MY pay was again fixed under FR 22
Please send me an illustration explain the fixation under FR 27.I am eligible to get the benefits of FR22 of my past service shall the increment to be carried forward in my current service