Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Notification regardingJune 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

No. 38/80/2008-P&PW (A) (Part II)Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak BhavanKhan Market, New Delhi-110003

Dated: 8th June. 2011

ToThe Manager,Govt. of India Press,Mayapuri, Ring Road,New Delhi 110064

Subject: Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Notification regarding.

Sir,

I am to forward herewith a copy of Notification in duplicate (English & Hindi version) on the above subject and to request that the same may be published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii).

2. It is further requested that 100 spare copies of the Printed version of theNotification may kindly be sent to this Department.

Encl: As above.

Yours faithfully

(Tripti P. Ghosh)Director

[(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB - SECTION (I)]

Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, dated the 8th June.,2011

G.S.R In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, namely:

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2011.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972,

(1) in rule 8, in sub-rule (1), in the provisio, for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy five”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred” shall be substituted;

(2) in rule 9, in sub-rule (1), in the second proviso for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy-five”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred” shall be substituted;

(3) in rule 38, in sub-rule (2), in clause (a), for the words “two thousand and two hundred rupees”, the words “twenty one thousand rupees” shall be substituted;

(4) in rule 40, in sub-rule (3), for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy-five per mensem”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred per mensem” shall be substituted;

(5) in rule 41, in sub-rule (2), for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy-five per mensem”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred per mensem” shall be substituted;

(6) in rule 49,

(a) after sub – rule (1), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(1A) The dearness allowance admissible on the date of retirement shall also be treated as emoluments for the purpose of sub-rule(1).”;

(b) for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted, namely;-

“(2) In the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules after completing the qualifying service of not less than ten years, the amount of pension shall be calculated at fifty per cent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him, subject to a minimum of three thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem and a maximum of forty-five thousand rupees per mensem.

(2A) In addition to pension admissible in accordance with sub-rule (2), after completion of eighty years of age or above, additional pension shall be payable to the retired Government servant in the following manner:

Age of pensioner Additional pensionFrom 80 years to less than 85 years 20% of basic pension.From 85 years to less than 90 years 30% of basic pension.From 90 years to less than 95 years 40% of basic pension.From 95 years to less than 100 years 50% of basic pension.100 years or more 100% of basic pension.” ;

(c) in sub-rule (4), the words, brackets and letters “clause (a) or clause (b) of’ shall be omitted;

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare)

New Delhi, the 27th December, 2012

NOTIFICATION

GS.R. 938(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President here by makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (pension) Rules, 1972, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (pension) Second Amendment Rules, 2012.

(2) These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2 In the Central Civil, Services (pension) Rules, 1972, in Rule 54,- (a) in sub-rule (6),-

(i) in Explanation 1, for the words "daughter shall", the words "daughter, except a disabled son or daughter," shall be substituted;

(ii) in Explanation 3, for the words "her re-marriage or parents", the words "her re-marriage or by the disabled son or daughter or by parents;" shall be substituted;

(b) sub-rule 13-A shall be omitted;

(c) sub-rule 13-B shall be omitted.

[F.No. 1/33/2012-P&PW(E)] .

SUJASHA CHOWDHURY,

Dy. Secy

Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2012 (Gazette Notification regarding the amendment in the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981September 8, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2012 (Gazette Notification regarding the amendment in the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981

EXTRACT FROM THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : PART II, SEC. 3, SUB-SEC. (ii) MINISTR OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 8th June, 2012

S.O. 1964 – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the comptroller and Auditor General in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, namely :-

1. (1) These Rules may be called the Central Civil Service (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force on the day of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 in Form-1, Form 1-A, Form-2A, Form-3, for the word "fraction", wherever it occurs, the word "percentage" shall respectively be substituted.

Note: The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 were published vide S.O.1134 dated 11th April, 1981 and amended by notification No.34/81 Pension Unit dated the 8th July, 1983 and were subsequently amended vide Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Notification as given below :

S.No. Notification Date

1S.No.1870

S.No.1870 04/05/1985

2 S.No.2097 18/05/1985

3 S.No.1775 19/07/1997

4 S.No.918 28/02/2002

5 S.No.1484(E) 30/12/2003

6 S.No.2806 09/11/2010

[F.No.42/23/10-P & PW(G)]

Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in

Residents of the State of J and K (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to CCS and Posts) Amendment Rules, 2011February 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Residents of the State of J and K (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to CCS and Posts) Amendment Rules, 2011.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRA ORDINARY, PART-II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi, dated the 30th December, 2011.

NOTIFICATION

G.S.R. (E)——- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1997, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to Central Civil Services and Posts) Amendment Rules, 2011.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1997, in rule 1, in sub-rule(3), for the figures “2011”, the figures “2013” shall be substituted.

[F.No.15012/6/2011- Estt(D)]

sd/- (Alok Kumar)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Fixation of Pay on Promotion or Upgradation as per Revised Pay Rules, 2008October 25, 2011 By admin 34 Comments

Fixation of Pay on Promotion or Upgradation as per Revised Pay Rules, 2008

Many of our visitors are still asking some doubts pertaining the Fixation of Pay on Promotion or Upgradation. Particularly getting confusion in the calculation of annual and promotional increment and it will be rounded off.

Every Government employee has to submit an option when he gets promotion or upgradation. The option is under rule FR22(I)(a)(1) and the option have to submit within one month from the date of promotion or upgradation. When an employee accepts the promotion he will be asked to

opt whether his pay will be fixed on the date of promotion or the date of next increment. His pay will be fixed as per the option has been exercised by him under rule FR22(I)(a)(1).

The Rule No.13 of CCS (Revised Pay-2008) says, “On promotion an employee will get one increment equal to three per cent of his basic pay (Pay in the pay band + Grade pay).

