CHAPTER –I
INTRODUCTION
The instructions on the grant of casual leave and special casual
leave to Central Government servants paid from Civil Estimates, on
specified occasions have been issued by the Government of India from
time to time, over a period of years. A need has been felt for consolidating at
one place the instructions issued from time to time and still in force
on the subject of grant of casual leave and special casual leave.
Accordingly, it has been decided to bring out the salient features of
the existing instructions on the subject with which the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions are now concerned in the form
of a Brochure indicating the general principles relating to the grant of
casual leave and special casual leave and the special features relating
to grant of special casual leave for specific purposes/occasions. The
authority for the various provisions indicated in the different chapters
of the Brochure has also been indicated at the end of every para so
that the originals could be referred to, whenever necessary.
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2.1
Casual leave is not a recognized form of leave. The Government servant
on casual leave is not treated as absent from duty and his pay is not
intermitted. Casual leave must not, however, be given so as to cause
evasion of the rules regarding:-
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(i)
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Date of reckoning allowances
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(ii)
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Charges of office
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(iii)
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Commencement and end of leave.
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(iv)
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Return to duty
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Or so as to extend the term of earned or other leave beyond the time admissibility by rule.
(Article 308 Civil Services Regulations)
2.2
The maximum amount of casual leave admissible to the staff serving in
civil offices of the Government of India is 12 days in a calendar year,
subject to the condition that no more than 8 days casual leave may be
allowed at any one time. The Head of the office may, however, relax the
limit of 8 days in individual cases of he considers that there are exceptional circumstances justifying a relaxation in this regard.
(MHA OM No, 6/3/59-Estt(A), dated 23rd December, 1959)
2.3
The maximum amount of casual leave in a calendar year in respect of
Government servants, who are entitled to less number of public holidays
in a year that the number allowed to the office staff in administrative
offices, will be 15 days.
(DP&AR No. 28016/1/77-Estt(A) dated the 17th Sept., 1977)
2.4
Sundays and closed holidays can be prefixed or suffixed to the casual
leave. Public holidays and weekly offs falling within a period of
casual leave should not be counted as part of the casual leave.
(MHA OM No.6/3/59-Estt(A) dated 23rd December, 1959 and 20th August, 1960)
2.5 Restricted holidays can also be prefixed or suffixed to casual leave.
(MHA OM No.20/37/60-Pub.I, dated 7th October., 1960)
2.6
Persons who join Government service in the middle of the year, can be
allowed to avail of casual leave proportionately or the full maximum
period in a year, at the discretion of the authority competent to
sanction the leave.
(MHA OM No.6/3/59-Estt.(A), dated 23rd December, 1959)
2.7
Casual Leave can be combined with Special Casual leave, but where it is
permissible to grant regular leave in combination with special casual
leave, casual leave should not be granted in combination with both
special casual leave and regular leave.
(OM No.46/8/67-Estt.(A), dated 22nd July, 1967)
2.8 Casual leave cannot be combined with joining time.
(Rule 6(2) of the GGS (Joining Time) Rules, 1979)
2.9 Casual leave can be taken while on tour.
(M/O Finance OM No. 1(14) E.IV(B)/66, dated 7.2.67)
2.10
Grant of half a day’s casual leave to a Government servant is
permissible. The lunch interval will be the dividing line for the grant
of half a day’s casual leave. The balance at credit in the casual
leave account of Government ser ants can, therefore, be in terms of full
day or full days and half a day.
(MHA OM No.60/17/64-Estt.(A), dated 4th August, 1965)
2.11
If a Government servant having only half a day’s casual leave at his
credit avails it in the afternoon of a day and is unable to resume duty
on the next working day due to sickness or other compelling grounds, he
may be permitted to combine half-a-day’s casual leave with regular leave
by way of exception in the principle laid down in paragraph 2.1 above.
However, a Government servant having only half a day’s casual leave at
his credit who has applied for regular leave shall not be permitted to
avail of the half a day’s casual leave on the afternoon on the day
preceding the commencement of his leave.
