Guidelines on Air Travel on Official Tours – Purchase of air ticket from authorized agent
No.19024/22/2017-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th February, 2018
Dated the 27th February, 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: – Guidelines on Air Travel on Official Tours – Purchase of air ticket from authorized agent.
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The undersigned is directed to refer to
this Departments’ O.M.No.19024/22/2017-E.IV dated 19.07.2017 regarding
guidelines on Air travel where the Govt. of India bears the cost of
passage. As per this O.M., Ministries/Departments were asked to ensure
that these instructions are given adequate coverage and were to be
circulated to all so that ‘lack of knowledge’ of the
rules is not cited as an excuse. In spite of these instructions, a large
number of cases for relaxation of air travel guidelines due to purchase
of air ticket from unauthorized travel agents, are still being received
in this Department.2. The matter has been re-considered and
it has been decided that all such cases of air travel where tickets
have been purchased after issue of this Department’s O.M. dated
19.07.2017, seeking relaxation of air travel guidelines pertaining to
purchase of air ticket from authorized agent, should have the approval
of Secretary of the Administrative Ministry before referring the same to
Department of Expenditure.
This is issued with the approval of Secretary Expenditure.
S/d,
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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