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7th Pay Commission big announcement: Travel Allowance claim rule eased, DA and salary to see changes
Central government employees are not required to submit their boarding pass or ticket while claiming their Travel Allowance.
DNA Web Team
Feb 11, 2021, 08:39 PM IST
In important news for the central government employees, the government has changed the Travel Allowance (TA) claim rule. Central government employees are not required to submit their boarding pass or ticket while claiming their TA. This comes as a huge relief for a government employee who has lost his Boarding Pass or ticket. Now, he or she will only have to submit a self-declaration form informing that he has travelled during a particular period. Earlier, Boarding Pass and travel tickets were necessary to claim one s TA.
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The announcement about LTC tax was by made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2021.
DNA Web Team
Feb 4, 2021, 12:55 PM IST
In a good news news for lakhs of central government employees, the Centre has said that they need not pay income tax on the amount received against LTC (Leave Travel Concession). The announcement in this regard by made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2021.
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It may be recalled that this income tax exemption was given by Centre to the central government employees on 12th October 2020 (FY 2020-21) due to COVID-19 pandemic.