(MHA OM No.60/45/65-Estt.(A), dated 4.2.66)
2.12
Half-d-day’s causal leave should be debited to the casual leave account
of a Government servant for each late attendance but late attendance up
to an hour, on not more than two occasions in a month may be condoned
by the competent authority, if it is satisfied that the late attendance
is due to unavoidable reasons. Similarly a Government servant, leaves
office early before the time for closing of office without permission,
half-a-day’s casual leave should be debited to his casual leave account
for each such early departure from office.
2.13
If a Government servant having no casual leave to his credit comes late
without sufficient justification and the administrative authority is
not prepared to condone the late comingbut
does not at the same time propose to take disciplinary action, it may
inform the Government servant that he will be treated as on unauthorized
absence for the day on which he has come late and leave it to the
Government servant himself either to fall the consequences of
unauthorized absence or apply for earned leave or any other kind of
leave due to admissible for the entire day and sanction the leave.
(DP&AR OM No.28034/3/82-Estt.(A), dated 5th March, 1982)
2.14 For the purpose of maintaining the account of
casual leave, a register is to be maintained. Only one page should be
used for a whole year for all the employees in one section (Group)
appropriate indication being given in the relevant column against the
date on which casual leave or restricted holiday is availed of by
an individual and the entry should be attested by the sanctioning office
promptly by means of dated initials.
(OM No.46/3/61-Estt.(A), dated 17th July, 1961)
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SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE – GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. 3.1
Special casual leave is not a recognized form of leave and a Government
servant on special casual leave is not treated as absent from duty.
(MHA OM No.46/1/58-Estt.(A), dated 17th December, 1958)
3.2 Special
casual leave must not be granted so as to extend the term of leave
beyond the time admissible under the rules or to cause evasion of rules
regarding date of reckoning pay and allowances, change of office,
commencement and end of leave, or return from duty.
(MHA OM No.46/7/50-Estt.(A), dated 5th April, 1954)
3.3 Special casual leave can be combined with regular leave or casual leave, but not with both.
(DP&AR OM No.28016/4/77-Estt.(A), dated 5th April, 1954)
3.4 Where
the maximum permissible limit of special casual leave is in terms of
days as distinct from working days. Sundays and closed holidays
intervening in a period of special casual leave are not to be ignored
for determining the maximum entitlement of special casual leave for a
specific purpose.
(Clarification
contained in DP&AR OM No. 28016/4/77-Estt.(A),46/7/50-Estt.(A),
dated 18.5.78 and DP&AR OM No. 28016/1/80-Estt.(A), 30th April,
1981)
3.5 Leave travel concession can be availed of during special casual leave.
(DP&AR OM No. 35011/3/76-Estt.(A), dated end May, 1977)
3.6
The grant of special casual leave for specific purposes is governed by
the provisions contained in the subsequent chapters.
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SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR FAMILY WELFARE SCHEMES
1. 4.1
The extend of special casual leave admissible to the Central Government
servants under the Family Welfare Programme for various operations is
as follows:-
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Nature of Operation
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Maximum Duration
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Male Government servants
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Vasectomy
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6 working days
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(ii)
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Vasectomy for second time
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6 working days
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Female Government servants
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Puerperal/non-puerperal tubectomy
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14 days
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(ii)
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Puerperal/non-puerperal tubectomy for second time
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14 days
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(iii)
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Salpingectomy after Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP)
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14 days
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(iv)
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IUCD insertion/reinsertion
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Day of insertion/reinsertion.
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Grant of special casual leave for undergoing tubectomy by female
Government servants will be permissible even when the operation is under
laproscopic method. The grant of special casual leave for undergoing
sterilization i.e. vasectomy/tubectomy for the second time will be
subject to production of a medical certificate from the prescribed
medical authority to the effect that the second operation was performed
due to failure of the first operation. The special casual leave
connected with sterilization can either be prefixed to or suffixed with
regular leave or casual leave and not both.
(DP&AR
OM No. 28016/3/78-Estt(A), dated the 6th August, 1979, OM No.
28016/1/80-Estt.(A), dated the 30th April, 1980 and OM No.
