Case

Shri Param Pal is a retired

Government officer. His wife, a
serving
Central
Government
employee wishes to avail LTC in
respect of her husband also. The
office refuses the application for LTC
in respect of husband on the ground
that his pension is more than
Rs.1500 p.m.

Issues involved
Whether

it is admissible to avail LTC for

a spouse who is a retired government
officer.

Whether

there is a limit on the income

of a spouse to avail LTC.
OR

Whether

the condition of dependency is

even applicable in the case of a spouse.

Assumption
Mrs. Pal has not availed the LTC
for the concerned year block.

Relevant Rules
Rule

3 under CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988

Scope The leave travel concession will cover the Government Servant himself and his
family
Explanation

no. 5 under the rule 4 of CCS (LTC) Rules,1988 says

A member of the family whose income from all sources, including pension, temporary
increase in pension but excluding dearness relief on pension or stipend etc., does not exceed
Rs. 3,500 (from 1-9-2008) p.m. is deemed to be wholly dependent on the Government
Servant.
Para

(i) of subrule
(d) of Rule 4 under CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, which defines family as-

the Government Servants wife or husband, as the case may be, and two surviving
unmarried children or stepchildren wholly dependent on the Government servant, irrespective
of whether they are residing with the Government servant or not

contd
G.I.D.

No.3 under rule 4 (d) of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988

Condition of dependency is not applicable on the husband

and wife The PUC is a representation of Smt. Purabi Ghosh,
Senior Section Supervisor of MTNL, New Delhi, forwarded by her
officer for seeking clarification, whether the LTC to her husband
who is a pensioner and drawing pension more than Rs.1,500 is
admissible or not.
2. It is clarified that the husband and wife is one unit for the
purpose of LTC and thus the condition of dependency is not applied
on the husband or wife, as the case may be. Therefore, the
husband of Smt. Purabi Ghosh, Senior Section Supervisor would be
entitled to LTC, if otherwise admissible.
[ OM No. 1605/99-E-II (B), dated 8/15 th September, 1999 addressed to MTNL, Kidwai Bhawan and endorsed
by the DoT, under its I.D. No.1605/99-Estt-(A), dated the 16 th September, 1999]

Recommendation
Mr. & Mrs. Pal should be considered
as one unit for the purpose of LTC
and hence the case of dependency
does not apply here and the pension
that Mr. Param Pal is drawing has no
bearing upon the LTC that Mrs. Pal is
entitled to in respect of him.

Competent Authority
Controlling Officer declared as such
under Supplementary Rule 191

Questions???

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