Leave Rules for Central Government Employees
Here, we give you all the details you need to know the various leave rules, categories, and eligibility standards that apply to Central Government employees. Government employees in India have access to a variety of leave options. These consist of casual leave, earned leave, half-pay leave, and medical leave. Employees are given casual leave for short absences for personal reasons. Employees who take large personal leave are granted earned leave. Employees who take long-term medical absences are given half-pay leave. Employees who take temporary absences for medical reasons are given medical leave.
CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES CCS (LEAVE) RULES 1972 – UPDATED AS ON 19.09.2022 – DoPT
CL- Casual Leave rules for Central Government employees
The use of Casual Leave is authorised to handle urgent and unexpected personal issues. For the duration of the casual leave, the complete salary will be paid. In a given year, those who are eligible for public holidays may take up to 8 days of casual leave. 11 days of casual leave are available for others each year. Half-day Casual Leave is available to employees who work in administrative offices. Joining a Casual Leave or any other type of leave or joining term is not permitted. Anyone employed at any time of the year is eligible to take the entire 8 or 11-day casual leave. Each year, employees who are physically disabled are permitted to take an additional 4 days of casual leave. Unused casual leave cannot be carried over to the following year and will be wasted.
SCL – Special Casual Leave for central government employees
Athletes can utilise Special Casual Leave (SCL) to attend competitions and training camps, while employees who are Scouts, Guides, Territorial Army, or St. John Ambulance members can use it to attend rallies or camps. Additionally, it is provided to authorised Trade Union office holders for PNM, FNM, and Executive Committee meetings. Additionally, it can be provided as Defense Helpers for DAR Inquiries. SCL may also be used by staff members to attend meetings of the management committees of cooperative societies, stores, canteens, and institutes. SCL can be requested in the event of an emergency such as a bundh, curfew, or flood. During the SCL period, the entire salary will be paid; however, no other sort of leave may be taken at the same time.
SL – Study leave rules for central government employees
Employees are permitted to take Study Leave for educational endeavours that will assist the Railways after five years of employment with the Railway. Although it can be extended to 24 months for doctors, this leave is first given for a period of 12 months. Except when there is a stipend or scholarship, in which case the salary will be lowered, this leave does not reduce any other sort of leave. A passing certificate is required upon course completion; in the absence of this, the salary must be repaid. Other types of leave may be paired with this one. For a degree, the overall length of time taken should not exceed 28 months, and for a PhD, it should not exceed 36 months.
ML – Maternity Leave Rules for central government employees
Maternity Leave ML is available to all female employees. This covers time off for birth, miscarriage, and abortion. Pregnancy leave is authorised for a period of 180 days, while miscarriage and abortion leave is authorised for a period of 45 days throughout the employee’s employment. Employees must have a maximum of two children in order to be eligible for the pregnant leave. A medical certificate is all that is required for miscarriage and abortion, which have no such limitations on the number of offspring. Maternity Leave may be coupled with any other type of leave, up to a maximum of 60 days of Leave Not Due, but the overall amount of time off should not exceed two years. The full salary is paid during maternity leave, which will not be subtracted from any other leave accounts.
PL – Paternity Leave Rules for central government employees
Paternity Leave PL is permitted for male employees. Less than two of their children must be alive. It takes fifteen days to complete this leave. When the worker’s wife is in confinement, it is given (i.e. fifteen days prior or within six months of the delivery date). The leave will be forfeited if it is not used during this time. If an employee has adopted a child under the age of one year, PL may also be available. The PL won’t be deducted from any leave accounts, and the employee will continue to receive their full income while on leave. Any other kind of leave may be used in conjunction with the PL.