28016/5/83-Estt.(A), dated the 25th January, 1984)
4.2 Additional
special casual leave over and above the limits mentioned in para 4.1
above can be granted to Government servants, who development
post-sterilisation operation complications and are hospitalized. The
grant of additional special casual leave covering the period of
hospitalization is subject to the production of a medical certificate
from the hospital authorities concerned/authorized Medical Attendant.
The same benefit is also admissible to those who do not remain
hospitalized but are not found fit to go to work, on the production of a
medical certificate from the above authorities but the grant of extra
special casual leave will be subject to the following ceilings in these
cases:-
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Post-vasectomy complications
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7 days
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Post-tubectomy complications
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14 days
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(DP&AR OM No. 28016/3/75-Estt(A), dated 6th August, 1979 and OM No. 28016/1/80-Estt(A), dated 30th April, 1981)
4.3 Special
casual leave upto a maximum period of 7 days can be given to a male
Government servant, whose wife undergoes puerperal/non-puerperal
tubectomy including sterilization performed through laproscopy for the
first or the second time. The same amount of special casual leave is
admissible to him even if his wife undergoes tubectomy /salpingectomy
operation under MTP. The grant of special casual leave in both the
cases will be subject to production of a medical certificate certifying
that his wife has undergone the particular sterilization operation.
(DP&AR OM No. 28016/3/75-Estt(A), dated 6th August, 1979)
4.4 Central
Government servants who undergo operation of recanlisation may be
granted special casual leave upto a period of 21 days or the actual
period of hospitalization as certified by the authorized medical
attendant whichever is less. Besides, special casual leave may also be
granted for the actual period of journey performed (to and fro) for
undergoing the operation. The grant of special casual leave is subject
to the following conditions:-
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The
operation should have been performed in an hospital/medical
college/institute where facilities for recanalisation is available.
If the operation is performed in a private hospital, it should be one
nominated by State/Central Government for performing the recanlisation
operation.
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4.5 The concession of special casual leave for recanalisation operation is admissible to central Government servants who -
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are unmarried, or
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have been less than two children; or
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desire
recanalisation for substantial reasons, e.g. a person has lost all
male children or all female children after sterilization operation
performed earlier.
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1. 4.6
Special casual leave connected with recanalisation may be prefixed or
suffixed with regular leave or casual leave and not both.
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SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR SPORTING EVENTS
1. 5.1
In view of the important role played by sports in the national life,
Government servants participating in sports events of national and
international importance are allowed various concessions which include
grant of special casual leave as also treatment of the period of
participation in the sports activities as duty. The circumstances in
which the participation of Government servants in sporting events is to
be regulated as duty or by grant of special casual leave is given in the
subsequent paras.
5.2 The
period of participation of Central Government servants in sporting
events of national/international importance as also the time spent by
them in traveling to and from for such tournaments/meets may be treated
as duty instead of special casual leave. If any pre-participation
coaching camp is held in connection with such events and the Government
servant is required to attend the same, this period may also be treated
as duty.
(DP&Trg. OM No. 6/1/85/-Estt.(Pay-I), dated 16th July 85)
5.3 Government
servants, whose services are selected in connection with the coaching
or administration of the teams participating in sporting events of
national and international importance may be granted special casual
leave for a period not exceeding thirty days in any calendar year,
provided their services are utilized by the organization such as the
sports/Federation of India/Association recognized by the All India
Council of Sports and approved by the Ministry of Education or by a
State zone or circle.
5.4
Government servants functioning as commentator in sporting events of
national or international importance can be granted special casual leave
not exceeding 30 days in a calendar year provided the Government
servants were selected or sponsored for giving running commentaries over
the All India Radio/Doordarshan in national/international meets by the
organization such as the Sports Federation of India/Association
recognized by the All India Council of Sports and approved by the
Ministry of Education, etc. or by a State, Zone or Circle.
(DP&AR OM NO. 28016/2/79-Estt(A), dated 28th November, 1979)
5.5 Government
servants, who attend coaching or training camps in the following
institutions, can be granted special casual leave not exceeding 30 days
in a calendar year and this special casual leave can be combined with
regular leave:
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Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Coaching Scheme or similar All India Coaching Scheme or similar All India Coaching or Training Schemes.