For illustration… If an employee opts to get his pay fixed in the higher post from the date of his promotion(1.12.2010), his pay will be fixed as follows…

His Basic pay on the date of promotion (as on 1.12.2010) : 11,500 + 2,800 = 14,300

Adding of 3% of Basic pay as Promotional increment (rounded off to the next multiple of ten) :

430 + 11,500 + 2,800 = 14,730

Promoted to in which Grade pay : 4200

Pay will be fixed on the date of promotion (as on 1.12.2010) : 11,930 + 4200 = 16,130

Date of next increment on July 2011

On the date of next increment his pay will be i.e. 1st July 2011 : Adding of 3% of Basic pay as Annual increment (rounded off to the next multiple of ten) :

490 + 11,930 + 4,200 = 16,620

For example, the same employee, if he gets his promotion on 1.2.2011, his basic pay will be calculated as follows…

He should be given his option to fix his pay under rule FR22(I)(a)(1) on the date of next increment.

His Basic pay on the date of promotion (as on 1.02.2011) :11,500 + 2,800 = 14,300

Adding only the next higher Grade pay in the promotional hierarchy :

The pay continues upto the date of next increment i.e., July, 2011

11,500 + 4,200 = 15,700

On the day of next increment the pay will be refixed (as on 1.07.2011) :

Adding of 3% of Basic pay as Promotional increment (rounded off to the next multiple of ten) :

11,500 + 2,800 + 430 = 14,730

On the day of next increment the pay will be refixed (as on 1.07.2011) :

Adding of 3% of Basic pay as Annual increment (rounded off to the next multiple of ten) :

11,930 + 2,800 + 450 = 15,180

His pay will be on 1.07.2011 :td>12,380 + 4,200 = 16,580

When calculate the annual or promotional increment to an employee, there should be a rule should follow as per the office memorandum (F.No.1/1/2008-IC / http://finmin.nic.in/6cpc/fno1108dt290109.pdf) published by Finmin dated on 29.01.2009 . The rule says, “if the amount of increment comes to Rs.1900.70 paise, then the amount will be rounded off to Rs.1900; if the amount of increment works out to be Rs.1901, then it will be rounded off to Rs.1910.”

Normally, the fraction of 50 paise and above to be rounded to one rupee and fraction of less than 50 paise to be ignored. But whereas here, the fraction of 90 paise will be ignored and one rupee and above will be rounded off to ten rupees

Increment Day for Central Government employees – 1st July of every yearJuly 1, 2012 By admin 2 Comments

1st July of every year – ‘Increment Day’ for Central Government employees

As per the 6th Pay Commission CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2008, provisions of Rule 10 with effect from 1.1.2006, uniform date of increment was implemented for all Central Government employees i.e. 1st July of every year. One more condition for getting increment is provided in this rule, completing six months in the same pay as on 1st of July are only eligible to be granted the annual increment. Who have not rendered six months period of service as on first of a year will not be eligible to draw increment on that day and their date of increment will fall 12 months later on the next 1st of July.

Today is the ‘Increment Day’ for all Central Government employees. If the increment day falls on Sundays or holidays, the next working day will be taken as resumption day. In case of an employee taken leave 2.7.2012, his increment benefit will be granted only from the date on which he resumes duty and not from the first of July.

There would be rare chance to occur such problems to take leave on increment day. But whereas, better to avoid to take leave on first working day of any year. Normally most in the Government organisations, promotion orders are not publishing on the date of promotion. If the promotion date falls on first January, there should be condition on assumption that the promotee should be present for the duty on that day of promotion. If not, the promotion is to be granted only from the date of resumption of duty on return from leave. According to this rule, qualifying period for earning an increment is six months on 1st July, the date of next increment will postponed to the next year.

In the light of the above situation, if the first day of any year falls on Sundays or Holidays, the Dopt clarified that the ‘Government servants who join posts on the 1st working day of the year will be treated to have completed six months of service on 1st of July of that year for the purpose of granting them annual increment on that day’.

Every Central Government employee should know the calculation of Annual or Promotion increment, one increment is equal three percent of the sum of the Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay and it should be calculated and rounded off to the next multiple of ten.

Annual Increment calculation :-

An employee’s basic pay of Rs.12,030 including Grade Pay of Rs.2,800, his increment fixation will be fixed as follows…

Basic Pay including Grade Pay : Rs.12,030

3% increment for Rs.12,030 and it rounded off to the next multiple of ten : Rs. 360

His Basic Pay as fixed on 1st July : Rs.12,390

[Note that in the case of calculation of increments under the revised pay structure, paise should be ignored, but any amount of a rupee or more should be rounded off to next multiple of

Leave Rules for Central Govt. EmployeesDecember 13, 2011 By admin 5 Comments

Dopt Published Leave Rules and Procedure for Central Govt. Employees

Leave Rules for Central Govt. Employees

Some important questions are arising among the serving employees of Central Government regarding their leave, the nodal Department of Central Government has now clarified as a method of Question and Answer, Frequently Asked Questions. We have reproduced and given below for your easy convenience to read the clarifications about Leave Entitlement, Earned

Leave, Child Care Leave, Leave Encashment, EL Encashment, Encashment on LTC, Calculation of Encashment, CCL for Public Sector Employees…

Frequently asked Question by Departmental of Personnel and Training…

1. What are the leave entitlement of Govt. servants serving in a vacation Department w.e.f. 1.9.2008?Earned leave for persons serving in Vacation Departments:- (1) (a) A Government servant(other than a military officer) serving in a Vacation Department shall not be entitled to any earned leave in respect of duty performed in any year in which he avails himself of the full vacation. (b) In respect of any year in which a Government servant avails himself of a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to earned leave in such proportion of 30 days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation: Provided that no such leave shall be admissible to a Government servant not in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ in respect of the first year of his service. (c) If, in any year, the Government servant does not avail himself of any vacation, earned leave shall be admissible to him in respect of that year under rule 26. For the purpose of this rule, the term ‘year’ shall be construed not as meaning a calendar year in which duty is performed but as meaning twelve months of actual duty in a Vacation Department.

