Fresh Recruits – LTC Facility and Entitlement: LTC FAQ, clarifications/ modifications in the LTC instructions: DoPT O.M.
FAQ (G) FRESH RECRUITS issued vide DoP&T, GoI O.M. F.No.31011/07/2025 PP.A-IV dated 01.07.2025
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(G) FRESH RECRUITS[DoPT OM No. 31011/7/2013-Estt.AIV dated 26.9.2014] |
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| 64 | What are the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit? | After completion of one year of regular service, Fresh recruits to the Central Government are eligible to travel on eight occasions on calendar year basis under LTC rules, as under:
This facility shall be available to the fresh recruits only for the first eight years applicable after joining the Government for the first time. |
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| 65 | How are the two blocks of four years applied to the Fresh Recruit? | The first two blocks of four years (i.e. first eight years) shall apply with reference to the initial date of joining the Government service even though the Govt. employee may change the job within the Government subsequently. However, as per Rule 7 of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, the LTC entitlement of a fresh recruit will be calculated on calendar year basis with effect from the date of completion of one year of regular service. | |
| 66 | Are the LTC blocks of four years in respect of Fresh Recruits same as the regular blocks like 2018- 21, 2022-25? | No. The first two blocks of four years (first eight years) of fresh recruits will be personal to them. On completion of eight years of LTC, they will be treated at par with other regular LTC beneficiaries as per the prescribed blocks like 2022-25, 2026- 29, 2030-33 and so on.A Fresh recruit may choose to avail LTC under the normal LTC rules as applicable to other Government employees. In this case, he/she will not be allowed to avail other LTCs as admissible to the fresh recruits in that block of four years. | |
| 67 | If a fresh recruit does not avail LTC facility in a particular year, can he/ she avail it in the next year? | No.
Carryover of LTC to the next year is not allowed in case of a fresh recruit as fresh recruits are entitled to every year LTC. In other words, every year LTC is not extendable. Hence, if a fresh recruit does not avail of the LTC facility in any year, his/her LTC lapses with the end of that year. |
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| 68 | How will the LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit be exercised after the end of eight LTCs? | (a) After the time-line of 8 LTCs, when the next regular LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second sub block year (i.e. 2024 in the sub-block 2024-25) of the current block year (2022-25), he will be eligible only for ‘Home Town’ LTC as he/she was eligible for ‘Any Place in India’ LTC in the eighth year (Illustration in Table-4 below).
(b) Cases, where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the sub block year (in 2025 of sub-block year 2024-2025), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (2025). (Illustration in Table 3 below) (c) At the end of the eighth year of LTC, when the new LTC cycle of a fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of a regular block year, his entitlement in the regular block will be exercised as per the usual LTC Rules. (Illustration in Table 5 below). |
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| 69 | How will the LTC entitlement be computed in case of a fresh recruit joining the service on 31st December of any year? | A fresh recruit who joins the Government service on 31st December of any year (for example 31-12- 2015), will be eligible for LTC w.e.f. 31st December of next year (31-12-2016). Since, 31st December is the last day of a calendar year (2016), his first occasion of first LTC ends with that year (2016). Hence, he may avail his first Home Town LTC on the last day of that year (2016). From next year onwards (2017 onwards) he would be eligible for the remaining seven LTCs. (Illustration in Table 4 below). | |
| 70 | Can a fresh recruit whose Home Town and Headquarters are same, avail LTC to Home Town? | No.
A fresh recruit whose Home Town and Headquarters are same, cannot avail LTC to Home Town. He may avail LTC to any place in India on the fourth and eighth occasion only. As per Rule 8 of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, LTC to Home Town shall be admissible irrespective of the distance between the Headquarters of the Govt. employee and his Home Town which implies that Headquarters and Home Town should be at different places. |
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Table-3ย
An employee joined the Government service on 1st September, 2016. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he would have become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st September, 2017 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India would be as under:
| ย Year of LTC | ย Type of LTC | ย LTC Occasion |
| ย 01.09.2016 โ 31.08.2017 | ย NIL | ย Eligibility after one year of regular service |
| ย 01.09.2017 โ 31.12.2017 | ย Home Town | ย 1st |
| ย 01.01.2018 โ 31.12.2018 | ย Home Town | ย 2nd |
| ย 01.01.2019 โ 31.12.2019 | ย Home Town | ย 3rd |
| ย 01.01.2020 โ 31.12.2020 | ย Any Place in India | ย 4th |
| ย 01.01.2021 โ 31.12.2021 | ย Home Town | ย 5th |
| ย 01.01.2022 โ 31.12.2022 | ย Home Town | ย 6th |
| ย 01.01.2023 โ 31.12.2023 | ย Home Town | ย 7th |
| ย 01.01.2024 โ 31.12.2024 | ย Any Place in India | ย 8th |
| ย 01.01.2025 โ 31.12.2025 | ย Nil (Not eligible) | ย (Being second year of sub-block 2024-25 under Block Year 2022- 25) |
| ย 01.01.2026 โ 31.12.2029 | ย As per normal entitlement | ย Regular Block Year (2026-2029) |
Explanations:ย
(i) After the completion of the first eight years, when the fresh recruit gets into the middle of the running regular Block Year (2022-2025) where the new LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the second year of the second sub block (i.e. 2025 of 2024-2025), he will not be eligible for LTC in that year (i.e. 2025).
