Recommendations relating to LTC.

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Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of Sixth Central PayCommission, it has been decided to make necessary additions/changes in the CCS(LTC)Rules, 1988 as indicated below:-

The parents and lor step parents (stepmother and stepfather)who are wholly dependenton the Government employees shall be included in the definition of family for the purpose ofLTC, irrespective of whether they are residing with the Government employee or not.
The definition of dependency will be linked to the minimum family pensionprescribed in Central Government and dearness relief thereon. The extant conditions inrespect of other relations included in the family including married/divorced/abandoned/separated/widowed daughters shall continue without anychange.

Fresh recruits to Central Government may be are allowed to travel to their home townalong with their families on three occasions in a block of four years and to any place in Indiaon the fourth occasion. This facility shall be available to the Government officers only forthe first two blocks of four years applicable after joining the Government for the first time.The blocks of 4 years shall apply with reference to the initial date of joining the Governmenteven though the employee changes the job within Government subsequently. The existingblocks will remain the same but the entitlements of the new recruit will be different in thefirst eight years of service. All other provisions concerning frequency of travel under LTCare retained.

Travel entitlements, for the purpose of official tour/transfer or LTC, will be the samebut no daily allowance shall be admissible for travel on LTC. Further, the facility shall beadmissible only in respect of journeys performed in vehicles operated by the Government orany Corporation in the public sector run by the Central or State Government or a local body.Air Journey by Private Airlines will however, continue to be admissible as per Ministry ofFinance O.M. No. 19024/1/E-IV/2005 dated the 24th March, 2006 and in terms of the ordersof DOPT in this regard ..
Government officers are allowed to encash ten days earned leave at the time ofavailing of LTC to the extent of sixty days during the entire career. The leave encashed atthe time of LTC will not be deducted from the maximum amount of earned leave encashableat the time of retirement. It is further clarified that where both husband and wife areGovernment servants, the present entitlement for availing LTC shall remain unchanged, andencashment of leave equal to 10 days at the time of availing of LTC will continue to beavailable to both, subject to a maximum of sixty days each during the career.

3. The LTC claim pertaining to the period prior to 318t August, 2008 shall be regulatedas per rules applicable on the date of journey and LTC claims already settled will not be re-opened.