A Government servant entitled to vacation shall be considered to have availed himself of a vacation or a portion of a vacation unless he has been required by general or special order of a higher authority to forgo such vacation or portion of a vacation: Provided that if he has been prevented by such order from enjoying more than fifteen days of the vacation, he shall be considered to have availed himself of no portion of the vacation. When a Government servant serving in a Vacation Department proceeds on leave before completing a full year of duty, the earned leave admissible to him shall be calculated not with reference to the vacations which fall during the period of actual duty rendered before proceeding on leave but with reference to the vacation that falls during the year commencing from the date on which he completed the previous year of duty. As per Rule 29(1) the half pay leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two installments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.

2. Whether encashment of leave is allowed after LTC is availed.Sanction of leave encashment should, as a rule, be lone in advance, at the time of sanctioning the LTC. However, ex-post facto sanction of leave encashment on LTC may be considered by the sanctioning authority as an exception in deserving cases within the time limit prescribed for submission of claims for LTC.

3. Whether encashment of Leave with LTC can be availed at the time when the LTC is availed by the Government servant only or can leave be encashed at the time when LTC is availed by family members? A Govt. servant can be permitted to encash earned leave upto 10 days either at the time of availing LTC himself or when his family avails it, provided other conditions are satisfied.

4. Whether leave encashment should be revised on retrospective revision of pay/D.A?In terms of 38-A of CCS(Leave) Rules, encashment of EL alongwith LTC is to be calculated on pay admissible on the date of availing LTC+DA admissible on that date. If pay or DA admissible has been revised with retrospective effect, the Govt. servant would be entitled to encashment of Leave on the revised rates.

5. Whether encashment of Earned Leave allowed to a Govt. servant prior to his joining the Central Govt. is to be taken into account while retiring ceiling of leave encashment on his superannuation and retirement from Central Govt.?Encashment of EL allowed by the State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies for services rendered in the concerned Govt. etc. need not be taken into accounl for calculating the ceiling of 300 days of Earned leave to be encashed as per CCS(Leave) Rule.

6. Whether leave encashment can be sanctioned to a Govt. servant on his superannuation while under suspension? Leave encashment can be sanctioned, however Rule 39(3) of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 allows with holding of leave encashment in the case of a Govt. servant who retires from service on attaining the age of superannuation while under suspension or while disciplinary or criminal proceedings are pending against him, if in view of the authority there is a possibility of some money becoming recoverable from him on conclusion of the proceedings against him. On conclusion of the proceedings he/she will become eligible to the amount so withheld after adjustment of Government dues, if any.

7.Whether leave encashment can be sanctioned to a Govt. servant on his dismissal/removal, from service?A govt. servant who is dismissed/removed from service or whose services are terminated ceases to have any claim to leave at his credit from the date of such dismissal, as per rule 9(1). Hence he is not entitled to any leave encashment.

8. Whether interest is payable on delayed payment of leave encashment dues?No, there is no provision in the CCS (Leave) Rule 1972 for payment of interest on leave encashment.

9. Whether a Govt. servant who has been granted study leave may be allowed to resign to take up a post in other Ministries/Department of the Central Govt. within the bond period?Yes, As per rule 50(5)(iii) a Govt. servants has to submit a bond to serve the Govt. for a period of 3 years. As the Govt. servant would still be serving the Govt. / Department he may be allowed to submit his technical resignation to take up another post within the Central Govt.

10. Whether women employees of Public sector undertakings/Bodies etc. Are entitled to CCL?Orders issued by DOPT are not automatically applicable to the employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies, Ranking industry etc. It is for the PSUs/ Autonomous Bodies to decide the applicability of the rules/instructions issued for the central Government employees to their employees in consultation with their Administrative Ministries.

11. Whether Govt. servant can be permitted to leave station/go abroad while on CCL?Child care leave is granted to a woman employee to take care of the needs of the minor children. If the child is studying abroad or the Govt. servant has to go abroad for taking care of the child, she may do so subject to other conditions laid down for this purpose.

12. What is the intention behind the instruction that CCL is to be treated like EL and sanctioned as such?The intention is that CCL should be availed with prior approval of leave sanctioning authority and that the combination of CCL with other leave, if any, should be as per the restriction of combination with EL. The restriction of the limit of 180 days at a stretch as applicable in the case of EL will not apply in case of CCL. The other conditions like CCL may not be granted for less than 15 days or in more than 3 spells, etc., in a year, will apply.

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GENERAL PRINCIPLES

General Principles regulating various types of leave applicable to the central Govt. employees under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 are explained here under.

1. Right to leave [CCS Leave Rule – 7](1) Leave cannot be claimed as of right.(2) When the exigencies of public service so require, leave of any kind may be refused or revoked by the authority competent to grant it, but it shall not be open to that authority to alter the kind of leave due and applied for except at the written request of the Government servant.

2. Commutation of one kind of leave into another [CCS Leave Rule – 10](1) At the request of a Government servant, the authority which granted him leave may commute (convert) it retrospectively into leave of a different kind which was due and admissible to him at the time the leave was granted, but the Government servant cannot claim such commutation as a matter of right. However, no such request shall be considered unless received by such authority, or any other authority designated in this behalf, within a period of 30 days of the concerned Government servant joining his duty on the expiry of the relevant spell of leave availed of by him.(2) The commutation of one kind of leave into another shall be subject to adjustment of leave salary on the basis of leave finally granted to the Government servant, that is to say, any amount paid to him in excess shall be recovered or any arrears due to him shall be paid.

