Encashment of leave on availing LTC by family.

Office of The Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt.-110010

CIRCULAR

No. AT/I V/4462/PC-XXX

dated:- 8th April 2013

To
All PCsDA/CsDA
PC of A (Fys) Kolkata

Sub:- Encashment of leave on availing LTC by family.

   Copies of MoD (Fin) I.D No. 9 (2)/QA/98 dated:20/03/2012 and DOPT I.D No. 14028/2/2013-Estt.(L) dated: 25th Feb’2013 regarding clarification on encashment of leave alongwith LTC is enclosed for information, guidance and necessary action please.

Sd/-
(Upendra Kumar)
Accounts Officer (AT)

Ministry of Defence (Fin/QA)

Subject :- Encashment of leave on availing LTC by Family.

   Reference CGDA UO No AT/IV/4462/PC-XXX dated 12 Oct 12.

   2. A clarification issued by DoPT states that A govt servant can be permitted to encash earned leave upto 10 days either at the time of availing LTC himself or when his family avails it provided other conditions are fulfilled has been taken by MoD (Fin) with MoF, DoPT (Estt/Leave Section). The same has been clarified by DoPT vide their ID No 14028/2/2013-Estt (L) dated 25th Feb. 2013 is enclosed herewith for your ready reference.

Sd/-
(Lajpat Raj)
AFA(QA)/ 20.03.2013

Department of Personnel & Training
Estt. (Leave) Section

   Reference notes of Ministry of Defence (Fin.) I.D. No 9(2)/QA/98 dated 27.12.2012.

   In terms of 38-A of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, a Govt. servant can be permitted to encash earned leave upto 10 days at the time of availing LTC. Hence, Government servants may encash earned leave either at the time of availing LTC himself or when his family avails it provided other conditions are satisfied.

Sd/-
(S.G. Mulchandaney)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source:http://cgda.nic.in/audit/enclLTC080413.pdf

PAYMENT OF LEAVE ENCASHMENT AS LTC ADVANCE

No.12647/LTC/Mov C/ 25 /D(Mov)/2013
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 25th Feb, 2013

To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject : PAYMENT OF LEAVE ENCASHMENT AS LTC ADVANCE

Sir,
   1. I am directed to refer to GOI, MoD letter No.12647/Q Mov C/2610/D(Mov)/98 dated 11 Sep 98 as amended vide corrigendum No.B/33931/AG/PS-2(b)/3343/D(Mov)/99 dated 10 Dec 99 and GOI, MoD letter No.12647/LTC/Mov C/2970/D(Mov)/08 dated 17 Dec 2008 which authorise encashment of annual leave up to 10 days along with LTC to the extent of total 60 days in a career span to cover incidental expenses incurred on travel by service personnel.

   2. Since the Govt. orders do not specify the time frame to be maintained while disbursing advance payment of leave encashment with LTC, a clarification was sought by CGDA from DoPT.

   3. Now, DoPT vide their OM No.14028/2/2012-Estt-Estt.(L) dated 26 Jun 12 (copy enclosed) have clarified that the benefit of leave encashment on LTC may be allowed 60 days before proposed date of outward journey.

   4, In view of the above clarification by DoPT, sanction of competent authority is hereby accorded for extension of DoPT instructions dated 26 Jun 12 as in para 1 above for all service pers also.

   5. This issues with concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Finance/QA) vide their ID No. 9(2)/98/76/QA dated 11 Feb 2013.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(Deepak Narang)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Source:http://cgda.nic.in/adm/levEncLTC190313.pdf