Guidelines on Leave Travel Concession (LTC): Master Circular by DoP&T O.M. dated 03.09.2025
No.DOPT-1752820096240
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
ESTT.(Estt. A-II)
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated 03 September, 2025
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Guidelines on Leave Travel Concession (LTC)
Leave Travel Concession (LTC) scheme is a concessional travel facility for the Government employees to visit their Home Town or to visit any place in India during a block of four years. In terms pf provisions of the Scheme, the Government employees have the option either to avail Home town LTC twice in a block of two years each or to visit home town once in a period of two years and to visit any place in India in another block of two years. The current block of four years is 2022-2025 with two years block of 2022-2023 and 2024-2025. The travel expenses in terms of the employees and their eligible family members are borne by the Government. A Government employee and his family members while availing of Leave Travel Concession may travel in different groups at different times during that block. Further, they may visit different places of their choices while availing Any Place in India LTC.
2. Various instructions regarding Leave Travel Concession have been issued by the Government from time to time. The instructions still in vogue have been consolidated under easily comprehensible headings for the facility of reference. All Ministries/ Departments are requested to bring the above guidelines to the notice of all concerned. While due care has been taken to compile this document, however, if any contradictions and imprecision therein are noticed, the provisions envisaged in the relevant OMs/Orders/etc. shall prevail, and the same may be brought to the notice of the Department of Personnel & Training.
Applicability of LTC Rules [Rule 1(3)&1(4)]:-
I. Subject to the provisions of sub-rule 1(4), applicable to all persons – [Rule 1(3)]
(i) who are
appointed to civil services and posts including civilian Government
servants in the Defence Services in connection with the affairs of the
Union;
(ii) who are employed under a State Government and who are on deputation with the Central Government;
(iii) who are appointed on contract basis; and
(iv) who are re-employed after their retirement.
II. Not applicable to – [Rule 1(4)]
a) Government servants not in whole-time employment;
b) persons in casual and daily rated employment;
c) persons paid from contingencies;
d) Railway servants*;
e) members of the Armed Forces;
f) local recruits in Indian Missions abroad; and
g) person eligible to any other form of travel concession available during leave or otherwise.
*However, the Railway employees may be allowed to avail “All India LTC” once in a block of four years under CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988, subject to the certain conditions.
[O.M. No. 31011/15/2017-Estt.A-IV dated 27.03.2018]
Note:-
1. The officers of autonomous bodies deputed to Central Government will be treated as temporary Government servants during the period of their deputation with the Central Government and allowed Leave Travel Concession accordingly.
2. Industrial and work-charged staff who are entitled to regular leave will also be eligible to avail of the Leave Travel Concession in the same manner as other Central Government employees. The first block in their case would be 1960-61.
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