(ii) It can be seen from above that LTC entitlement for a fresh recruit is calculated calendar year wise with effect from the date of completion of one year of regular
Table-4ย
An employee joined the Government service on 31st December, 2015. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he would have become eligible for LTC with effect from 31st December, 2016 (i.e. after completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town / All India LTC would be as under:
| Year of LTC | Type of LTC | LTC Occasion |
| ย 31.12.2015-30.12.2016 | ย NIL | ย Eligibility after one year of regular service |
| ย 31.12.2016 | ย Home Town | ย 1st |
| ย 01.01.2017 โ 31.12.2017 | ย Home Town | ย 2nd |
| ย 01.01.2018 โ 31.12.2018 | ย Home Town | ย 3rd |
| ย 01.01.2019 โ 31.12.2019 | ย Any Place in India | ย 4th |
| ย 01.01.2020 โ 31.12.2020 | ย Home Town | ย 5th |
| ย 01.01.2021 โ 31.12.2021 | ย Home Town | ย 6th |
| ย 01.01.2022 โ 31.12.2022 | ย Home Town | ย 7th |
| ย 01.01.2023 โ 31.12.2023 | ย Any Place in India | ย 8th |
| ย 01.01.2024 โ 31.12.2025 | ย Home Town | (Being second sub block 2024-45 of regular Block Year 2022-2025) |
| ย 01.01.2026 โ 31.12.2029 | ย As per normal entitlement | (next Block Year 2026-2029) |
Explanations:ย
(i) A fresh recruit who joins on 31st December of any year, will be eligible for LTC w.e.f. 31st December of next year. Since 31st December is the last date of that calendar year, his first occasion of LTC ends with that year. Hence, he may avail his first home town LTC on that day only (eg. 31st December, 2016). From next year onwards, he will be eligible for the remaining seven LTCs.
(ii) After the completion of eight years of service, when the next LTC cycle of fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of the second sub block year (in 2024 under sub block year 2024-25) of the current Block Year (2022-2025), he will be eligible only for the ‘Home Town’ LTC in that block as he was eligible for ‘Any Place in India’ LTC in the eighth In case, the fresh recruit forgoes (or did not avail) his eighth year LTC, then he has a choice to avail either ‘Any Place in India’ or โHome Townโ LTC in the following sub block year (2024-25).
Table-5ย
An employee joins the Government service on 1st January, 2025. As per the CCS (LTC) Rules, he will become eligible for LTC with effect from 1st January, 2026 (i.e. after the completion of one year of regular service). His entitlement for Home Town/ All India LTC would be as under:
| Year of LTC | Type of LTC | LTC Occasion |
| ย 01.01.2025 โ 31.12.2025 | ย NIL | ย Eligibility after one year of regular service |
| ย 01.01.2026 โ 31.12.2026 | ย Home Town | ย 1st |
| ย 01.01.2027 โ 31.12.2027 | ย Home Town | ย 2nd |
| ย 01.01.2028 โ 31.12.2028 | ย Home Town | ย 3rd |
| ย 01.01.2029 โ 31.12.2029 | ย Any Place in India | ย 4th |
| ย 01.01.2030 โ 31.12.2030 | ย Home Town | ย 5th |
| ย 01.01.2031 โ 31.12.2031 | ย Home Town | ย 6th |
| ย 01.01.2032 โ 31.12.2032 | ย Home Town | ย 7th |
| ย 01.01.2033 โ 31.12.2033 | ย Any Place in India | ย 8th |
| ย 01.01.2034 โ 31.12.2037 | ย As per normal entitlement | ย Regular Block Year 2034-2037 |
Explanations:
At the end of the eighth year of LTC, when the new LTC cycle of a fresh recruit coincides with the beginning of a regular four year block (in the year 2034), his entitlement in the regular block year (2034-2037) will be exercised as per the normal LTC entitlement.
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