Leave Rules

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LEAVE RULES-GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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KINDS OF LEAVE

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SPECIAL KINDS OF LEAVE

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EARNED LEAVE.

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EARNED LEAVE(contd)• 5.If an official retires/resigns/is removed /is

dismissed/dies in the middle of the half year the earned leave credited in advance should be reduced by 1/10 th of Exol/diesnon relating to that half year.

• 6.Can be accumulated up to 300 days • 7.When the balance is between 286-300 days

further credit of 15 days will be kept separately and set off against any leave availed of during that half year.

• 8. Balance in excess of 300 days will lapse.6

EARNED LEAVE(contd)

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HALF PAY

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HALF PAY

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COMMUTED LEAVE.• 1.Can be availed only on medical grounds.• 2.Twice the number of HPL will be debited.• 3.Leave salary will be equivalent to LPD.• 4.Can be granted without a medical certificate i)up to 60 days in continuation of ML ii) up to 60 days in continuation of leave for

adoption of a child. iii) up to 60 days in entire service if utilized for an approved course of study.

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LEAVE NOT DUE• 1.It is granted on Medical certificate to an official

having no HPL at his credit.• 2. Can be granted without a medical certificate i) in continuation of ML ii) in continuation of leave for adoption of a

child. 3.LND will be debited against HPL that the official

may earn subsequently.• 4. Leave salary will be equivalent to half of LPD.• 5.LND will be limited to 360 days in entire service

of an official.• 6.Should be limited to the HPL that the official

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LEAVE NOT DUE(contd)• 7.If a portion of LND already sanctioned could

not be adjusted due to the official resigns or proceeding on VR then the LND sanctioned should be cancelled and overpayment of leave salary recovered.

• 8.If the official dies or is retired prematurely on FR56(J)or(L) or proceeding on VR due to ill health then the leave salary in respect of the unadjusted portion of LND need not be recovered.

• 9.It can also be granted to an official who is already having minus balance in HPL.

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EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE• 1.EXOL is granted when no other leave is

admissible.• 2.If the official asks for EXOL specifically it can

be granted even when other kinds of leave is admissible.

• 3.Following are the various limits for grant of EXOL on any one occasion.

• 4.No leave salary is admissible except HRA with conditions.

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EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE(contd)CATEGORY OF OFFICIALS LIMITS

All officials. Up to 3 months with or without MC.

Officials with minimum of 1 year service.

Up to 6 months with MC. For common ailments and 18 months in certain specific diseases.

Officials with three or more years’ continuous service

Up to 24 months for the purpose of executing higher studies

SC/ST officials Exceeding three months for attending pre examination t aining course

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MATERNITY LEAVE.• 1.Admissible to female employees with less than

two surviving children.• 2.180 days for pregnancy.• 3.45 days in entire service of an official for

Miscarriage/abortion including induced abortion but not admissible for threatened abortion

• 3(a).Not linked with no.of surviving children.• 4. Can be availed in different spells.• 5.MC not necessary for availing commuted leave

up to 60 days and LND in continuation of ML.• 6.Leave salary will be equivalent to the LPD.• 7.Can be availed in combination of other kinds of

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PATERNITY LEAVE• 1.Admissible to male govt servant with less

than two surviving children.• 2.15 days for wife’s confinement or valid

adoption of a child below the age of one year.• 3. Leave salary will be equivalent to the LPD.• 4 .Can be availed in combination of other

kinds of leave.• 5.To be applied up to 15 days before or up to

six months from the date of delivery or from the date of valid adoption.

• 6.If not availed within this period it will lapse.

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LEAVE FOR ADOPTING A CHILD.

• 1.Granted to female govt servants with less than two surviving children for valid adoption of a child below the age of one year.

• 2.Leave is for a period of 180 days.• 3. Leave salary will be equivalent to the LPD .• 4 .Can be availed in combination of other

kinds of leave.

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CHILD CARE LEAVE• 1.Women employees having minor children are

eligible.• 2.730 days during entire service for taking care of up to

two eldest children.• 3.Not admissible if the child’s age is 18 years or more • 4.In cases of child with disablity,CCL is admissible up to

the age of 22 years of such child.• 5. Leave salary will be equivalent to the LPD .• 6. Can be availed in combination of other kinds of

leave.• 7.May not be granted for a spell less than 15 days• 8. May not be granted in more than 3 spells in a

calendar year.• 9.Even if EL is available CCL can be granted if asked for.• 10.CCL account should be separately maintained.

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ENCASHMENT OF EL• 1.At the time of retirement/death of an

official Earned leave available at the credit of the official can be encashed.

• 2.Maximum admissible is 300 days.• 3.Leave salary is equivalent to the LPD.• 4.If EL at the credit of the official falls short of

300 days, and HPL is available, then HPL can be encashed subject to an overall maximum of 300 days.(EL+HPL)

• 5.In that event the Leave salary for HPL is equivalent to half of the LPD

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ENCASHMENT OF EL FOR AVAILING LTC• 1.EL can be encashed at the time of availing LTC.• 2.Maximum of 10 days can be encashed at a

time.• 3.Maximum 60 days during entire service.• 4.The remaining balance of EL at credit should

not be less than 30 days.• 5.This encashment will not be taken in to account

for computing 300 days of EL at the time of retirement.

• 6.If husband and wife are employed both are eligible for the encashment

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