3. Combination of different kinds of leave [CCS Leave Rule – 11]Except as otherwise provided in the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, any kind of leave may be granted in combination with or in continuation of any other kind of leave. However, Casual Leave which is not recognized as leave under these rules shall not be combined with any other kind of leave admissible under these rules.

4. Maximum amount of continuous leave [CCS Leave Rule – 12]Unless the President, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case otherwise determines, no Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years.

5. Acceptance of service or employment while on leave [CCS Leave Rule – 13]Government servant while on leave, other than leave preparatory to retirement shall ordinarily be not permitted to take up any other service or employment. If grant of such permission is considered desirable in any exceptional case, the Government servant may have his services

transferred temporarily from his parent office to the office in which he is permitted to take up service or employment or may be required to resign his appointment before taking up any other service or employment.

6. Leave not to be granted in certain circumstances [CCS Leave Rule – 17]Leave shall not be granted to a Government servant whom a competent punishing authority has decided to dismiss, remove or compulsorily retire from Government service.

7. Commencement and termination of leave [CCS Leave Rule – 21]Except as provided in Rule 22, leave ordinarily begins on the day on which the transfer of charge is effected and ends on the day preceding that on which the charge is resumed.

8. Combination of holidays with leave [CCS Leave Rule – 22](1) When the day, immediately preceding the day on which a Government servant’s leave (other than leave on medical certificate) begins or immediately following the day on which his leave expires, is a holiday or one of series of holidays, the Government servant shall be deemed to have been permitted (except in cases where for administrative reasons permission for prefixing/suffixing holidays to leave specifically withheld) to leave his station at the close of the day before, or return to it on the day following such holiday or series of holidays.(2) In the case of leave on medical certificate - When a Government servant is certified medically unwell to attend office, holiday(s), if any, immediately preceding the day he is so certified shall be allowed automatically to be prefixed to leave and the holiday(s) if any, immediately succeeding the day he is so certified (including that day) shall automatically be allowed to be suffixed to the leave, and holiday(s), if any, preceding the day he is so certified shall be treated as part of the leave.NOTE - A compensatory leave granted in lieu of duty performed by a Government servant on Sunday or a holiday for a full day may be treated as a holiday for the above purpose.

9. Return from leave [CCS Leave Rule – 24](1) A Government servant on leave shall not return to duty before the expiry of the period of leave granted to him unless he is permitted to do so by the authority which granted him leave.(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), a Government servant on leave preparatory to retirement shall be precluded from returning to duty, save with the consent of the authority competent to appoint him to the post from which he proceeded on leave preparatory to retirement.(3) A Government servant who has taken leave on medical certificate may not return to duty until he has produced a medical certificate of fitness as per rule.(4) A Government servant returning from leave is not entitled, in the absence of specific orders to that effect, to resume as a matter of course the post which he held before going on leave. Such Government servant shall report his return to duty to the authority which granted him leave or to the authority, if any, specified in the order granting him the leave and await orders.

10. Absence after expiry of leave [CCS Leave Rule – 25](1) Unless the authority competent to grant leave extends the leave, a Government servant who remains absent after the end of leave is entitled to no leave salary for the period of such absence and that period shall be debited against his leave account as though it were half pay leave, to the extent such leave is due, the period in excess of such leave due being treated as extraordinary leave.(2) Willful absence from duty after the expiry of leave renders a Government servant liable to disciplinary action.

CASUAL LEAVE (CL)

As provided in the explanation below Rule 11 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, Casual Leave (CL) is not a recognized form of leave and is not subject to any rules made by the Government of India. A Government servant on casual leave is not treated as absent from duty and his pay is not intermitted.

For administrative reason and in order to ensure, as far as possible, uniformity of treatment in this respect, the following instructions have been (almost universally) laid down by various organizations:-

1. Casual Leave can be granted only when this can be done without inconvenience to public, or administration, and the work of the employee can be distributed and performed by the remaining staff or can be held up without inconvenience till his return to duty.

2. Casual Leave is limited to maximum of 8 days in a calendar year. The number of days specified is maximum only and no one can claim the maximum number of days as a matter of right.

3. Individuals appointed and joining duty during the middle of a calendar year may be allowed Casual Leave proportionately, or to the full extent (8 days) at the discretion of the Competent Authority.

4. Casual Leave is intended essentially for short periods of absence due to unexpected contingencies. Such leave should ordinarily be granted for short periods of 1, 2 or 3 days but not exceeding 5 days at any one time. The head of the office may however waive this condition in any individual case if he considers that there are exceptional circumstances justifying a relaxation in this regard.

5. At the year-end (31 Dec), un-utilized Casual Leave lapses and not carried forward.

6. Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays and weekly offs falling within the period of Casual Leave, or preceding or following it, should not be counted as part of the Casual Leave.

7. Casual Leave can be combined with Special Casual Leave / Vacation but not with any other kind of leave (such as EL, HPL, EOL, etc.). It cannot be combined with joining time.

8. Casual Leave can be taken while on tour, but no daily allowance will be admissible for the period of CL. LTC can be availed during Casual Leave.

9. Casual Leave can be taken for half day also. Delay in attendance is also regularized by granting CL for half day.

10. The authority competent to grant Casual Leave is the head of the office, and where the applicant is himself the head of the office, the authority immediately superior to him. The Head of the office under the control of a Gazetted officer may delegate the power to grant casual leave to any authority subordinate to the latter. The decision of this authority to grant or not to grant casual leave is final.

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Maximum CLs admissible for different Joining Months will be as follows :- Jan - 7, Feb - 6.5, Mar - 6, Apr - 5, May - 4.5, Jun - 4, July - 3, Aug - 2.5, Sep - 2, Oct - 1.5, Nov - 1, and Dec - Nil. However, in such cases the competent authority may grant more CLs but not exceeding 8 days.

