Anywhere in India LTC for Army Officers

Overview

The 2023 handbook describes Anywhere in India LTC under Rule 177(B) as an alternate-calendar-year concession used instead of Home Town LTC. It supports eligible travel within India to the declared leave station for the officer, spouse, and dependent children, subject to timing, destination, route, transport, and return-to-duty conditions.

What the handbook says

• The concession is described as available once in alternate calendar years, in lieu of the Home Town LTC under Rule 177(A) (printed pages 154-155).
• The officer, spouse, and dependent children may travel together or independently, but the spouse and children must proceed to the same leave station as the officer (printed pages 155-156).
• A family member's outward journey determines the year against which that concession is counted, and the return journey should ordinarily be completed within six months (printed page 155).
• The benefit is unavailable in a year in which Home Town LTC is used.
• An officer known not to be returning to duty after leave is not entitled to this LTC (printed page 157).

What this means

"Anywhere in India" does not mean unrestricted reimbursement for any route or traveller. The declared leave station, the particular family member, the shortest permissible route, the authorised transport mode, and the timing of both journey legs control the payable amount.

Who this applies to

• The source names the officer, spouse, and dependent children as beneficiaries of Rule 177(B).
• It expressly states that parents are not covered by the Rule 177(B) anywhere-in-India concession (printed pages 153-154).
• First-year eligibility is affected if the officer already used LTC as a cadet or received the training-institute warrant described on printed page 156.
• The spouse cannot select a different or onward destination merely because the route passes through the officer's declared leave station.
• The source says LTC is not provided for travel abroad (printed page 159).

Rates and dates

• The benefit is reimbursement or free conveyance within the applicable mode, class, route, and actual-cost limits; it is not a fixed allowance.
• For a rail-connected route travelled by another permitted mode, the source records an actual-expense ceiling based on the entitled rail warrant cost (printed page 157).
• Operational-area concessions and additional warrants described on printed pages 159-161 are separate options or benefits and can cause other LTC titles for that year to lapse.
• The cited rates and procedures are from the 2023 edition and require review for later changes.

What you may need

• Retain travel evidence establishing the traveller, dates, declared leave station, actual route, mode, fare, and completion of the journey.
• Where the Controlling Officer waives missing receipts in the limited operational-area case described on printed page 160, the source says the waiver certificate must record PNR or ticket numbers.
• Disability-based approval for own-car or hired-taxi travel requires the medical certificate and officer undertaking described on printed page 162.

Authorities and source references

• Rules 39, 47, 176(e), 177(B), 177(C), 177(D), 178, and 179 of the Travel Regulations
• AI 85/1969 and AI 165/1970
• AI 94/1972 and AO 331/1973
• GoI, MoD letter No. 5(1)/2007/D(Mov)(I), dated 20 August 2007
• GoI, MoD letter No. 5(3)/07/D(Mov)/2010, dated 28 April 2010
• MoD ID Note No. 10(8)/2014-D(Mov), dated 19/28 January 2016

Related guidance

• Leave Travel Concession for Army Officers
• Family Definition for Leave Travel Concession
• Home Town LTC for Army Officers
• LTC Rules for Special Regions and Postings

About this guidance

This is a plain-language summary for general information. It is not an official order or an authority for a claim. Confirm the applicable order and your individual eligibility with the competent authority or PCDA(O) before acting.