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National Institute of Sports, Patiala.
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Coaching
camp organized by the National Federation of sports boards recognized
by the All India Council of Sports, Ministry of Education and Youth
Services.
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5.6 Government
servants, who participate in trekking or mountaineering expeditions
which have the approval of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, may be
granted special casual leave not exceeding thirty days in any calendar
year. This special casual leave may be combined with regular leave.
(OM No. 27/4/68-Estt(B), dated 6th September, 1969)
(OM No. 28016/2/84-Estt(A), dated 11.4.1985)
5.7 Government
servants, who participate in inter-ministerial and interdepartmental
Tournaments and sporting events held in and outside Delhi may be granted
special casual leave not exceeding 10 days in a calendar year provided:
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The
sporting events is duly recognized by Government and is normally
limited to Tournament sponsored by Central Secretariat staff welfare
and Amenities committee and other recognized sports/recreation clubs
of Government servants.
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1. 5.8 Government
servants, who participate in cultural activities like dance, dramas
music, poetic symposium etc. of an All India or Inter-state character
organized by the Central Secretariat Sports Control Board or on its
behalf, may be granted special casual leave not exceeding thirty days in
any calendar year. Provided that such special casual leave will not be
admissible for practice, or for participation in cultural activities
organized locally.
(MHA OM No. 27/3/68-Estt(B), dated 28th June, 1969)
5.9
There will be no change in the overall limit of 30 days of special
casual leave for an individual Government servant for one calendar year
for participating in sporting events mentioned above taken together.
(DP&Trg. OM No. 28016/2/84-Estt(A), dated 11.4.85) and DP&T OM No. 6/1/85-Estt(Pay-I), dated 16.5.85)
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SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR ATTENDING MEETING OF SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ETC.
6.1 Government
servants may be granted special casual leave to the extent required to
attend meetings organized by Scientific Association like Indian Science
Congress Association, the National Institute of Science of India, the
Institute of Engineers, the Academy of Science Bangalore and other
similar bodies, and for journeys to and from the place of meetings.
Special casual leave for this purpose is available to invitees, member
officials delegates of the organization concerned or those who have been
asked to read papers at a conference. Special casual leave granted for
this purpose may be combined with casual leave.
(MHA OM No. 74/4/50-Estt(A), dated 26th July, 1951)
6.2 Government
servants, who are members of the Indian Institute of Public
Administration and reside outside Delhi, may be granted special casual
leave not exceeding 6 working days in a calendar year plus journey time
for attending authorized meetings of the Indian Institute of Public
Administration.
(MHA OM No. 46/11/62-Estt(A), dated 21st June 1962)
6.3 Government
servants may be granted special casual leave to attend meetings of
cooperative societies. Members, delegates of members, management
committee members and office bearers of cooperative societies (formed
exclusively with Central Government employees) who are posted outside
the headquarters of the societies may be granted special casual leave
upto a maximum period of ten days in a calendar year, plus the minimum
period required for the journeys, to attend such meetings.
6.4
Members of cooperative societies who bye-laws provide for attending
annual general meetings/special general meetings through delegates if
members will not be eligible for special casual leave and in such cases
only the elected delegates will be eligible for this special casual
leave. However, if the members are required to participate any meetings
outside the headquarters of the society, for the purpose of electing
their delegates they may be granted special casual leave.
6.5
Special casual leave in such cases will be granted by the Heads of
Department in the case of Government servants under their administrative
control and the Ministries of the Government of India in other cases.
Special casual leave under these orders may be combined with ordinary
casual leave only and not with regular leave.
(MHA OM No. 46/22/63-Estt(A), dated 14.1.64)
6.6 Government
servants who are posted at the Headquarters may be granted special
casual leave for attending meetings of the cooperative societies to
cover the actual period of unavoidable absence and subject to the
exigencies of work. If the absence will be in the forenoon, or in the
afternoon as the case may be then special casual leave may be granted
for half a day only to cover the actual period of absence. The
Government servant concerned should furnish a certificate from the
cooperative society concerned to the effect that he actually attended
the meeting indicating the time and duration of the meeting.