2. An employee availed CL from Wednesday to Friday. Monday was a Public Holiday. Now, the employee can not avail CL on Tuesday. However, he can avail CL for half day on Tuesday afternoon session.

EARNED LEAVE (EL)

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Earned Leave to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Entitlement [CCS Leave Rule – 26 (1) (a) (i)]The leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer) who is serving in a Department other than a Vacation Department, shall be credited with earned leave, in advance, in two installments of 15 days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year, provided that the earned leave at credit together with the un-availed joining time allowed to be so credited shall not exceed 300 days (excluding* the number of days for which encashment has been allowed along with Leave Travel Concession while in service).* Including till 31/08/2008 as the amendment was made by sixth CPC w.e.f 01/09/2008.

2. Un-availed Joining Time [CCS Leave Rule – 26 (1) (a) (ii)]When a Government servant joins a new post without availing full joining time by reasons that – (a) he is ordered to join the new post at a new place of posting without availing of full joining time to which he is entitled, or (b) he proceeds alone to the new place of posting and joins the post without availing full joining time and takes his family later within the permissible period of time for claiming traveling allowance for the family, the number of days of joining time as admissible under sub-rule (4) of Rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979, subject to the maximum of 15 days reduced by the number of days actually availed of, shall be credited to his leave account as earned leave, provided that the earned leave at his credit together with the un-availed joining time allowed to be so credited shall not exceed 300 days

3. Carry forward [CCS Leave Rule – 26 (1) (b)]The leave at the credit of a Government servant at the close of the previous half-year shall be carried forward to the next half-year subject to the condition that the leave so carried forward plus the credit for the half-year do not exceed the maximum limit of 300 days. Provided that where the earned leave at the credit of Government servant as on the last day of December or June is 300 days or less but more than 285 days, the advance credit of 15 days earned leave on first day of January or July to be afforded shall, instead of being credited in leave account, be kept separately and first adjusted against the earned leave that the Government servant takes during that half-year and the balance, if any, shall be credited to the leave account at the close of the half-year, subject to the condition that balance of such earned leave plus leave already at credit do not exceed the maximum limit of 300 days.

Illustration –If, there are 289 days of EL as on 31/12/2010, then on 01/01/2011 the EL account be made 289 (15) and EL to be availed during 01/01/2011 and 30/06/2011 be first adjusted against the (15) days and then from 289 days. Now, supposing EL availed during the half-year is 12 days, then on 01/07/2011, 3 days will be credited to the EL account, which then will be 292 (15) days on that day. Alternatively, if EL availed during the half-year is 21 days, then on 01/07/2011 the EL account will be made 283 (15) instead of 292 (15) days.

4. Limit on grant of EL [CCS Leave Rule – 26 (2) & (3)]The maximum earned leave that may be granted at a time shall be – (i) 180 days in the case of any Government servant employed in India, or(ii) 300 days, if the entire leave so granted or any portion thereof is spent outside India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan, provided that where EL for a period exceeding 180 days is granted under this sub-rule, the period of such leave spent in India shall not exceed 180 days.Note – Above limit is subject to provisions in Rule – 7, 26 (1), and 39.

4. Calculation of Earned Leave [CCS Leave Rule – 27](1) Earned leave shall be credited to the leave account of Government servant at the rate of 2½ days for each completed calendar month of service which he is likely to render in a half-year of the calendar year in which he is appointed.(2A) The credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is due to retire or resigns from the service shall be afforded only at the rate of 2½ days per completed calendar month up to the date of retirement or resignation.(2B) When a Government servant is removed or dismissed from service or dies while in service, credit of earned leave shall be allowed at the rate of 2½ days per completed calendar month up to the end of the Calendar month preceding the calendar month in which he is removed or dismissed from service of dies in service.(3) If a Government servant has availed of extraordinary leave and/or some period of absence has been treated as dies non in a half-year, the credit to be afforded to his leave account at the commencement of the next half-year shall be reduced by 1/10th of the period of such leave and/or dies non subject to maximum of 15 days.(4) While affording credit, fractions of a day shall be rounded off to the nearest days.Note - A period spent in Foreign Service shall count as duty for purposes of this rule, if contribution towards leave salary is paid on account of such period.

Illustration – If an employee joins in Jan/July, Feb/Aug, Mar/Sep, Apr/Oct, May/Nov, Jun/Dec he is entitled for 13, 10, 8, 5, 3, and Nil ELs, respectively for that half-year. Similarly, if an employee resigns (not on the last day) in Jan/July, Feb/Aug, Mar/Sep, Apr/Oct, May/Nov, Jun/Dec he is entitled for Nil, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 13 ELs. However, if an employee resigns on the last day or due to retire in Jan/July, Feb/Aug, Mar/Sep, Apr/Oct, May/Nov, Jun/Dec he is entitled for 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, and 15 ELs.

5. EL for Vacation Staff [CCS Leave Rule – 28]Above provision apply to the employees working in non-vacation establishments and the non-vacation staff in vacation establishments. Provisions of EL for vacation staff are different as contained in Rule-28 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972. Those provisions have been explained in the “Vacation Staff” sub-page.

LEAVE NOT DUE

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Leave Not Due to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Leave Not Due to Permanent Employee [CCS Leave Rule – 31(1)]Except in the case of leave preparatory to retirement, Leave Not Due may be granted to a Government servant (other than a military officer) in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ limited to a maximum of 360 days during the entire service on medical certificate subject to the following conditions:-(a) The authority competent to grant leave is satisfied that there is reasonable prospect of the Government servant returning to duty on its expiry;(b) Leave Not Due shall be limited to the half pay leave he is likely to earn thereafter;(c) Leave Not Due shall be debited against the half pay leave the Government servant may earn subsequently.

