(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 encasement 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)(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)
(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.
(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)
(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).
(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)
(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
(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 intermittent.
(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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