This Office Memorandum, No. AV-18050/1/2017-AI, dated 10.07.2017, from the Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation, clarifies the permission to travel by private airlines on sectors where Air India does not operate. It clarifies O.M No AV-18050/1/2017-AI dated 05.06.2017, stating that its provisions are not applicable in cases of Leave Travel Concession (LTC). The relaxation for private airlines is only for sectors where Air India is not operating. Government officers should prefer Air India if sectors are connected by any Air India connecting flights, as per Ministry of Finance's O.M No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 07.06.2016.
The memorandum is addressed to All Secretaries and All Financial Advisors, Govt. of India. The Under Secretary to Government of India, Chandra Kishore Shukla, can be contacted at Tel: 24619282.
Key Entities Referenced
Air India: Indian airline, the absence of its flights on certain routes triggers permissions described
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The issuing authority of this office memorandum
Ministry of Finance's O.M No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV: Policy document regarding travel regulations to be followed.
Leave Travel Concession: A type of travel allowance, the applicability of regulations is clarified
No. AV-18050/1/2017-Al
Government of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport
New Deihi-110003, Dated: 10.07.2017
‘Subject:
the sectors where Air India does not operate its flight,
‘The undersigned is directed to refetro this Ministry's O.M No
AV-18050/1/2017-Al dated 05.06.2017 and to state that subsequent
to issuance of the above mentioned O.M, 2 number of queries have
been received in the Ministry whether the provisions contained in this
Ministry's O.M_ No AV-18050/1/2017-AI dated 05.06.2017 are also
applicable in the case of Leave Travel Concession. Queries are also
raised whether the provisions of the above mentioned OM are also
applicable in cases where there is no Air India flight between two cities
but they are connected through anyc onnecting fight of Air India,
2. The above issues have been examined in this Ministry and it is
stated that provisions contained in O.M No AV-18050/1/2017-Al dated
05.06.2017 is not applicable in cases of LIC. It is further stated that
the relaxation for travel by private airlines was given in those sectors
only where Air India Limited is not operating. However, if the sectors
are connected with any Air India connecting fights, Government officers
should prefer to travel by Air India in accordance with the provision
contained in Ministry of Finance's O.M No. 19024/1/2009-E.1V dated
07.06.2016.
raed fithor Yueda,
(Chandra kishore Shukla)
Under Secretary to Government of India
“el: 24619282
To
All Secretaries, Govt. of India
All Financial Advisors, Govt. of India