Introduction of Leave:
Leave is a provision to stay away from work for genuine reasons with prior approval of the Competent Authorities. Further, Competent Authorities may be granted a leave for a planned activity (or) casual purpose (or) on medical grounds (or) in extra-ordinary conditions.
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Leave Rules:
Leave cannot be claimed as of right and leave of any kind may be refused or revoked by the competent authority. (Rule 7(1)(2) of the CCS Leave Rule, 1972)
Table 1:
|
Type of Leave |
Duration |
Purpose |
Remark |
|
Casual Leave (Can be combined only with RH and Duty Off). |
8 days per year |
Personal work etc. |
|
|
Restricted Holiday |
02 Days per Year |
Can
be availed only on dates Declared as RH by AIISH Mysore for each year |
|
|
Half-Pay Leave (HPL) |
10 days for every six
months |
Medical grounds /
private affairs |
Credited in advance on 1st January and 1st July each year |
|
Commuted
Leave (based on medical certificate) |
Medical grounds |
Twice
the amount of commuted leave granted will be debited against HPL. Commuted
up to 180 days during the entire service.(EL and Commuted Leave together
should not exceed 240 days). |
|
|
Earned
Leave (can be combined with any leave except CL and also can be prefixed and
suffixed with holidays but Intervening holidays will be treated as EL). |
15 days for every six months |
EL
can be availed up to a maximum of 180 days at a stretch. |
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. |
|
Maternity Leave |
Maternity: 180 days |
Maternity/ Miscarriage/Medical termination of Pregnancy |
Maternity:
Up to 02 Surviving Children. Miscarriage/MTP: Up to 45 days in total in
entire service |
|
Paternity leave |
A
male Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two
surviving children, may be granted Paternity Leave by an authority competent
to grant leave for a period of 15 days, during the confinement of his wife
for childbirth, i.e., up to 15 days before, or up to Six months from the date
of delivery of the child. |
||
|
Extraordinary leave |
Extraordinary
leave may be granted to a Government servant 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. |
||
|
Child Care Leave |
A
woman Govt. servant having minor children below the age of 18 years and who
has no earned leave at her credit, may be granted child care leave by an
authority competent to grant leave, for a maximum period of two years, i.e.,
730 days during the entire service for taking care of up to two children
whether for rearing or to look after any of their needs like examination,
sickness, etc. (a) CCL may not be granted for a period less than Five days at
a time. (b) CCL cannot be demanded as a matter of right. Under no
circumstances can any employee proceed on CCL without prior proper approval
of the leave by the competent authority. (c) CCL may not be granted in more
than 3 spell in calendar year. (d) CCL should not ordinary be granted during
the probation period except in case of certain extreme situation where the
leave sanctioning authority is fully satisfied about the need of CCL to the
probationer. |
||
|
Sabbatical Leave (Every 6 years of continuous service as
faculty member) |
Minimum
of 6 months and Maximum of 1 year at a time incl. vacation (In addition,
eligible for 120 days leave at credit) – Research work, writing text books
& visiting industrial concerns of Govt, University or Govt. Research Laboratory
in India / abroad. |
||
|
Study Leave (Govt. servants with not less than 5 years
service) |
Maximum
period is 36 months for CHS officers and 24 months for others in the entire
service and may be granted at a stretch or in different spells. |
||
|
Special Casual Leave |
*During
Elections: General Elections to Loksabha / state assembly, employees
enrolled as voters in a constituency but having offices in another
constituency, are entitled to a days
special casual leave during the day of election. *Natural
Calamities, Bandh etc.: Heads of Depts. May grant SP.CL to employees residing
at places 3 miles away from their office / sp. CL may be granted irrespective
of the distance from residence to office. *In
the event of participating the sports events – admissible up to a max. Of 30
days in a calendar year. *In
cultural activities - admissible up to a max. Of 30 days in a calendar year. *Mountaineering/Trekking
expeditions - admissible up to a max. Of 30 days in a calendar year. * For
family planning (Male employee): Maximum of 05 working days for vasectomy
operation / max. Of 21 days for undergoing recanaliztion operation / max. Of
03 working days if his wife undergoes tubectomy, laparoscopy or salpingectomy
operation. The leave should follow the date of operation. * For
Family planning (Female employee): Maximum of 10 working days for tubectomy,
laparoscopy or laparoscopy, salpingectomy operation / max. Of 10 working days
admissible for salpingectomy operation after medical termination of pregnancy
(MTP) / Admissible for one day on the day of IUCD/IUD insertion/reinsertion.
/ max. Of 21 days admissible for undergoing recanalization operation /
admissible for 01 day on the day of operation when her husband undergoes
vasectomy operation. |
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Possible combination of Leaves: (Table 2)
|
Leave Type |
CL |
RH |
EL |
HPL |
Com. Leave |
PL |
ML |
SPL |
CCL |
EOL |
Duty Off |
|
CL |
NA |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
|
RH |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
EL |
N |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
HPL |
N |
Y |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Com. Leave |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
PL |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
NA |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
|
ML |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
NA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
SPL |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
CCL |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
NA |
Y |
Y |
|
EOL |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
Y |
|
Duty Off |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
NA |
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