(MHA OM No. 28016/1/84-Estt(A), dated 19th June, 1984)
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SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR UNION ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
Government servants who are union office bearers and delegates of the
Central Government employees unions/associations may be granted special
casual leave to attend the activities of Unions/Associations.
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An
office bearer of a recognized service association/union of Central
Government employees may be granted special casual leave up to a
maximum of 20 days in a calendar year, for participation in the
activities of Associations/Unions.
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Outstation/delegate
members of executive Committee of recognized All India
Association/Federation may be granted special casual leave up to 10
days in a calendar year to attend its meetings and
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Similarly
the local delegates/local members of executive committees of all
recognized Associations/unions Federations may be granted special
casual leave up to 5 days in a calendar year for attending meetings of
such Associations/Unions/Federations.
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Those
availing special casual leave as office-bearers will not be entitled to
avail special casual leave separately in their capacity as
Delegate/Committee members.
Where a Union/Association/Federation follows a year other than the
calendar year for the purposes of its annual elections, the entitlement
of special casual leave should be regulated in terms of the year
actually followed by such Union/Association/Federation in place of the
calendar year. When an office-bearer comes into office during the
course of the year in casual vacancies, the competent authority has the
discretion to grant special casual leave up to the maximum entitlement
in a full year, having regard to the genuineness and merits of each
particular case.
(MHA OM No. 27/3/69-Estt(B), dated 8.4.69 & Deptt. of Personnel OM No. 8/13/72-JCA, dated 4th September, 1972)
At the request of the leader of the Staff Side, the Head of the
Department/Office may grant special casual leave not exceeding five days
in a year, to a member of the Staff side to enable him to attend Staff
side Consultations.
Similarly the leader of the Staff Side and, at and above the
Departmental Joint Council level, one Secretary from the Staff Side
designated as such by the leader, may be allowed additional special
leave not exceeding 10 days in a year for preparing staff side cases.
This will be in addition to the provisions regarding grant of special
casual leave for association activities contained in OM No.
27/3/69-Estt(B), dated the 8th April, 1969.
(MHA OM No. 8/6/70-JCA, dated 30.10.70)
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SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR APPEARING IN DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS
8.1 Government
servants may be granted special casual leave for appearing in
Departmental Promotion Examination, which are neither obligatory nor
entail a condition of preferment in Government service (i.e limited
Departmental Examination for Section Officers grade of C.S.S. etc.) for
the actual duration of the departmental promotion examination and the
minimum period required for the journey to and from the examination
center nearest to the headquarter where such examination is held outside
the headquarters. This facility will not be admissible to departmental
candidates for appearing at the open competitive examinations conducted
by UPSC and Staff Selection Commission for direct recruitment.
(MHA OM No. 46/26/63-Estt(A), dated 2nd Dec., 1963)
8.2
Government servants may be granted special casual leave for
appearing in Grade III Stenographers Examination being held by the
Secretariat Training School ( now Staff Selection Commission), for the
period of examination plus the minimum period required for the journey
to and from the examination. The eligible government servants who have
to take the examination from outside Headquarters may be paid single TA
only by the Class of accommodation for which they are entitled or by
which they actually travel whichever is less, for the journey to and
from the nearest railway stations to their headquarters to Delhi by the
shortest route. However, no DA will be paid for this purpose. A
candidate who comes to Delhi on official duty during the period of the
examination or before, and also appears in the examination , will not be
paid any T.A. The concession of special casual leave and T. A. in
respect of outstation candidates will not be admissible to a candidates
on more than two occasions.
( MHA OM No. 1/18/70/CS.II dated 31st August, 1970)
SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE KENDRIYA SACHIVALAYA HINDI PARISHAD
9.1
Government servants may be granted special casual leave for
participation in the activities of the Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi
Parishad on the following occasions.
