No.19011/01/2015-Fin.II(Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block,New Delhi,
Dated November 03, 2017
OFFICE-MEMORANDUM
Sub: Guidelines
on Air Travel on Government Expenses-Purchase of Tickets from Authorised
Agent-reg
The
undersigned is directed to refer to Go 48-B wherein provision has been made in
all cases of air travel, where Govt.of India bears the cast of air passage, the
officials have to travel, where only by Air India.Further,Go 16 below the rule
stipulates for purchase of air ticket directly from airlines (Booking counter
or website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of the authorized agents
viz,M/S Balmer Lawrie
&co.,M/S Ashoka Travels & Tours and IRCTC.Department of Expenditure/o. Finance time and again also stressed the need of travel by Air India and purchase of air tickets from permissible source, Recent in this row is there OM No.19024/22/2017E-IV dated 18th July (copy enclosed for ready reference)
&co.,M/S Ashoka Travels & Tours and IRCTC.Department of Expenditure/o. Finance time and again also stressed the need of travel by Air India and purchase of air tickets from permissible source, Recent in this row is there OM No.19024/22/2017E-IV dated 18th July (copy enclosed for ready reference)
2.
Despite this MHA is frequently in receipt of proposals for relaxation of above
rules citing reason of ignorance/ unawareness of the guidelines. Department of
Expenditure has clarified ti MHA henceforth relaxation on account of
ignorance/unawareness of the guidelines would not be considered by them future.
3.It
is accordingly, stressed upon all the offices/Division under the ambit of
Integrated Finance Division of MHA to scrupulously follow the guidelines
relating to air travel.
sd/-
(Kumar Manoj Kashyap)
Under Secretary & AFA (Fin-II)
(Kumar Manoj Kashyap)
Under Secretary & AFA (Fin-II)
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