Leave Travel Allowance

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

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued modified instructions for booking air ticket for central government employees to help settle claims and avoid misuse of LTC

Trip that includes a foreign leg is not eligible for LTC, say experts

This condition is not satisfied merely by the trip starting and ending in India

Govt employees can now avail air travel on LTC, Centre issues notice

The central government has issued new guidelines for the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) availed by employees, which will now include air tickets

Have Form 16 from two employers? Be careful not to claim tax benefits twice

A mistake in calculating tax liability could lead to a notice from the tax department

WFH could mean higher tax for some, altering pay structure may give relief

But many expenses incurred during WFH can't be treated as non-taxable until law is amended

Central govt employees will no longer get daily allowance on LTC

Move follows the implementation of recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission

Misusing LTC? Govt warns employees of disciplinary action

Central government employees found misusing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) will face disciplinary action, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has warned. A government employee gets reimbursement of tickets for to-and-fro journey, in addition to leaves, when he avails LTC. As per fresh guidelines by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the employees are required to submit a declaration that he and the members of the family in respect of whom the claim is submitted have indeed travelled upto the declared place of visit. The declaration is required in the cases where a government servant travels on LTC up to the nearest airport, railway station or bus terminal by authorised mode of transport and undertakes rest of the journey to the declared place of visit by private transport or own arrangement (such as personal vehicle or private taxi etc.). "Furnishing of false information will attract disciplinary action," the DoPT said in a directive issued to secretaries o

Take note! Claiming LTA is set to get complex from this year

Since the onus has shifted to employers to verify proof from employees, expect more queries