In this season of stimulus packages, how can the bureaucrats be left behind? Air travel for the bureaucrats availing of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) is set to become luxurious again as the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has re-introduced business class for them, six months after the finance ministry restricted their flights to the “cheapest economy fare”, reports PTI.
The DoPT order enables officers and their families to travel business class on LTC by any airline, provided their fares are on a par or below those offered by Air India under its LTC scheme for business class. After the finance ministry's restriction, the DoPT received a number of representations to restore the travel entitlement according to a previous official memorandum which said entitlements on LTC and official tours and transfers will be the same but no daily allowance will be paid.
