Block Year under CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 – FAQ, clarifications/ modifications in the LTC instructions: DoPT O.M.

FAQ (B) BLOCK YEAR issued vide DoP&T, GoI O.M. F.No.31011/07/2025 PP.A-IV dated 01.07.2025

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(B) BLOCK YEAR

What is Block Year

Block Year is a period of 4 years (calendar years). The current block of four years is 2022-2025. May see the details of Block Years in Table-1 below

In respect of employees having Home Town (HT) (duly approved by the competent authority), their block year of 4 years is divided in two sub-blocks i.e. 2022-23 and 2024-25. The employee can avail either Anywhere in India (AI) or Home Town (HT) in each sub-blocks as per details given in Table-2 below.

Table-1

Government employees whose Headquarters/Place of posting and Home Town are the same.

Block Year	Previous Block Year 2018-21	Current Block Year 2022-25	Next Block Year 2026-29
Entitlement of the employee	ANY PLACE in INDIA	ANY PLACE in INDIA	ANY PLACE in INDIA

Table-2

Government employees whose Headquarters/Place of posting and Home Town are different.

Current Block Year 2022-2025
Entitlement of the employee	EMPLOYEE CHOICE	SUB BLOCK 2022-2023	SUB BLOCK 2024-2025
	OPTION 1	HOME TOWN	ANY PLACE in INDIA
	OPTION 2	ANY PLACE in INDIA	HOME TOWN

14	What is the Block Year for Government employees whose Headquarters/ Place of posting and Home Town are the same ?	The current block of four years is 2022- 2025. Government employee is eligible for one Anywhere All India LTC only as explained in Table-1 above.
15	Current Block year for the Government employees whose Headquarters/ Place of posting and Home Town are different.	The current block of four years is 2022-2025. The block year of 4 years is divided in two sub- blocks i.e. 2022-23 and 2024-25. The employee can avail either ‘Any Place in India’ or ‘Home Town’ LTC in the first sub-block and the remaining in the second sub block, as per his/her choice. May see illustration in Table 2 above.
16	Can a government employee who has declared Home town avail two LTCs (‘Anywhere in India/ Home town)’ in one calendar year?	Yes. He can take two LTCs in the beginning of each sub blocks, as per illustrations given below: Case 1: In the calendar year 2022: One unavailed LTC of previous block year (2020-21) and one of the current block (2022-23) can be availed. Case 2. In the calendar year 2024: One unavailed LTC of previous block year (2022-23) and one of the current block (2024-25) can be availed. Case 3 In the calendar year 2026: One unavailed LTC of previous block year (2024-25) and one of the current block (2026-27) can be availed.
17	Can a government employee whose Home town and Headquarter is same, avail two LTCs (‘Anywhere in India)’ in one calendar year ?	Yes. He/She can avail 2 LTCs in the first year of each block of 4 years Case 1: In the calendar year 2022: One unavailed LTC of previous block year (2018-21) and one of the current block (2022-25) can be availed. Case 2. In the calendar year 2026: One unavailed LTC of current block year (2022-25) and one of the next block (2026-29) can be availed.
18	Whether Blocks / sub- blocks of LTC are extendable ?	Block of four years and sub-block of two years automatically gets extended by one year ( upto 31st of December of next calendar year).
19	Whether the Government employees whose Headquarters/ Place of posting and Home Town are same, are eligible for Home town LTC?	No. Government employees whose headquarters/ Place of posting and Home Town are the same, not eligible for Home Town LTC. [OM No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A-IV) dated 18.05.2015]
20	Whether the Government employees residing in cities/ towns outside Delhi which fall under other states of National Capital Region (NCR) are eligible for Home town Concession ?	Yes. Cities/towns which are outside Delhi and fall in other States of NCR are not to be treated as Delhi Headquarters. Hence, the Government employees whose headquarters are Delhi and reside in cities/towns outside Delhi falling in other States of NCR, are eligible for Home Town Concession. [OM No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A-IV) dated18.05.2015]