LTC – No Ticketing by Private Agencies
AS per DoPT directives, Government employees are required to book the air tickets directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. 'M/s BalmerLawrie& Company', 'M/s Ashok Travels & Tours' and 'IRCTC'.
Ministries/Departments continue to send references to DoPT seeking relaxation regarding the booking of air tickets for the purpose of LTC from the travel agents not authorised. In most of the cases, the common reason stated by the LTC beneficiaries is that they were not aware of the guidelines and inadvertently booked the tickets from other travel agents.
DoPT wants all the Ministries/Departments to ensure a wide circulation of the guidelines.
Please also see DDT 2379 & 2432.