NER Bonanza

The central Government has permitted its employees to travel by air to North-Eastern Region on LTC vide its DOPT OM No. F No. 31011/4/2007 -Estt(A) dated02/05/2008. The salient features of the scheme is as under-

(1) All Central Government employees are allowed conversion of one block of Home Town LTC to LTC for destinations in NER.
(2) This facility will be available up to 01/05/2010.
(3)Group A and Group B Central Government employees are entitled to travel by Air from their place of posting or nearest airport to a city in the NER or nearest airport.
(4) Other categories of employees are entitled to travel by air to a city in the NER from Guwahati or Kolkata.

Some of the queries of employees have been clarified by DOPT OM No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 14/05/2008, accordingly-

(1) NER includes Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura
(2) Travel by Private Airlines on LTC has already been permitted by government subject to conditions mentioned in DOPT OM No. 31011/2/2006-Estt.(A)dated 24/4/2006 and DOPT OM No.31011/2/2006-Estt(A) dated 21/05/2007, but for this LTC facility full fare will be reimbursed.
(3)This facility is in lieu of one home town LTC and so, only those who are entitled for Home Town LTC can avail this facility.
(4) Tour packages offered by Indian Airlines or its ilk is permissible however, reimbursement will be limited to fare at the normal rate for the entitled class between headquarters and place of visit by shortest route or cost actually paid whichever is less.