Delhi govt school teachers flag delays in LTC, tuition fee reimbursements, seek time-bound process

The Government Schools Teachers’ Association (GSTA) has written to the Directorate of Education, Delhi, highlighting persistent delays in the payment of statutory reimbursements to government school teachers, including medical bills, Leave Travel Concession (LTC) claims, and children’s tuition fee reimbursements.

In its letter, the association said it has been “continuously receiving complaints from teachers regarding undue delays in the disbursement of their statutory entitlements,” noting that such payments are often treated as an “administrative burden” rather than a rightful claim.

This, the association said, results in “avoidable harassment and hardship to teachers.”

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GSTA pointed out that medical reimbursement budgets are allocated at the district level and are meant to be released based on verification by the head of the school.

The association said files are frequently sent across offices and teachers are asked to submit “unnecessary documents,” a practice that has continued even after the introduction of the e-Office system, leading to prolonged delays.

Teachers' concern on LTC

The teachers’ body also raised concerns about Leave Travel Concession (LTC) reimbursements, which are processed at the headquarters level. According to the letter, teachers are often forced to make repeated personal visits to the Budget Branch, as “unless the concerned teacher personally visits… the budget is not released.”

The association said reimbursement of children’s tuition fees also faces “prolonged and unjustified delays.”

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Flagging the impact on teachers, GSTA said the absence of a clear, time-bound mechanism forces educators to spend “valuable time” visiting offices and exposes them to “mental distress and financial hardship,” especially during the closing months of the financial year when payments become more complicated.

The association has urged the DoE to issue a “clear and unambiguous order” laying down a time-bound process for releasing reimbursements from the school level up to the Pay and Accounts Office. Such a mechanism, it said, would ensure timely disbursal of legitimate dues and prevent teachers from being made to feel that reimbursements are granted “as a matter of favour rather than as a rightful entitlement.”