Latest LTC rules that govt employees should know before booking air tickets

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued modified instructions for booking air tickets for Leave Travel Concession (LTC) purposes for central government employees, according to a report by the Economic Times. The updates were released through an office memorandum on October 20.

LTC is an allowance given to employees for meeting travel expenses when the employee is on leave from work. The same is exempted from tax under the Income Tax Act. The Centre began including air tickets in its LTC from June 2022. The memorandum at the time stated, “Government employees are to choose a flight having the Best Available Fare on their entitled travel class which is the cheapest fare available,