Scheme of optional ‘All Bharat Leave Travel Concession’ (AILTC) facility – Circular 130
RBE No. 130/2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(W)2017/PS5-1/3
New Delhi, dated 10.09.2018
The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units.
Sub: Scheme of optional ‘All Bharat Leave Travel Concession’ (AILTC) facility, in 1 lawsuit inwards a block of 4 years (i.e. 2018-2021 onwards) on give upwardly of Privilege Passes (PP).
Ref: Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T)’s OM No.31011/15/2017- Estt.A-IV dated 27.03.2018.
Pursuant to recommendations of Seventh CPC, DoP&T induce got communicated Government’s decision, vide their OM referred above, to allow the Railway employees to avail AILTC facility inwards accordance alongside the ‘Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988’ i.e. CCS (LTC) Rules.
2. Accordingly, inwards practise of powers conferred vide Rule 1(3)(iii) of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition-1993), the Competent Authority inwards the Ministry of Railways has accorded approving to exclude such railway servants together with other eligible persons (i.e. eligible for PP) from the facility of Privilege Passes inwards that detail calendar twelvemonth inwards which they opt for AILTC facility. Applicants may avail AILTC facility dependent plain to weather condition stipulated inwards para ii of the referred OM dated 27.03.2018 (copy enclosed equally Annexure-I). This facility is farther dependent plain to procedural guidelines/conditions stipulated hereunder.
3. These orders shall last applicable to (i) Railway Servants entitled to PPs; (ii) Other authorities department’s officials serving inwards railways on deputation together with entitled to PPs; (iii) Other officials serving inwards railways together with entitled to PPs; together with (iv) Officials of Audit Department (Railway) entitled to PPs. The Competent Authorities concerned shall alter price together with status of such officials equally required together with necessary. These orders would non last applicable to those who are undergoing kid penalization of stoppage of fifty-fifty a unmarried PP at the fourth dimension of application for availing AILTC.
4. Those officials, who opt for AILTC facility, would last issued a “Privilege Pass Surrender Certificate” (PPSC) i.e. a pre-requisite for availing AILTC facility. The “Pass Issuing Authority” (PIA) shall number the PPSC equally per format at Annexure-II, duly next the physical care for stipulated equally under:-
(i) Applicant employee volition submit an application (format at Annexure-III) to the concerned PIA for number of a PPSC.
(ii) Thereafter, the PIA volition commencement depository fiscal establishment represent the “Privilege Pass Account” (PPA) of the ‘ applicant to verify whether the applicant has already availed whatever PP or non inwards that detail calendar year.
(iii) If applicant has already availed a PP inwards that detail calendar year, hence the application for number of PPSC would last rejected together with the applicant should last intimated accordingly, equally per format at Annexure-IV.
(iv) If applicant has non availed whatever PP inwards that detail calendar year, the PIA concerned volition disallow functioning of PPA past times blocking it alongside an entry (PPSC issued on appointment …./…/…… /) inwards PPA hence that the applicant is barred from drawing whatever PP, fifty-fifty inadvertently, during that detail calendar twelvemonth inwards which AILTC facility has been opted.
(v) If both hubby together with married adult woman are entitled to PPs, both induce got to give upwardly their respective entitled PPs that are admissible to them inwards the calendar twelvemonth inwards which either of them opt for AILTC facility. In this scenario, PIA volition number a unmarried composite PPSC duly completing Part-II of the PPSC. The next physical care for volition last followed, additionally, inwards such cases:-
(a) If PPAs of both the spouses are maintained past times same PIA at the fourth dimension of applying for AILTC facility, hence the composite PPSC volition last issued past times the PIA later on receipt of a articulation application from both of them.
(b) If PIAs of both the spouses are dissimilar (due to whatever argue or on line of piece of occupation organisation human relationship of their working inwards assort Railways/Divisions/Units, etc.), the PPSC shall last issued past times the PIA concerned of the applicant exclusively later on receipt of a “Confirmation Note inwards lieu of PPSC”(CN) to last issued (by other PIA equally per format inwards Annexure-V) inwards favour of husband of the principal applicant. The husband volition apply for CN equally per format at Annexure-VI.
(vi) In illustration of a deputationist (i.e. Railway retainer serving on deputation etc inwards whatever other organization) together with eligible for PPs equally per statutory rules, the PIA concerned volition number PPSC equally per aforementioned procedure.
(vii) The PIA volition number PPSC/CN or intimate most rejection/non-acceptance of the request, equally the illustration may be, inside 10 working days of receipt of application.
(viii) After number of PPSC/CN, asking for its cancellation together with re-opening of PPA volition non last entertained on whatever ground, fifty-fifty if AILTC facility could non last availed due to whatsoever argue i.e. whether administrative or personal reasons.
(ix) The role of PIAs volition cease in 1 lawsuit “PPSC” is issued to the applicant. Matters such equally advance/reimbursement/travel entitlements during availing of AILTC shall last dealt past times other respective Sections of Personnel/Accounts Department treatment Travelling Allowance claims, taking into line of piece of occupation organisation human relationship PPSC equally a basic document alongwith other documents stipulated inwards the CCS (LTC) Rules.
