LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION(LTC)
Extension of LTC to foreign countries is not in the ambit of this Commission.
8.15.28 LTC is granted
to Central Government employees to facilitate home travel as well as travel to
different parts of the country. Presently two hometown visits are allowed in a
block of four years
with one hometown visit substitutable with “All India” visit. However, for the first
two 4-year blocks, three hometown visits and one “All India” visit are
permissible. LTC is not granted to an employee whose spouse is working in
Indian Railways.
8.15.29 There are
demands to increase the frequency of LTC, especially of the “All India” visit,
and extend LTC to foreign countries also. Personnel posted on islands have
requested the Commission that splitting of hometown LTC may be permitted so
that their families can visit them from the mainland once a year and they (the
employees) can also travel to the mainland once a year to visit the family.
Personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have sought parity with other CAPFs for
facility of Additional LTC. Railway employees have strongly represented that
there are many places that are not connected by rail and in absence of LTC, they
are not able to visit these places. Hence they should be allowed the facility
of LTC in lieu of certain number of their free passes. Similar sentiments have
also been expressed by employees whose spouses are Railway employees.
Analysis and Recommendations
8.15.30 Extension of
LTC to foreign countries is not in the ambit of this Commission.
8.15.31 The proposal to
split hometown LTC has merit and can be considered. Hence, it is recommended
that splitting of hometown LTC should be allowed in case of employees posted in
North East, Ladakh and Island territories of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
This will enable these employee and their families to meet more often.
8.15.32 Presently,
personnel of Defence forces serving in field/high altitude/CI Ops areas are granted one
additional free railway warrant. This should be extended to all personnel of CAPFs
and the Indian Coast Guard mutatis mutandis.
8.15.33 The facility of
Additional LTC should be extended to SSB personnel, at par with other CAPFs.
8.15.34 Regarding
bringing Railway employees (and employees whose spouses are Railway
servants) into
the fold of LTC, the following is recommended:
a. No hometown LTC will be admissible to Railway employees,
only “All India” LTC will be granted once in four years.
b. For the grant of LTC, all passes for the current year
will have to be surrendered.
c. If the employee has already availed of a pass in any
year, then LTC will not be allowed in that year.
d. If both spouses are Railway servants, then surrender of
passes of any one of them will suffice.
e. For the purposes
of this allowance, year means Calendar year.
NO Change in LTC for Civil employees. Railway employees will be granted All India LTC once in four years.
