No daily allowance on LTC to central govt staff

The Central government employees will not get a daily allowance on leave travel concession (LTC) from now onwards.

Any incidental expenses and the expenditure incurred on local journeys will not be admissible under the LTC, a Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) order said.

Earlier, the employees were entitled to an allowance according to their ranks.

At the same time, travel by premium or Suvidha trains and services such as Tatkal will now be allowed on the LTC, the order said.

The LTC allows the grant of leave and ticket reimbursement to employees to travel to their hometowns and other places under specified circumstances.

“Flexi fare (dynamic fare) applicable in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Duronto trains shall be admissible for the journey(s) performed by these trains on the LTC, the order said.

“However, this dynamic fare component shall not be admissible in cases where a non-entitled government servant travels by air and claims reimbursement for the entitled class of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains,” it said.

“Reimbursement for the purpose of LTC shall be admissible for journeys performed in vehicles operated by the government or any corporation in the public sector run by the central or state government or a local body,” it said.