(x) Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 duplicate PPSC/CN tin exclusively last issued nether exceptional circumstances past times the PIA concerned later on taking approving of the Principal CPO.
5. The Railways should administer the AILTC facility strictly inwards accordance alongside the CCS (LTC) Rules-1988, equally modified from fourth dimension to time, without whatever deviation. It may last noted that ‘Home Town LTC/Home Town converted LTC” shall non last admissible to railway servants together with the definitions of beneficiaries for LTC (e.g. members of family, dependents), dependency criteria, etc are dissimilar from that of Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 re-create of DoP&T’s letter No.31011/7/2013-Estt.(A)-IV dated 26.09.2014, containing clarifications together with illustrations on administering LTC entitlements of “Fresh Recruits” is enclosed equally Annexure-VII. Accordingly, the AILTC facility shall last regulated fully past times the weather condition together with definitions equally set downwardly inwards the CCS (LTC) Rules.
6. Regarding move entitlements for availing of AILTC facility, copies of next OMs, equally applicable on date, are enclosed:-
| ISSUED BY | DETAILS | ANNEXURE NO. |
| Ministry Of Finance | OM No.19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 | Annexure – VIII |
| DoP&T | OM No.31011/8/2017-Estt.A-IV dt.19.09.2017 | Annexure-IX |
| DoP&T | OM No.31011/8/2017-Estt.A-IV dt.18.01.2018 | Annexure-X |
It may last noted that DoP&T induce got stipulated vide their OM dated 19.09.2017 that (i) the move entitlements for the purpose of LTC shall last the same equally TA entitlements equally notified vide MoF’s OM dated 13.07.2017, excepting the air move entitlement for the employees inwards Level six to viii of the Pay Matrix (para 3) together with (ii) the other weather condition that would principle the LTC facility (para 4). Hence, the same entitlement prevailing inwards civil side (i.e. non equally per railway entitlement) volition last applicable for availing AILTC facility.
7. To summarize, the position, equally contained inwards in a higher house OMs, alongside for sure modifications, is briefly brought out inwards the tabular array below:-
| PAY LEVEL IN PAY MATRIX | TRAVEL/LTC ENTITLEMENT FOR AILTC |
| Level 1 to 5 | Travel entitlement/Class of travel, etc inwards diverse modes of transports shall last equally per Ministry of Finance’s OM No. 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 dependent plain to other weather condition stipulated inwards DoP&T’s OM No. 31011/8/2017-Estt- A-IV dated 19.09.2017. |
| Level six to 8 | Air move entitlement stipulated inwards Ministry of Finance’s OM No. 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 is non admissible for LTC. However, all other entitlements shall last equally per aforementioned MoF’ OM dated 13.07.2017 together with dependent plain to other weather condition stipulated inwards aforementioned DoP&T’s OM dated 19.09.2017. |
| Level nine to thirteen together with NFSAG officers | Travel entitlement/Class of travel, etc inwards diverse modes of transports shall last equally per Ministry of Finance’s OM No. officers 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 dependent plain to other weather condition stipulated inwards DoP&T’s OM No. 31011/8/2017-Estt- A-TV dated 19.09.2017. |
| Level fourteen & inwards a higher house (excluding NFSAG Officers) | Travel entitlement/Class of travel, etc inwards diverse modes of transports shall last equally per Ministry of Finance’s OM No.19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 dependent plain to other weather condition stipulated inwards DoP&T’s OM No. 31011/8/2017-Estt.A-IV dated 19.09.2017 together with too equally clarified vide DoP&T’s OM No.31011/8/2017-Estt.A-IV dated 18.01.2018. |
8. The Zonal Railways together with PUs are advised to larn themselves familiarized alongside the extant CCS (LTC) Rules equally good equally clarifications available inwards the official website of DoP&T (i.e. shortly (i) https://dopt.gov.in/ccs-ltc-rules together with (i) https:/href=dopt.gov.in/ notifications/oms-and-orders/ © Establishment o LTC Rules). It may too last noted that OMs/Notifications related to CCS (LTC) Rules issued together with uploaded from fourth dimension to fourth dimension past times DoP&T inwards their official website volition come upwardly into strength alongside immediate outcome for regulation of AILTC facility equally beingness extended past times this order. Hence, these orders/instructions volition non last circulated separately past times the Ministry of Railways. Accordingly, the Railways together with PUs should regularly view the official website of DoP&T together with download the latest instructions from fourth dimension to fourth dimension for settling claims of LTC etc together with for compliance.
9. However, if whatever clarification inwards honour of TA Rules notified past times Ministry of Finance is required, the same may last addressed to the Nodal Dte. inwards Board’s role viz. Finance Establishment Dte. for farther attempt together with number of appropriate clarification/reply.
10.This issues alongside the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
11. Hindi version volition follow.
(V. Muralidharan)
Dy. Director Estt. (Welfare)-I
Railway Board
