Air Travel on official account-relaxation of Government instructions regarding
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A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Office Memorandum No. AV.18011/05/2012 – AI dated 27/02/2014 on the above subject is forwarded herewith for your information, guidance and necessary action please.
No. AV.18011/05/2012-AI
Government of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan,
Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi.
Dated: 27th February, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Air Travel on official account – relaxation of government instructions regarding.
In continuation of this Ministry’s O.M. of even number dated: 27.09.2013 granting general/blanket relaxation to travel by airlines other than Air India for official purpose/LTC or TA on 37 sectors, where AI does not provide services as per given Annexure – I, of the above said O.M. it has been decided to include another 26 sectors where Air India presently does not provide services as per enclosed Annexure – II, (37+26= 63 routes) subject to condition that whenever Air India or its subsidiaries start operating on any sector(s) given in Annexure-I or/and Annexure-II, this sanction shall become null and void for that particular sector(s) for the period of operation of flights. Air India or its subsidiaries on that sector(s) or until further orders/ updation on routes.
2. The purchase of air ticket would be continued as per Ministry of Finance’s O.M. No.19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 16.09.2010 i.e. (a) either from AI’s website or booking counter or (b) through government authorized travel agents namely M/s Balmer & Lawrie & Co., M/s Ashok Travel & Tours, and IRCTC (to the extent IRCTC is authorized as per DoP&T OM No.31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dt.02.12.09). Before booking a ticket, the updated routes available on Air India’s official web-site [airindia.com] be consulted for operation of any AI flight or its subsidiaries flight on any of 63 routes and obtain a printout of it, for settling T.A claim. While settling the T.A. claim, the officer/official concerned would also give an undertaking that the ticket(s) have been bought at the lowest fare available on the day of booking.
3. As per MoF. D/o Expenditure’s instructions, individual cases for relaxation for sectors/city pairs not covered in Annexure-I and Annexure-II, may continue to be sent to Ministry of Civil Aviation for obtaining relaxation/ approval.
Encl.: Annexure-I, Annexure-II
(Amit Ghoshal)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel: 24610364
Annexure-I
| Sl. No. |
Sectors |
| 01
02 03 |
Ahmedabad – Pune – Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad – Jaipur – Ahmedabad Ahmedabad – Indore – Ahmedabad |
| 04
05 |
Bangalore – Coimbatore – Bangalore
Bangalore – Vishakhapatnam – Bangalore |
| 06
07 08 |
Chennai – Coimbatore – Chennai
Chennai – Tuticorin – Chennai Chandigarh – Srinagar – Chandigarh |
| 09
10 |
Guwahati – Dibrugarh – Guwahati
Guwahati – Bagdogra – Guwahati |
| 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 |
Hyderabad – Bhubaneswar – Hyderabad
Hyderabad – Bhopal – Hyderabad Hyderabad – Cochin – Hyderabad Hyderabad – Coimbatore – Hyderabad Hyderabad – Nagpur – Hyderabad Hyderabad – Rajamundry – Hyderabad Hyderabad – Raipur – Hyderabad Hubli – Bangalore – Hubli |
| 19
20 |
Jaipur – Jammu – Jaipur
Jaiput – Hyderabad – Jaipur |
| 21
22 |
Kolkata – Raipur – Kolkata
Kolkata – Visakhapatnam – Kolkata |
| 23
24 |
Lucknow – Patna – Lucknow
Lucknow – Kolkata – Lucknow |
| 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 |
Mumbai – Bhuj – Mumbai
Mumbai – Diu – Mumbai Mumbai – Nanded – Mumbai Mumbai – Porbanndar – Mumbai Mumbai – Jabalpur – Mumbai Mumbai – Pune – Mumbai Mumbai – Vadodara – Mumbai |
| 32
33 34 35 36 |
Nagpur – Kolkata – Nagpur
Nagpur – Hyderabad – Nagpur Nagpur – Pune – Nagpur Nagpur – Bangalore – Nagpur Nagpur – Indore – Nagpur |
| 37 | Varanasi – Kolkata – Varanasi |
Annexure-II
|
Sl. No. |
Sectors |
|
1 2 |
Agartala-Guwahati-Agartala
Amritsar-Srinagar-Amritsar |
|
3 4 5 6 7 |
Bhopal-Raipur-Bhopal
Bangalore-Tuticorin-Bangalore Bangalore-Raipur-Bangalore Bangalore-Pondicherry-Bangalore Bangalore-Belgaum-Bangalore |
|
8 9 10 11 |
Chennai-Kozhikode-Chennai
Chennai-Rajamundry-Chennai Chennai-Tiruchirapali-Chennai Chennai-Vishakhapatnam-Chennai |
|
12 |
Delhi-Gorakhpur-Delhi |
|
13 |
Guwahati-Aizawl-Guwahati |
|
14 15 |
Hyderabad-Indore-Hyderabad
Hyderabad-Pondicherry-Hyderabad |
|
16 17 |
Indore-Nagpur-Indore
Indore-Bangalore-Indore |
|
18 19 |
Jorhat-Guwahati-Jorhat
Jorhat-Kolkata-Jorhat |
|
20 21 22 23 |
Mumbai-Hubli-Mumbai
Mumbai-Surat-Mumbai Mumbai-Belgaum-Mumbai Mumbai-Bhavnagar-Mumbai |
|
24 |
Patna-Ranchi-Patna |
|
25 26 |
Varanasi-Kolkata-Varanasi
Varanasi-Lucknow-Varanasi |
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