LEAVE RULE FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE BY S L TIWARI WELFARE INSPECTOR .pptx

LEAVE RULES FOR CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEE

1. LEAVE RULES IREC VOL-I Rule- 501 to 557

2. IREC Volume-I , Chapter-5 -- Leave rules (501-557) IREC Volume-I , Chapter-11 – Joining time rules IREC Volume-I , Appendix-5 – Study leave rules IREM Volume-I , Chapter-16 – SCL Master circular-6 – Joining time (JT) Master circular-10-Special causal leave (SCL) Master circular – 15 – Casual leave (CL)

3. Types of leave Leave on Average Pay (L) Leave on Half Average Pay (LHAP) Commuted Leave Leave Not Due (LND) Extra ordinary Leave (EOL) Maternity Leave (ML ) Spl . Maternity Leave (SML) Paternity Leave (PL) Child Adoption Leave ( CAL) Child Care Leave (CCL )

4. Work Related Illness and injury Leave(WRIIL) Study Leave (SL) Leave Preparatory to Retirement(LPR) Spl Leave connected to inquiry of sexual harassment (92/17) Joining Time (JT) Spl Casual Leave (SCL) Casual leave (CL ) Leave for Apprentice Leave encashment

5. Leave on Average Pay (LAP) T his rule may be called the Railway Servant (Liberalise Leave) Rules-1949. by sl Tiwari

6. All Railway employees permanent or temporary are eligible for LAP. It is also desirable in the interest of efficiency, that the employees take leave at suitable intervals and return to work keen and refreshed. Leave should not ordinarily be denied to any employee, especially in the last 10 years of his/her career. (78/01) Railway servants are eligible for 30 days of LAP every calendar year. It shall be credit in advance. It will be credited in advance to the leave account in two instalments @ 15 days each on1st of January and 1st July every year. LAP Shall be credited at the rate of 2 ½days per month. The new appointees are credited LAP @2 ½ day per calendar month. Gazetted officers can be sanctioned 240 days LAP if it is sanctioned for availing outside India. by sl Tiwari

7. Crediting of LAP in case of Retirement, death, removal, dismissal shall be @ 2 ½ days per calendar month up to the end of previous month preceding the Retirement/death/ removal/ death/dismissal at .the end of particular half year. For example , any staff will be retire on 31 st October , in that case 10 LAP will be credit in his leave account for current half year @ of 2 ½days per month for 4 month i.e. July to October. If employee is on EOL/absent/suspension/dies-Non from duty during previous half year ,the credit of next half year shall be reduced by 1/10th of the period of such EOL/absent/suspension/dies-Non subject to maximum 15 days in one half of the year. Maximum Accumulation – 300 (+15) LAP has been carry forward for next year up to 300. More than 300 LAP will be lapse on 30 June & 31 December. by sl Tiwari

8. Railway employee can take LAP in one spell/at a time – 180 Days (Max.) Entire service –No limit Leave salary-Full pay LAP can be add with other type of leave except Casual leave (CL). Where Government/Railway servants are compulsorily retired as a measure of punishment and in whose cases even if a cut in pension (including gratuity) has been ordered, the benefit of encashment of earned leave at the time of such retirement shall be allowed. (62/06, 252/87) by sl Tiwari

9. While sanctioning Ex-India leave to employees/officers, all Zonal Railways/Production Units should ensure that :- The officers/employees shall purchase overseas medical insurance to the tune of medical cover of at least US $ 50,000/- prior to sanction of ex-India leave. All officers/employees while submitting leave application for ex-India leave should also submit the following declaration ; I am aware that as per the provision of Indian Railway Medical Manual relating to re-imbursement of medical expenses incurred abroad, I am not entitled for re-imbursement of medical expenses for treatment in emergency or otherwise while on ex-India leave. I have/will purchase adequate insurance coverage for the medical emergency while I will be on ex-India leave (159/07) The declaration given by the employee/officer for purchase of overseas medical insurance is sufficient. It should not be insisted upon. The declaration as mentioned above may be obtained from all employees proceeding on ex-India leave irrespective of the duration of leave applied for (227/07, 159/07) by sl Tiwari

10. Deputation Allowance (without DA) shall be taken into account for encashment of Leave Salary. In case of resignation, 50% of the LAP at the credit shall be allowed for leave salary subject to maximum of 150 days. In case of compulsory retirement, if no cut in pension is imposed, leave salary for max 300 days is payable. NPA payable to doctors is included for payment of leave salary. Competent Authority/Leave Sanctioning Authority Supervisors – Up to 15 days Junior Scale (APO and equivalent rank) –Up to 30 days Senior Scale (DPO and equivalent rank)-Up to 45 days Junior Administrative Grade( Sr DPO and equivalent and above) - Full power     by sl Tiwari

