Facilitation Fee levied by authorized travel agents on Air Tickets – Clarification orders issued by PCA(Fys)

Facilitation Fee levied by authorized travel agents on Air Tickets

Principal Controller of Accounts (Ordnance Factories), Kolkata

Important Circular

Office of the PCA (Fys) Kolkata,

10A, S. K. Bose Road, 

Kolkata -700001

Dated: 20/1/2016

NO.2078/AN-VIII/TA/LTC/BL

Sub: Facilitation Fee levied by authorized travel agents on air tickets book on Government account

A copy of Gol, MoF, DoE, OM no. 19024/1/2012-E-IV, dated 5/9/2014 on the above subject along with M/s Balmer Lawrie Co. Ltd. Letter dated 3/11/2015 is forwarded herewith for your information and guidance, please.

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Nabarun Dhar

Jt. C of A.(Fys)

N0.19024/1/2012-E-lV

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Departrnent of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi. 

Dated the 5th September, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject- Facilitation Fee levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account – Withdrawal regarding.

Attention is invited to this Department’s O.M of even number dated 10th October 2013 wherein the authorized travel agents namely M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL) M/s ,Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) were allowed to levy ‘Facilitation Fee’ @ Rs.100/- per ticket for domestic sector and Rs.300/- per ticket for international sector for air travel. Wherein Government of lndia bears the cost of air passage.

2. The issue has been re-examined in consolation with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Department of Legal Affairs in the light of provisions of the Air craft’s Rules,1937, as amended from time to time and it has been decided to Withdraw this Department’s O.M of even number dated 10th October 2013 with immediate effect. Consequently, no service charges (by whatever nomenclature), which are not included in the tariff charged by Air India / Airlines, are required to be paid to the authorized travel agents.

3. payment to the authorized travel agents for the Bills raised by them for air tickets produced/ purchased till date in respect of air travel already undertaken or due to be undertaken would be regulated as per O.M of even number dated 10.10.2013. it is reiterated that as far as possible air tickets on Government account may be obtained directly from Air India/ Airlines (booking counter/offices/website) and if obtaining tickets directly from Air India/ Airlines is not possible should the services of authorized travel agents be availed of.

4. All Ministries/Departments are advised to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned from compliance.

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(Subhash Chand)

Director

Balmer Lawrie

TOURS & TRAVEL

Date: November 03, 2015

To

Principal Controller of Accounts (FYS)

1OA, S K Bose Road

Kolkata – 700001

Kind attention: Mr. Nabarun Dhar, JT. Controller of Accounts (AN)

Dear Sir,

Kindly refer to your letter ref. no. 2078/ AN-VIII/TA-DA/BL dated 16/10/15, please note that in accordance with GOI, MoF, DoE OM no. 19024/1/2012-E.IV, dated 5/09/2014, we are not charging any Service Charge/Facilitation Fee/ Processing Fee etc. in our bill.

But SERVICETAX, EDU. Cess, & High Edu. Cess, are Govt. Statutary Taxes which are chargeable if you purchase any ticket from an agency and we are regularly depositing this Service Taxes to the service tax authority vide service tax registration no. AABCB0984EST047, which is already mentioned in our bill.

Hence you are kindly requested to make payment of service taxes accordingly.

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

For Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.,

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(S. Nath)

Sr. Branch Manager (Travel & Vacations)

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PCAFYS Circular - Grand 1st, 2nd and 3rd MACP Upgradation under MACP

Grand 1st, 2nd and 3rd MACP Upgradation under MACP – PCAFYS Circular

Grant of First/Second/Third Financial Upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS)

Circular

Office of the Principal Controller of Accounts (Fys.)

10A, Shaheed Khudiram Bose Road, Kolkata-700001

No : 1071/AN:III/MACP/Circular/Vol: III

Date: 06.10.2015

To

1. All Cs of F & A (Fys)

2. All Br. A.Os

3. All sections of M.O. including RTC

4. The Officer- I/C, A.O. OF, Nalanda, Rajgir – 803121

5. The Officer- I/C, A.O. OF (P) KORWA

6, OFB, Finance Division, Kolkata

7. The CIA, 10-A, S K Bose Road, Kolkata

Sub : Grant of First/Second/Third Financial Upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) to MTS / CLKs (including IDT)/DEOs /Auditors/Sr. Auditors (including Sr. Auditor (ACP) / Hindi Translators/Stenographers/Private secretaries/Staff Car Drivers/Asst. Accounts Officers.

Please furnish names of MIS / CLK (including IDT) / DEOs Auditors /Sr. Auditors (including Sr. Auditor (ACP) / Hindi Translators / Stenographers / Private Secretaries / Stafts Car Drivers / Asst. Accounts Officers who will be eligible for consideration of first/second/third financial up gradation under MACPs between 01-04-16 and 30-09-16.

2. It is also requested to furnish LEFT OVER cases, if any.

The names of the eligible individual may be furnished in the following format:-

i, Name, Grade & A1C no.

ii. Date of Birth

iii. Date of Appointment with grade

iv. Date of 1st promotion with grade/ Date of 1st ACP/ 1st MACP

v. Date of 2nd promotion with grade/ Date of 2nd ACP/2nd MACP

vi, Certificate: Discipline, Vigilance (if any criminal case is pendinglinitiated the same may also please be informed)

vii. Remarks, if any

The reply may please be furnished on or before 13.11.2015. NII report Is also required,

(Anindya Biswas)

Sr. Accounts Officer (AN)

Authority : www.pcafys.nic.in

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PCA(FYS) Clarification orders on definition of Hometown LTC – Orders issued on 6.7.2015

PCA(FYS) Clarification orders on definition of Hometown LTC – Orders issued on 6.7.2015

PC of A (Fys) clarified that “areas falling within Urban Agglomeration of a city but within different districts may be termed as same station for the purposes of LTC Rules”.

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)
10-AI S.K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA – 700 001.

No.T/1/72/Circular-28

Date: 06.07.2015

To
1. The Secretary, OFB, 10-A, S.K. Bose Rd., Kol – 700 001
2. All Sr. General Managers / All General Managers Ordnance / Equipments Factories
3. All Group Controllers & Br. SAO/AOs.

Sub: Clarification on definition of Hometown LTC

Attention is invited to HQr office CGDA, New Delhi letter No. AN/XIV/14162/TA/DA/LTC/Vol-II dated 04/03/2014 in regard to above mentioned subject wherein it is clarified that “areas falling within Urban Agglomeration of a city but within different districts may be termed as same station for the purposes of LTC Rules”.

It is, therefore, once again impressed upon all concerned to comply the aforesaid guidelines while availing home town conversion in LTC.

Kindly ensure maximum/wide publicity of the above points within your jurisdiction for effecting compliances.

This has approval of J. C. A. (Fys.).

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(VIDHU AGGARWAL)

Asstt. Cont. of Accounts (Fys.)

Authority : www.pcafys.gov.in (Click to view the order)