Dopt: Clarification on regularization of absence during COVID-19

Clarification on regularization of absence during COVID-19 epidemic lockdown period

F.No.14029/5/2019-Estt.(L)(Pt.2)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

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Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067
Dated: 28.07.2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification on regularization of absence during COVID-19 epidemic lockdown period – regarding.

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This Department has been receiving several references/queries from Central Government employees who proceeded on leave, with station leave permission, but could not report for duty due to non-availability of public transport / flights and restrictions on inter/intra state movement of persons as per Ministry of Home Affairs’ Orders from time to time, to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The matter has been considered and the following clarifications relating to regularization of period of absence during the period of lockdown are issued in the matter:

S.No Situation Clarification
1 Government   Servants who were on official tour and were unable to return to their   Headquarters (HQs) due to non-availability of Public Transport Deemed to   have joined duty on the date of expiry of official tour, if intimation in any   form, indicating difficulty in joining duty due to non-availability of public   transport/flights, has been given by the Government servant to the office.
2 Government   servants who were on leave prior to issue of lockdown orders with effect from   25.03.2020 and the leave ended during lockdown period Deemed to   have joined duty from the date of expiry of leave, if intimation in any form,   indicating difficulty in joining duty due to non-availability of public   transport/flights has been given by the Government servant to the office. In   case of leave on medical grounds, this is subject to production of   medical/fitness certificate
3 Government   servants who left HQ on the week-end prior to lockdown, i.e. 20.03.2020   (Friday), but could not return to HQ on 23.03.2020(Monday) due to   non-availability of transport. Deemed to   have joined on 23.03.2020, if intimation, in any form indicating difficulty   in joining duty due to nonavailability of public transport/flights has been   given by the Government servant to the office.
4 Government   servants who were on leave prior to issue of orders on lockdown with effect   from 25.03.2020 and the leave expired during the lock down but who wish to   curtail the leave before expirty and join duty Curtailment   of sanctioned leave may not be agreed to, unless allowed by the leave   sanctioning authority only in rare cases based on official exigency. From the   date following the date of expiry of leave during the period of lockdown, the   employee may be deemed to have joined duty.

2. All the Ministries/Departments and their attached/subordinate offices are directed to regulate the period of absence strictly as per above clarifications and unnecessary references to DoPT on the subject may be avoided.

(Satyajit Mishra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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