11. LEAVE ON AVERAGE PAY APPLICABLE TO SCHOOL STAFF (Revised in 7 th CPC)   School staff (Who avail summer vacation) are eligible for 10 days of LAP in a year which will be credited in advance in two instalments of 5 days each on 1 st of January and July every year. If school staff, is on EOL/absent/suspension/dies-Non from duty during previous half year ,the credit of next half year shall be reduced by 1/30th of the period of such EOL/absent/suspension / dies-Non subject to maximum 15 days in one half of the year. In respect of any year in which a Railway servant avails a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to additional LAP in such proportion of 20 days As the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation ,provided the total LAP credited shall not exceed 30 days in calendar year. If ,any year .the school staff does not avail any vacation ,LAP will be As per Rule 523 instead of clause (a) & (b). =======================XXXXX=========================       by sl Tiwari

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13. Leave on Half Average Pay (LHAP )

14. Commuted Leave

15. Leave Not Due (LND )

16. Extra ordinary Leave (EOL)

17. by sl Tiwari Maternity Leave (ML )

18. by sl Tiwari Spl . Maternity Leave (ML)

19. by sl Tiwari Paternity Leave (ML)

20. by sl Tiwari Child Adoption Leave ( CAL)

21. by sl Tiwari Child Care Leave (CCL )

22. Child Care Leave (CCL )

23. Work Related Illness and injury Leave (WRIIL)

24. Work Related Illness and injury Leave (WRIIL)

25. STUDY LEAVE

26. Leave Preparatory to Retirement(LPR)

27. Spl Leave connected to inquiry of sexual harassment (92/17 )

28. Joining Time (JT )

29. Casual Leave (CL)

30. Spl Casual Leave (SCL )

31. Spl Casual Leave (SCL )

32. Leave for Apprentice

33. Leave encashment Leave encashment at the time of Retirement : Leave at the credit of a railway servant may be encashed at the time of retirement from railway service subject to maximum limit of 300 days. Only Pay and Dearness Allowance are admissible. No other allowance is admissible for such encashment. For Running staff, 30% of pay element of running allowance shall also be payable. For Doctors, 20% NPA is also payable.   If the LAP at the credit of a railway servant is short of 300 days, encashment for LHAP to the extant LAP is short from 300 days may be allowed. In case of shortfall in earned leave, no commutation of half pay leave is permissible (281/09).  

34. Leave encashment Leave encashment at the time of Retirement : Both Leave on Average Pay and LHAP are to be considered for encashment at the time of retirement, subject to the overall limit of 300 days. It is not applicable in the case of permanent absorption of railway employees in PSUs/Autonomous Bodies. In other words, the existing provision of forfeiture of LHAP standing at the credit of such railway servants on absorption in PSUs/Autonomous bodies shall continue to be in force (175/09) Where Government/Railway servants are compulsorily retired as a measure of punishment and in whose cases even if a cut in pension (including gratuity) has been ordered, the benefit of encashment of earned leave at the time of such retirement shall be allowed (62/06).  

35. Leave encashment   In-service encashment of LAP (208/08) : Maximum 10 days LAP can be encashed at a time subject to maximum of 60 days in entire service. The minimum gap of 2 years between two successive encashment has now been modified. Now the period of two years for the purpose of successive encashment of LAP shall be w.r.t . a two year block, the first one commencing from 1.9.2008 and ending on 31.08.2010 w.r.t . the outward journey performed. The next block would commence from 1.9.2010 and end on 31.08.2012 and successive blocks would follow similar pattern (61/11). There shall be a balance of 30 days after deduction. No HRA and Transport allowance shall be payable. Encashment cannot be availed after availing leave.

36. The earlier facility granted to running staff and SM/ASMs i.e. sanction of encashment of 10 days LAP without availing leave, has been withdrawn. (115/10). The encashment of LAP availed during service shall not be debited from the encashment availed at the time of retirement. If a railway servant avails PTO during leave, then also encashment of 10 days LAP is admissible (236/08). Railway servants are permitted encashment of 10 days LAP without linkage to the number of days and nature of leave availed at the time of availability of pass/PTO. (136/09) Holidays, including Restricted Holidays, do not come within the ambit of the definition of leave for the purpose of encashment of 10 days leave (110/11). Leave encashment cannot be availed during CCL (33/11) =======================XXXXXX==============================