CCL – Child Care Leave Rules for central government employees
Female employees and male staff who are the only ones on the team must have worked for a total of 730 days to be eligible for Child Care Leave (CCL). Unless the oldest two surviving children are 18 or older, in which case CCL is still provided to all impaired children without regard to age. The entire pay will be paid for the first 365 days of this leave and then 80% of the salary for the following 365 days. This leave is not deducted from any leave accounts. Any other type of leave may be combined with CCL, but the total amount of time cannot exceed one year. A maximum of three CCLs, each lasting at least five days, can be granted every year. Holidays that fall during a CCL are counted as CCL. No employee may request CCL as an entitlement; it must first receive approval.
LAP – Leave on Average Pay Rules
Each year, railway employees are entitled to a leave account advance equal to 30 days’ worth of leave at the average salary (LAP). This credit is divided into two payments of 15 days each due on January 1st and July 1st. Anytime during the year, whether someone is appointed or retires, they will receive a credit of 2.5 days each month until the conclusion of that half-year. One-tenth of the time will be deducted from their leave account in the event of an unauthorised absence, suspension, or Dies-non. A total of 300 days of leave, plus an additional 15 days of credit from the following half-year, may be accrued.A total of 180 days’ LAP may be authorised at once, and upon retirement, 300 days’ LAP may be cashed out. LAP and Casual Leave can’t be combined.
LHAP – Leave on Half Average Pay Rules
A year’s worth of 20 LHAP days are available to railway employees. This is divided into two instalments of 10 days each and credited to their leave account on January 1st and July 1st, respectively. The credit will be distributed at a rate of 5/3 days per month until the end of the half year if someone is appointed or retires during that period. Unauthorized absences, suspensions, and dies-non will result in a 1/18th deduction from the LHAP account. The amount that can be accumulated has no predetermined upper limit. When an employee is on LHAP, they are paid half their salary. On retirement, LHAP cannot be cashed, but if 300 days of LAP is not available to be cashed, then the LHAP can be used to make up the difference. Employees also have the option to convert a period of sick leave into LHAP, and if done, the amount of days in the sick period will be doubled and placed into the LHAP account.
LND – Leave not due Rules
Leave Not Due (LND) can be imposed on an employee if their Leave and Half Pay (LHAP) balance is empty of accrued leave. A maximum of 360 days may be taken under this category of leave over the course of the employee’s entire employment relationship and is only permitted with a current medical certificate. Similar to the LHAP leave, the employee will receive half pay throughout the LND time. Since the sanctioning authority must be certain that the employee will return and be able to earn enough LHAP to offset the LND, this can be regarded as having an overdraft of LHAP. You may think of it as an expansion of the LAP and LHAP.
Leave Rules for School Teachers, HMs & Librarians
Leave not due can be given if an employee has no unpaid LAP or LHAP balance. A maximum of 360 days is imposed for the course of a person’s complete service for this sort of leave, which must be approved with a medical certificate. Similar to LHAP, this sort of leave only receives half-salary compensation. Similar to a pre-approved LHAP overdraft, in essence. The authority approving the leave must be certain that the worker will come back to work and replenish the LHAP balance depleted during the LND. This can happen along with LAP and LHAP. If a person is permitted to take 40 days off in a year, no further leave at privilege (LAP) will be added to his or her LAP account. If they aren’t permitted to spend all 40, then 20 days of LAP will be added to the account; if just 20, then 10 days of further LAP will be credited. Additionally, regardless of vacation days, the leave account will get two 10-day long-leave-at-privilege (LHAP) instalments on the firsts of January and July.
WRIL – Work-related illness and Injury Leave Rules
WRIL (Work Related Injury Leave) has taken the place of Hospital Leave and Special Disability Leave as of December 14, 2018. WRIL is granted when a person’s official duty results in an illness or injury. The patient will be paid their full salary while they are in the hospital. The patient will continue to get their full wage for the first six months following hospitalisation; however, during the following twelve months, they will only receive half of it. For the first six months, full salary will be paid to RPF department officers, followed by twenty-four months of half salary. For the duration of the WRIL term, the full wage is paid to RPF Constables and Inspectors. No credit of LAP or LHAP will be given during the WRIL period, nor will WRIL be subtracted from LAP or LHAP accounts.