9.2 An
office bearer of the Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad may be granted
special casual leave upto five days, including the time taken on
journeys, in connection with the general body meeting of the Parishad
and on the occasion of its prize distribution ceremonies subject to the
condition that the special casual leave will be confined to the days on
which the meetings/ceremonies are held, and the time actually taken on
the journeys.
9.3 For
participation in the meetings of the Central Committee at Delhi an
office-bearer traveling from an out-station may be granted special
casual leave upto a limit of five days depending on the distance of the
place of duty from Delhi.
9.4 Office
bearers working in the Central Secretariat at Delhi and going to places
other than those mentioned at 9.2 and 9.3 above for attending the
activities of the Parishad, may be granted special casual leave upto
twenty days in a year, for the outward and return journey, restricted to
the actual time spent on the journeys.
9.5 The
total special casual leave granted to an individual during any one
calendar year for any of the purpose mentioned in (a), (b) and (c) above
or for all the purposes taken together should not exceed twenty days.
( MHA OM No. 28016/2/76- Estt(B), dated the 30th June,1976)
SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR INTERVIEW TO JOIN TERRITORIAL ARMY ETC.
10.1
At the time of actual recruitment /commissioning the individual will be
required to report for interview. The period of absence on this
account by Government servants joining the Territorial Army should be
treated as casual leave or to the extent casual leave is not due , as
special casual leave.
During the period spend in Camps, which will be of very short
duration, the absence of Govt. servants from their Civil posts should be
treated as casual leave or to the extent that casual leave is not due,
as special casual leave.
( MHA OM No. 25/19/49-Estt-A , dated 7th July , 1950)
10.2
At the time of recruitment/commissioning in Auxiliary Air Force, an
individual is required to report for interview or other tests or medical
examinations. The period of absence of Government servants on these
accounts should be treated as casual leave or to the extent casual leave
is not due, as special casual leave.
( MHA OM No. 47/2/55-Estt-A , dated the 18th May,1957)
10.3
Government servants may be granted special casual leave for
interview/Medical examination etc. to join the Indian Naval Reserve and
the Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve, where it is not possible for the
Government servant concerned to attend to his civilian duties after the
interview/medical examination etc. However, if a Government servant
withdraws his candidature at the interview, he would not be entitled to
any special casual leave.
(MHA OM No.47/4/62-Estt-A, dated 4.12.1962 &
MHA OM No. 47/28/63- Estt-A, dated 20.6.1963)
10.4
When Civil Government servants are called for training the Territorial
Army/Defence Reserve/Auxiliary Air Force, the period spent by them in
transit from the date of their relief from civil posts to the date on
which they report to military authorities and vice versa should be
treated as special casual leave.
( MHA OM No. 36/15/64-Estt-B, dated the 15th June, 1965)
10.5 Government
servants may be granted special casual leave while acting as members of
officially sponsored auxiliary police organizations such as Home
Guards, National Voluntary Corps, Prantiya Raksha Dal etc. to cover the
period of training, and duty spent by them as Home Guard etc.
(MHA OM No. 25/1/49-Estt-A, dated 10th Jan.,1949)
10.6
Government servants enrolled as members of the Civil Defence Corps may
be granted special casual leave to cover periods spent to perform may
duties and functions including training or participating in a exercise
or rehearsal, during office hours.
( MHA OM No. 47/7/63-Estt(A), dated 23.5.1963 and
MHA OM No. 2/7/68-DG,CD (CD), dated 29th October, 1968)
SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR REGULARISING ABSENCE ON ACCOUNT OF BANDH ETC.
While the Government may issue specific instructions regarding
treatment of the period of absence of employees during any particular
bandh, ordinary a Government servant may be granted special casual leave
as explained below, if the competent authority is satisfied that the
absence of the individual concerned was entirely due to reasons beyond
his control, e.g. due to failure to transport, or disturbances or
picketing or imposition of curfew etc. If the absence was due to
failure of transport facilities, the special casual leave may be granted
if the Government servants had to come from a distance or more 3 miles
(5 kms.) to their places of duty.
If the absence was due to picketing or disturbances or curfew, the
special casual leave may be granted without insisting on the condition
that the distance between the place of duty and residence of the
Government servant should be more than 3 miles (5 Kms).
