USEFUL LEAVE RULES FOR POSTMAN & MTS – INDIA POST

Leave Rules for officials working in Post Offices

USEFUL LEAVE RULES FOR POSTMAN & MTS (INDIA POST)

Casual Leave (CL) – 8 days/year

• ✔ Full Pay
• ✘ No carry forward
• ✔ Can combine with RH/PH
• ✘ Not with EL/ML/CCL

Restricted Holiday (RH) – 2 days/year

• ✔ Optional religious leave
• ✔ Can combine with CL

Earned Leave (EL) – 30 days/year

• ✔ Full Pay
• ✔ Unlimited carry forward

Commuted Leave

• ✔ On medical grounds
• ✔ Full Pay (2 HPL = 1 CL)
• ✔ Medical certificate required

Leave Not Due (LND)

• ✔ If no HPL
• ✔ Half Pay up to 360 days in service
• ✔ Medical certificate & approval needed

Special Casual Leave (SCL)

• ✔ Blood donation, family planning, sports
• ✔ Full Pay

Maternity Leave – For women

• ✔ 180 days (childbirth)
• ✔ 45 days (miscarriage)
• ✔ Full Pay

Paternity Leave – For men

• ✔ 15 days (upto 2 children)
• ✔ Full Pay
• ✔ Within 6 months of birth

Child Care Leave (CCL) –

Women & single male parents

• ✔ 730 days (up to 18 yrs child)
  • ✔ 365 days full pay + 365 days 80% pay
• ✘ Not with CL/ML/RH

Extraordinary Leave (EOL)

• ✘ No Pay When no other leave
• ✔ Strong reason needed

Study Leave – For higher education

• ✔ Up to 2 yrs | Full/Half pay based on rules
• ✔ Needs approval

Leave Combination Tips:

• ✔ CL + RH + PH
• ✔ EL + Commuted
• ✔ CCL + CL/RH
• ✘ CL + ML/or
• ✘ ML + EL/PH
• ✘ CCL – CL/RH

Note:
Apply with proper documents in advance. Medical leave needs a certificate.
CCL needs child’s medical/school proof.
Keep a copy of leave balance. Take approval for combinations.