2. Leave Not Due to Temporary Employee [CCS Leave Rule – 31(1A)]Leave Not Due may also be granted to such temporary Government servants who are suffering from TB, Leprosy, Cancer or Mental Illness, for a period not exceeding 360 days during entire service, subject to fulfillment of conditions in Clauses (a) to (c) of sub-rule (1) and subject to the following conditions, namely:-(a) That the Government servant has put in a minimum of one year’s service;(b) That the post from which the Government servant proceeds on leave is likely to last till his return to duty; and(c) That the request for grant of such leave is supported by a medical certificate as envisaged in Clauses (c) and (d) of sub-rule (2) of Rule 32.

2. Effect of Resignation/VR on Leave Not Due [CCS Leave Rule – 31(2)](a) Where a Government servant who has been granted Leave Not Due resigns form service or at his request permitted to retire voluntarily without returning to duty, the Leave Not Due shall be cancelled, his resignation or retirement taking effect from the date on which such leave had commenced, and the leave salary shall be recovered in full.(b) Where a Government servant who having availed himself of Leave Not Due returns to duty but resigns or retires from service before he has earned such leave, he shall be liable to refund the leave salary to the extent the leave has not been earned subsequently.Provided that no leave salary shall be recovered under Clause (a) or Clause (b) if the retirement is by reason of ill-health incapacitating the Government servant for further service or in the event of his death.Provided further that no leave salary shall be recovered under Clause (a) or Clause (b), if the Government servant is compulsorily retired prematurely under Rule 48 (1) (b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, or is retired under Fundamental Rule 56 (i) or 56 (j).

Note – Leave Not Due is granted only when no other leave is at credit of the employee and may be granted in continuation of any other leave due.

Illustration – An employee due for retirement on superannuation on 31/12/2013. He has no EL or HPL to his credit as on 01/04/2011. Now, he applies for Leave Not Due for 70 days (01/04/2011 to 30/09/2011). Since the employee is likely to earn only 45 HPLs (5 on 01/07/2011 and 20 each for 2012 and 2013), he may be granted Leave Not Due only for 45 days (balance 25 days may be Extra Ordinary Leave).

EXTRA ORDINARY LEAVE (EOL)

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Extra Ordinary Leave to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Extra-ordinary Leave to Permanent Employee [CCS Leave Rule – 32(1)]Extraordinary leave (subject to maximum limit as per Rule-12, i.e. 5 years) may be granted to a Government servant (other than a military officer) in special circumstances-(a) When no other leave is admissible.(b) When other leave is admissible, but the Government servant applies in writing for the grant of extraordinary leave.

2. Extra-ordinary Leave to Temporary Employee [CCS Leave Rule – 32(2)]Unless the President, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case otherwise determines, no Government servant, who is not in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ, shall be granted extraordinary leave on any one occasion in excess of the following limits:-(a) Three months;(b) Six months where the Government servant has completed one year’s continuous service on the date of expiry of leave of the kind due and admissible under these rules, including three months’ extraordinary leave under Clause (a) and his request for such leave is supported by a medical certificate as required by these rules;(c) Eighteen months, where the Government servant who has completed one year’s continuous service is undergoing treatment for – (i) Pulmonary Tuberculosis or Pleurisy of tubercular origin, in a recognized sanatorium; (ii) Tuberculosis of any other part of the body by a qualified Tuberculosis Specialist or a Civil Surgeon or Staff Surgeon; or (iii) Leprosy in a recognized leprosy institution or by a Civil Surgeon or Staff Surgeon or a Specialist in leprosy hospital recognized as such by the State Administrative Medical Officer concerned; (iv) Cancer or for mental illness , in an institution recognized for the treatment of such disease.(d) Twenty-four months, where the leave is required for the purpose of prosecuting studies certified to be in the public interest, provided the Government servant concerned has completed three years’ continuous service on the date of expiry of leave of the kind due and admissible under these rules, including three months’ extraordinary leave under Clause (a).

3. Requirement of Bond [CCS Leave Rule – 32(3)](a) Where a temporary Government servant is granted extraordinary leave for the purpose of prosecuting studies, shall be required to execute a Bond in Form 6 undertaking to refund to the Government the actual amount of expenditure incurred by the Government during such leave plus that incurred by any other agency with interest thereon in the event of his not returning to duty on the expiry of such leave or quitting the service before a period of three years after return to duty.(b) The Bond shall be supported by Sureties from two permanent Government servants having a status comparable to or higher than that of the Government servant.

4. EOL to SC/ST Employees [CCS Leave Rule – 32(4)]Government servants belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled tribes may, for the purpose of attending the Pre-Examination Training Course at the centers notified by the Government from time to time, be granted extraordinary leave by Head of Department in relaxation of the provisions of sub-rule (2).

CCS Leave Rule – 32(5) - Two spells of extraordinary leave, if intervened by any other kind of leave, shall be treated as one continuous spell of extraordinary leave for the purposes of sub-rule (2).

CCS Leave Rule – 32(6) - The authority competent to grant leave may commute retrospectively periods of absence without leave into extraordinary leave.

MATERNITY LEAVE & PATERNITY LEAVE

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Maternity Leave and Paternity Leave to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Maternity Leave for Giving Birth [CCS Leave Rule – 43 (1)]A female Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children may be granted maternity leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a continuous period not exceeding 180 days (in each occasion) [DOPT O.M. No. 13018/1/2008-Estt.(L), dated 11/09/2008].NOTE – In the case of a person to whom Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), applies, the amount of leave salary payable under this rule shall be reduced by the amount of benefit payable under the said Act for the corresponding period.

2. Maternity Leave for Miscarriage [CCS Leave Rule – 43 (3)]Maternity leave not exceeding 45 days may also be granted to a female Government servant (irrespective of the number of surviving children) during the entire service of that female Government in case of miscarriage including abortion on production of medical certificate as laid down in Rule 19.Provided that the maternity leave granted and availed of before the commencement of the CCS (Leave) Amendment Rules, 1995, shall not be taken into account for the purpose of this sub-rule.

