Travel Payout, Festival Advance For Government Employees Till March

"Indications are that savings of government and organised sector employees have increased, we want to incentivize such people to boost demand for the benefit of the less fortunate," the Finance Minister said. Under the LTC cash voucher scheme, government employees can opt to receive cash amounting to leave encashment and three times the ticket fare to purchase items that attract GST of at least 12 per cent. This amount can be spe...