7th Pay Commission: The government issued a new directive and modified the guidelines for central workers booking flights

 7th Pay Commission: The government issued a new directive and modified the guidelines for central workers booking flights

LTC Rules Update: Three registered travel agencies, M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT), as well as Indian Railway Catering as well as Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), would be permitted to travel by air, according to government rules. Relevant details will need to be provided.

Seventh Pay Commission: The Central Government has released a new statement subsequent to raising the workers' dearness allowance. This adjustment relates to reserving airline tickets for workers on long-term leave. This modification was designed with the workers' convenience and a seamless workflow in mind. The Personnel and Training Department memorandum states that the adjustment is only applicable to those who have not yet received a claim. The direct benefit will be awarded to employees who use travel agencies to purchase airline tickets until August 29, 2022.

Benefits for people who use travel agencies to purchase tickets

DoPT said that those who purchased their airline tickets via travel agencies will be eligible to get LTC as a result of this. Furthermore, they lack any type of evidence. In actuality, a large number of workers have been denied leave since they have no documentation of their reservations. Three registered travel agencies, M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels and Tours (ATT), as well as Indian Railway Catering or Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), were said to be required to provide information on the flight under the government rules.

The flight cost should be 10% higher than the lowest rate when purchasing an airline ticket for LTC throughout the allotted time frame. An employee will be deemed to have selected the lowest price if they make their reservations via one of the authorized travel agencies, such as ATT, IRCTC, or BLCL. It has been mandated that all travel agencies offer tickets with the LTC designation for LTC travel.

A copy of the same time slot must be taken when non-entitled government employees use the Special Concession Scheme to book flights straight from their headquarters to NER, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman Nicobar, as well as Ladakh. A printout of the flight for the following slot may be retained for claim settlement if a ticket is not available for that time window.