3. Maternity Leave – Other Provisions CCS Leave Rule – 43 (4) (a) - Maternity leave may be combined with leave of any other kind.CCS Leave Rule – 43 (4) (b) - Notwithstanding the requirement of production of medical certificate contained in Rule 30(1) or Rule 31(1), leave of the kind due and admissible (including commuted leave for a period not exceeding 60 days and leave not due) up to a maximum of two years (one year up to 31/08/2008) may, if applied for, be granted in continuation of maternity leave. CCS Leave Rule – 43 (5) -Maternity leave shall not be debited against the leave account.

2. Paternity Leave [CCS Leave Rule – 43A](1) A male Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children, may be granted Paternity Leave for a continuous period of 15 days, during the confinement of his wife for birth, i.e. up to 15 days before, or up to six months from the date of delivery of the child.(2) The paternity Leave may be combined with leave of any other kind.(3) The paternity leave shall not be debited against the leave account.(4) If Paternity Leave is not availed of within the period specified in sub-rule (1), such leave shall be treated as lapsed.

3. Child Adoption Leave [CCS Leave Rule – 43B] (1) A female Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children, on valid adoption of a child of below the age one year, may be granted Child Adoption Leave for a period not exceeding 180* days immediately after the date of valid adoption.(2) In continuation of Child Adoption Leave, a female Government servant, may also be granted leave of the kind due and admissible (including leave not due and commuted leave not exceeding 60 days without production of medical certificate) for a period up to one year or till such time the child is one year old, whichever is earlier. (3)** A male Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children, on valid adoption of a child below one year, may be granted Child Adoption Leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a continuous period not exceeding 15 days (in each occasion) within a period of six months from the date of valid adoption.(4) However, this facility will not be admissible in case the Government servant is already having two surviving children at the time of adoption.

* Increased to 180 days, and ** newly introduced for male Government servants vide DOPT O.M. No. 13018/1/2009-Estt.(L), dated 22/07/2009

CHILD CARE LEAVE (CCL)

Child Care Leave (CCL) was not contained under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, but is a new type of leave introduced and recommended by the sixth CPC for the central Govt. employees and came into effect from 01/09/2008 vide DOPT OM No. 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 11/09/2008.

Following are the provisions regulating CCL –

1. Admissible to women employees having minor children. Alternatively, CCL shall not be admissible if the child is eighteen years of age or older.

2. May be granted by an authority competent to grant leavefor a period of two years (i.e. 730 days) during the entire service. CCL may also be allowed for the third year as leave not due (without production of medical certificate) and regulated as per Rule 31.

3. CCL may be combined with leave of the kind due and admissible.

4. During the period of CCL, the woman employee shall be paid leave salaryequal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave.

5. Granted for taking care of children for rearing or to look after any of their need like examination, sickness, etc. However, the employee need not submit any proof in support of her requirement.

6. Admissible for two eldest surviving children only. That is, CCL shall not be admissible to the third and any subsequent child even if the child may be below eighteen years of age. [OM No. 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 29/09/2008]

7. CCL is to be treated like EL and sanctioned as such. Consequently, Saturdays, Sundays, Gazetted holidays, etc. falling during the period of leave would also count for CCL, as in the case of EL. [OM No. 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 18/11/2008]

8. CCL cannot be demanded as a matter of right. Under no circumstances can an employee proceed on CCL without prior and proper approval of the leave by the leave sanctioning authority. [OM No. 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 18/11/2008]

9. CCL may be availed in more than one spell. However no spell may be less than fifteen days and may not be granted for more than 3 spells in a calendar year. [OM No. 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 07/09/2010]

10. CCL should not ordinarily be granted during the probation period except in case of certain extreme situations where the leave sanctioning authority is fully satisfied about the need of Child Care Leave to the probationer. It may also be ensured that the period for which this leave is sanctioned during probation is minimal. [OM No. 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 07/09/2010]

NOTE – All these provisions take effect from 01/09/2008 irrespective of issue of the O.M.’s. Earned Leave, if any, availed by women employees before availing CCL subsequent to the issue of the OM 13018/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 18/11/2008 may be adjusted against CCL, if so requested by the employee.

HALF PAY LEAVE (HPL)

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Half Pay Leave to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Entitlement [CCS Leave Rule – 29 (1)] The half pay leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer and those covered by Rule 28 ) shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two installments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.

2. Calculation of Half Pay Leave [CCS Leave Rule – 29 (2)](a) The leave shall be credited to the said leave account at the rate of 5/3 days for each completed calendar month of service which he is likely to render in the half–year of the calendar year in which he is appointed.(b) The credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is due to retire or resigns from the service shall be allowed at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calendar month up to the date of retirement or resignation.(c) When a Government servant is removed or dismissed from service or dies while in service, credit of half pay leave shall be allowed at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which he is removed or dismissed from service or dies in service.(d) Where a period of absence or suspension of a Government servant has been treated as dies non in a half-year, the credit to be afforded to his half pay leave account at the commencement of next half-year, shall be reduced by one-eighteenth of the period of dies not subject to a maximum of ten days.

3. Employees covered under Rule – 49 [CCS Leave Rule – 29 (3)]A Government servant, who is eligible for Departmental leave under Rule 49, shall be entitled to half pay leave of twenty days on completion of twelve months of actual duty.

4. Medical Certificate [CCS Leave Rule – 29 (4)]The leave under this rule may be granted on medical certificate or on private affairs.

5. Rounding-off [CCS Leave Rule – 29 (5)]While affording credit of half pay leave, fraction of a day shall be rounded off to the nearest day.

