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1 The current LTC Block Year is 2010-2011 & 2012-2013. The officers who have not availed LTC for the block year 2010-2011, can avail LTC for 2010-2011 till December 2012 under the extended validity
2 i) the Government servant's wife or husband, as the case may be, and two surviving unmarried children or step children wholly dependent on the Government servant, irrespective of whether they are residing with the Government servant or not; ii) married daughters who have been divorced, abandoned or separated from their husbands and widowed daughters and are residing with the Government servant and are wholly dependent on the Government servatn; iii) parents adn/or step mother residing with and wholly dependent on the Government servant; iv) unmarried minor brothers as well as unmarried, divorced, abandoned, separated from their husbands or widowed sisters residing with and wholly dependent on the Government servant, provided their parents are either not alive or are themselves wholly dependent on the Government servant. EXPLANATION: The restriction of the concession to only two surviving children or step children shall not be applicable in respect of (i) those employees who already have more than two children prior to coming into force of this restriction i.e. 20.10.1997; (ii) children born within one year of the coming into force of this restriction; (iii) where the number of children exceeds two as a result of second child birth resulting in multiple births.
3 Rule 2(c) of the All India Services (Medical Attendance) Rules 1954 specifies the family of the member of the srevice, which states as follows: i Husband or wife as the case may be, of the member of the service ; and ii The parents, sisters, widowed daughters, minor brothers, children and step-children wholly dependent upon the member of the Service and are normally residing with such member including dependent brothers, dependent divorces / separated daughters and step-mother. The members of the family shall be regarded as 'wholly dependent' upon the member of the Service if they ordinarily reside with the said member and their total monthly income does not exceed Rs. 1500/-
4 The hometown once declared and accepted by the controlling officer shall be treated as final. In exceptional circumtances, the Head of the Department or if the Government servant himself is the Head of the Department, the Administrative Ministry, may authorize a change in such declaration provided that such a change shall not be made more than once during the service of a Government servant. Government of India Decisions (1) From time to time enquiries have been received as to how exactly the "home town" should be determined. The correct test to determine whether a place declared by a Government servant may be accepted as his hometown or not is to check whether it is the place where the Government servant would normally reside but for his absence from such a station for service under Government. The criteria mentioned below may, therefore, be applied to determine whether the Govt. servant's declaration may be accepted- (i) Whether the place declared by Government servant is the one which requires his physical presence at intervals for discharging various domestic and social obligations, and if so, whether after his entry into service, the Government servant had been visiting that place frequently. (ii) Whether the Government servant owns residential property in that place or whether he is a member of a joint family having such property there. (iii) Whether his near relations are resident in that place. (iv) Whether, prior to his entry into Government service, the Government servant had been living there for some years.
5 According to AIS (PAR) Rules, 2007 annual health checkup in any hospitals of the choice of the members of the service at a cost of Rs. 5000/- or actual expenditure incurred will be reimbursable. (Government orders in this regard have been placed in the 'circular' link in open area)
6 Government Officers are allowed to encash ten days earned leave at the time of availing LTC to the extent of sixty days during the entire career. The leave encashed at the time of LTC will not be deducted from the maximum amount of earned leave encashable at the time of retirement. Further where both husband and wife are Government servants, the present entitlement for availing LTC shall remain unchanged and encashment of leave equal to 10 days at the time of availing of LTC will continue to be available to both, subject to a maximum of sixty days each during the career.
7 Prior to issue of VI Pay Commission, the officers in the grade of Super-time scale and above were eligible to travel by air while availing LTC. At present, the rule applicable for air travel by Government Servants within India during official visits is applicable in case of LTC also. As per this rule officers drawing grade pay of Rs.5,400/- and above are eligible to travel by air within India by National Career viz. Indian Airlines / Air India.
8 As per Rule 6 of AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968, previous sanction of the Government shall not be required when the member of the service, in the bonafide discharge of his duties or otherwise, publishes a book or contributes to or participates in a public media. Provided that he/she shall observe the provisions of rules and at all times make it clear that the views expressed, are of his own and not those of the Government. The officers should also ensure {under Rule 7 of AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968} that they should not make any statement: i. which has the effect of an adverse criticism of any current or recent policy or action of the Central Government or a State Government : or ii. which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Central Government and any State Government: or iii. which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Central Government and the Government of any foreign State. provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to any statement made or views expressed by a member of the service in his official capacity and in the due performance of the duties assigned to him.
9 Prior sanction of the Government is necessary under rule 13(4) of AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968 for accepting remuneration for publicatin of books / articles of purely literary, artistic or scientific character, though permission is not required for their publication under rule 6 of the said rules. An income from literary, cultural or artistic efforts, which are not aided by the knowledge acquired by the member in the course of his/her service, is not 'fee' for the purpose of SR 12 and can be retained by the officer in full. In other cases, SR 12 will apply and 1/3rd of the amount above Rs.250/- will have to be remitted to the Consolidated Fund of India / State.
10 The Members of the AIS should not stand guarantee / surety for loans taken by their relatives for business purposes as in this way indirect interest in business and financial commitments are created attracting the provisions of Rules 13 and 15 of the AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968.
11 As per Rule 16(3) of AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968, no member of the service shall, except with the previous knowledge of the Government - acquire / dispose of any immovable property by lease, mortagage, purchase, gift or otherwise, either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family. Provided that the previous sanction of the Government shall be obtained in any such transaction is with a person having official dealings with the member of the Service. As per Rule 16(4) of the AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968, every member of the service shall intimate the Government in respect of each transaction, whose value exceeds two months Basic Pay {Pay + Grade Pay) of the member of the service - within a month of the completion of such transaction. Provided that the previous sanction of the Government shall be obtained in any such transcation is with a person having official dealings with the member of the Service.
12 As per the GOI's Decision No.15 under rule 16 of AIs (Conduct) Rules 1968, properties either acquired by the members of their families of the officers from out of their own funds or inherited by them would not attract the provisions of sub-rules (3) and (4) of the said rules. As such, the movable / immovable properties owned by the members of the families of the officers, which are either inherited by them or acquired by them out of their own funds are not required to be included in the property returns envisaged in sub rule (2) of Rule 16 of AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968.
13 As per the GOI's Decision No.14 under Rule 16 of AIS (Conduct) Rules 1968 sub-rules (3) and (4) extend to gifts made by a member of the Service to his wife, relatives, dependents etc, when a gift is made by a member of the Service to his relatives or dependents, the question of approaching a dealer or an agent would not arise. The provision to sub-rules (3), (4) of rule 16 have therefore, no application where the nature of transaction is such as to exclude the possibility of the engagement of a dealer or agent. In view of this, a member of the Service need not obtain the prior permission of the Government for making gifts to his wife or relatives or any one else. It would suffice if he makes a report to the Government under rule 16(3) or 16(4) as the case may be for information.