Exemption for Travel in Airlines other than Air India
F.No.9-1/2016-FC (Posts)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(Integrated Finance Wing)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(Integrated Finance Wing)
New Delhi, the 24th August, 2017
OFFICE – MEMORANDUM
Subject : Exemption for travel in airlines other than Air India – reg.
Consequent upon the delegation of powers
to the Financial Advisors to accord exemption for air travel in
airlines other than Air: India in individual cases, this office is
receiving requests from the officers seeking exemption for air travel by
airlines other than Air India.
While processing such proposals, it has
been observed that in spite of repeated instructions issued by the
Directorate vide letter no. 17-01/2015-PAP dated 28.07.2016, OM no.
9-1/2016-FA (Posts) dated 09.08.2016 and dated 28.02.2017 (Copies
enclosed for ready reference), requests for seeking exemption are being
submitted in the last days / hours of the proposed journey and that too
with incomplete/insufficient reasons/documents in prescribed performa
(Revised) as required vide Directorate OM no.9-1/2016-FA (Posts) dated
28.02.2017 This results in avoidable delay In*processing such cases and
higher expenditure due to the fast minute booking of tickets. lt is also
seen that even without obtaining approval of the competent authority,
the journey by airlines other than Air India is performed and at a later
stage requests seeking ex-post facto approval are submitted, violating
the instructions on the subject.
In view of the above, it is once again
reiterated that the requests in the revised Performa complete in all
respect are submitted to JS&FA at least 7 working days in advance
from date of travel so that adequate time is made available for
processing in Integrated Finance Wing. It may also be noted that
non-receipt of approval by the stipulated date does not entitle one to
claim relaxation as a matter of right.
This issue with the approval of Competent Authority.
(Nirdosh Kumar Yadav)
Director (FA)
Signed copyDirector (FA)