6. HPL to Vacation StaffVacation staff were not entitled to any HPL vide DOPT O.M. No. 18011/3/80-Estt.(Leave), dated 03/09/1981, and Notification No. 18011/3/80-Estt.(L), dated 28/7/1984. The facility of HPL has now been restored to the vacation staff at par with other Government employees w.e.f 01/09/2008 as per Rule-29 vide DOPT O.M. No. 13013/2/2008-Estt.(L), dated 11/11/2008.

Note – Unlike EL, there is no maximum limit for HPL for accumulation in the Leave A/c of an employee.

Illustration – If an employee joins in Jan/July, Feb/Aug, Mar/Sep, Apr/Oct, May/Nov, Jun/Dec he is entitled for 8, 7, 5, 3, 2, and Nil HPLs, respectively for that half-year. Similarly, if an employee resigns (not on the last day) in Jan/July, Feb/Aug, Mar/Sep, Apr/Oct, May/Nov, Jun/Dec he is entitled for Nil, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 HPLs. However, if an employee resigns on the last day or due to retire in Jan/July, Feb/Aug, Mar/Sep, Apr/Oct, May/Nov, Jun/Dec he is entitled for 10, 8, 7, 5, 3, and 2 HPLs.

COMMUTED LEAVE

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Commuted Leave to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Commuted Leave on Medical Certificate [CCS Leave Rule – 30(1)]Commuted Leave not exceeding half the amount of Half Pay Leave (HPL) due may be granted on medical certificate to a Government servant (other than a military officer), subject to the condition that the authority competent to grant leave is satisfied that there is reasonable prospect of the Government servant returning to duty on its expiry.

2. Commuted Leave for Study [CCS Leave Rule – 30(1A)]Half pay leave up to a maximum of 180 days may be allowed to be commuted during the entire service (without production of medical certificate) where such leave is utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in the public interest by the leave sanctioning authority.

3. Effect of Resignation/VR on Commuted Leave [CCS Leave Rule – 30(2)]Where a Government servant who has been granted commuted leave resigns from service or at his request permitted to retire voluntarily without returning to duty, the commuted leave shall be treated as half pay leave and the difference between the leave salary in respect of commuted leave and half pay leave shall be recovered.Provided that no such recovery shall be made if the retirement is by reason of ill-health incapacitating the Government servant for further service or in the event of his death.

NOTES – 1. When commuted leave is granted, twice the amount of such leave shall be debited against the half pay leave due.2. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the Government servant even when earned leave is due to him.

Illustration – If an employee has 411 days of HPLs to his credit, he may avail Commuted Leave up to 205 days on medical certificate, or up to 180 days for pursuing any recognized course of study. Now, if that employee avails Commuted Leave of 65 days, then 130 HPLs will be deducted from his account leaving a balance of 281 HPLs.

EXTRA ORDINARY LEAVE (EOL)

Provisions stipulated under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 regulating Extra Ordinary Leave to central Govt. employees are explained here under.

1. Extra-ordinary Leave to Permanent Employee [CCS Leave Rule – 32(1)]Extraordinary leave (subject to maximum limit as per Rule-12, i.e. 5 years) may be granted to a Government servant (other than a military officer) in special circumstances-(a) When no other leave is admissible.(b) When other leave is admissible, but the Government servant applies in writing for the grant of extraordinary leave.

2. Extra-ordinary Leave to Temporary Employee [CCS Leave Rule – 32(2)]Unless the President, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case otherwise determines, no Government servant, who is not in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ, shall be granted extraordinary leave on any one occasion in excess of the following limits:-(a) Three months;(b) Six months where the Government servant has completed one year’s continuous service on the date of expiry of leave of the kind due and admissible under these rules, including three months’ extraordinary leave under Clause (a) and his request for such leave is supported by a medical certificate as required by these rules;(c) Eighteen months, where the Government servant who has completed one year’s continuous service is undergoing treatment for – (i) Pulmonary Tuberculosis or Pleurisy of tubercular origin, in a recognized sanatorium; (ii) Tuberculosis of any other part of the body by a qualified Tuberculosis Specialist or a Civil Surgeon or Staff Surgeon; or (iii) Leprosy in a recognized leprosy institution or by a Civil Surgeon or Staff Surgeon or a Specialist in leprosy hospital recognized as such by the State Administrative Medical Officer concerned; (iv) Cancer or for mental illness , in an institution recognized for the treatment of such disease.(d) Twenty-four months, where the leave is required for the purpose of prosecuting studies certified to be in the public interest, provided the Government servant concerned has completed three years’ continuous service on the date of expiry of leave of the kind due and admissible under these rules, including three months’ extraordinary leave under Clause (a).

3. Requirement of Bond [CCS Leave Rule – 32(3)](a) Where a temporary Government servant is granted extraordinary leave for the purpose of prosecuting studies, shall be required to execute a Bond in Form 6 undertaking to refund to the Government the actual amount of expenditure incurred by the Government during such leave plus that incurred by any other agency with interest thereon in the event of his not returning to duty on the expiry of such leave or quitting the service before a period of three years after return to duty.(b) The Bond shall be supported by Sureties from two permanent Government servants having a status comparable to or higher than that of the Government servant.

4. EOL to SC/ST Employees [CCS Leave Rule – 32(4)]Government servants belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled tribes may, for the purpose of attending the Pre-Examination Training Course at the centers notified by the Government from time to time, be granted extraordinary leave by Head of Department in relaxation of the provisions of sub-rule (2).

CCS Leave Rule – 32(5) - Two spells of extraordinary leave, if intervened by any other kind of leave, shall be treated as one continuous spell of extraordinary leave for the purposes of sub-rule (2).

CCS Leave Rule – 32(6) - The authority competent to grant leave may commute retrospectively periods of absence without leave into extraordinary leave.