Various types of leave

Various types of leave available:-

[DDET (a) Earned Leave]

(i) These leaves are credited in advance at a uniform rate of

15 days on the 1 st January and 1 st July every year. Earned leave

can be accumulated up to 300 days (including the number of

days for which encashment has been allowed along with LTC).

– Rule 26 (1) and notification dated 18-04-2002.

(ii) While limiting the maximum of 300 days ,where the

balance at credit is 286-300 days, further advance credit of 15

days on 1 st January /1 st July will be kept separately and set-off

against the EL availed of during that half-year ending 30 th

Jun/31 st December. However, if the leave availed is less than

15 days, the remainder will be credited to the leave account

subject to the ceiling of 300 days at the close of that half-year.

Rule 26, GID (2) (c).

(iii) The credit for the half year in which a Government

servant is appointed will be afforded at the rate of 2 . 5 days for

each completed calendar month of service which he is likely to

render in the calendar half year in which he is appointed. – Rule

27 (1).

(iv) Earned leave can be availed up to 180 days at a time. –

Rule 26 (2)

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[DDET (b) Half pay leave]

(i) Half pay leave is credited in advance at the rate of 10

days on the 1 st January and 1 st July every year. The advance

credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is

appointed will be at the rate of 5/3 days for each completed

calendar month of service he is likely to render in the half year

in which he is appointed.

(ii) Half pay leave can be availed either with or without

medical certificate. – Rule 29 (4)

(iii) While affording credit, fraction shall be rounded off to

the nearest day. – Rule 29 (5)

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[DDET (c) Commuted Leave]

(i) Commuted leave not exceeding half the amount of half

pay leave due can be taken on medical certificate. – Rule 30 (1).

(ii) Commuted leave as follows can be taken without medical

certificate:-

(aa) up to a maximum of 90 days in the entire service if

utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in

public interest. – Rule 30 (1-A)

(ab) up to a maximum of 60 days by a female

Government servant if it is in continuation of maternity

leave. Rule 43 (4).

(ac) up to a maximum of 60 days by a female

Government servant with less than two living children if

she adopts a child less than one year old. – Rule 43-B.

(iii) Commuted leave can be granted only when the leave

sanctioning authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable

prospect of the Government servant returning to duty on its

expiry. So it cannot be granted as leave preparatory to

retirement. – Rule 30 (1) (a).

(iv) Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the

Government servant even when earned leave is available. –

Note below Rule 30.

(d) Leave Not Due (LND)

(i) Leave Not Due may be granted to a permanent

Government servant with no half pay leave at credit.

(ii) It is granted on medical certificate {Exception :

(iii)below} if the leave sanctioning authority is satisfied that there

is a reasonable prospect of the Government servant returning to

duty on its expiry. – Rule 31 (1)

(iii) It may be granted without medical certificate-

(aa) in continuation of maternity leave. – Rule 43 (4)

(ab) to a female Government servant with less than two

living children on adoption of a child less than a year

old.– Rule 43-B.

(iv) The amount of leave should be limited to the half pay

leave that the Government servant is likely to earn

subsequently. – Rule 31 (1)(b).

(v) LND during the entire service is limited to a maximum

of 360 days – Rule 31 (1)

(vi) LND will be debited against the half pay leave that the

Government servant earns subsequently. – Rule 31 (1) (c).

(vii) It cannot be granted in the case of ‘Leave preparatory to

retirement’ – Rule 31 (1)

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[DDET (e) Extraordinary Leave (EOL)]

(i) Extraordinary leave is granted to a Government servant

when no other leave is admissible or when other leave is

admissible, but the Government servant applies in writing for

extraordinary leave. – Rule 32 (1)

(ii) Extraordinary leave cannot be availed concurrently

during the notice period, when going on voluntary retirement. –

Rule 32, GID(2)

(iii) EOL may also be granted to regularize periods of

absence without leave retrospectively. – Rule 32 (6).

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[DDET (f) Maternity Leave]

• Leave as under is admissible to married/unmarried

female employees during –

(a) Pregnancy: 135 days.- Admissible only to

employees with less than two surviving children. – Rule

43(1)

(b) Miscarriage/abortion (induced or otherwise):

Total of 45 days in the entire service excluding any such

leave taken prior to 16-06-1994. Admissible irrespective

of number of surviving children. Application should be

supported by a certificate from a Registered Medical

Practitioner for Non Gazetted Officers and from

Authorised Medical Attendant for Gazetted Officers. –

Rule 43 (3)

(i) The leave is not debited to the leave account. – Rule 43 (5)

(ii) It is granted on full pay. – Rule 43 (2)

(iii) It may be co mbined with leave of any other kind. –

Rule 43 (4)

(iv) Not admissible for ‘threatened abortion – Rule 43, GID (4)

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[DDET (g) Paternity Leave]

(i) Eligibility: Male Government servant with less than two

surviving children. Apprentices are also eligible.

(ii) Duration :Fifteen days during wife’s confinement.

(iii) Not to be debited to the leave account. May be combined

with any other kind of leave except casual leave.

(iv) Not to be refused normally.

(v) To be applied fifteen days before or up to six months

from the date of delivery. – Rule 43-A

(vi) Leave Salary : Equal to last pay drawn

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[DDET (h) Casual Leave]

• In a calendar year eight days of casual leave is permissible.

Casual leave is not a recognized form of leave and is not subject to

any rules made by the Government of India. An official on Casual

Leave is not treated as absent from duty and pay is not intermitted.

(i) Casual Leave can be combined with Special Casual

Leave/vacation but not with any other kind of leave.

(ii) It cannot be combined with joining time.

(iii) Sundays and Holidays falling during a period of Casual

Leave are not counted as part of Casual Leave.

(iv) Sundays/public holidays/restricted holidays/weekly offs

can be prefixed/suffixed to Casual Leave.

(v) Casual Leave can be taken while on tour, but no daily

allowance will be admissible for the period.

(vi) Casual Leave can be taken for half day also.

(vii) Essentially intended for short periods. It should not

normally be granted for more than 5 days at any one time,

except under special circumstances.

(viii) LTC can be availed du ring Casual Leave.

(ix) Individuals appointed and joining duty during the middle

of a year may avail of Casual Leave proportionately or to the

full extent at the discretion of the Competent Authority

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