Special casual leave in these cases may be granted by the Head of the Department.
(DP&T OM No. 27/6/71-Estt(B), dated the 1st Nov. 1971
DP&T OM No. 28016/1/79-Estt(A), dated the 28th May,1979
DP&T OM No. 3011/(S)/87-Estt(B), dated the 16th Feb., 1987)
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Government servants who donates blood on a working day casual leave for that day.
(MHA OM No. 46/11/56-Estt(A), dated the 8th Oct., 1956)
12.2 Government
servants, who have enrolled themselves as members of St. John Ambulance
Brigade while performing such duties office hours on working days may
be granted special casual leave not exceeding three days per annum. If
the duties so performed extend to only half a day on any one occasions,
only half a day’s special casual leave should be allowed.
(MHA OM No. 27/5/70-Estt(B), dated the 12th Jan., 1971)
12.2.1
Government servants who participate in the Republic Day Parade and the
rehearsal connected therewith in their capacity as members of the St.
John Ambulance Parade may be granted special casual leave to cover the
actual period of absence from duty.
(MHA OM No. 46/9/55-Estt(A), dated the 27th Oct., 1955)
12.3 Government
servants having joined the Lok Sahayak Sena and have won certificate of
merit and are required to participate in the Republic Day Parade, may
be granted special casual leave for a period not exceeding fourteen days
required for their stay in Delhi in connection with such participation
plus the minimum period required for their journey from Headquarters of
the Government servants to Delhi and back.
(MHA OM No. 46/5/58-Estt-A, dated the 25th June, 1958)
12.4
Ex-servicemen who were boarded out of service and re-employed as
civilians may be granted special casual leave for appearing before
Medical Re-survey Boards for assessing their disability pension. Also
those Ex-servicemen, who had sustained injuries during operations and
are re-employed as civilians may be granted special casual leave, to
enable them to go to Artificial limb Centres for replacement of the
artificial limb or for treatment. The Ministries/Departments and the
Head of Department wherever empowered may grant such special casual
leave up to a maximum or 15 days in a year, including transit time both
ways on the basis of Medical Discharge Certificate.
( DP&AR OM No. 28016/12/75- Estt(B), dated 4th May, 1976)
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on
reduction in number of Casual Leave
No. 12/9/94-JCA
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
….
January 14, 1998
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT:-
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Reduction
in Casual Leave entitlement and various recommendations of the Fifty
Pay Commission in respect of number of holiday/working week etc.
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In
the light of the various recommendations of Fifty Central Pay
Commission contained in Chapter 118 of the Report relating to Hours of
Work and Holidays etc., the following decisions have been taken by the
Government.
2. WORKING
WEEK: It has been decided to continue the five-day-week working system
introduced since June-1985 in the civil administrative offices of
Government of India. Departments whose functions are pre-dominantly
marked by public dealings or of commercial nature and at present are
functioning on 5-day-week basis, will review the existing arrangements
and switch over to 6-day-week wherever feasible. Action taken in this
regard will be reported to this Ministry within the next four months.
3. HOLIDAYS:
The existing system of holidays will continue. No holiday shall,
however, be declared in the event of death of any person other than the
incumbent President of India or the incumbent Prime Minister of India.
Suitable orders in this regard have already been issued by the Ministry
of Home Affairs vide OM No. 3/2/97-Public dated 21.11.1997.
4.
CASUAL LEAVE ENTITLEMENT: It has also been decided to reduce with
effect from Ist January, 1998 the number of days of Casual Leave for
Central Government employees from the existing 12 days to 8 days in a
year. Various Departments may also effect corresponding reduction with
effect from Ist January, 1998 where the Casual Leave entitlement for
certain categories is higher than 12 under intimation to this Ministry.
5. All
Ministries/Departments may bring the above decision to the notice of
all concerned under their administrative control and ensure compliance
with these instructions.
Sd/-
(HARINDER SINGH)
JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
TEL. No. 301 1276
No. 28016/3/98-Estt.(A)
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
….
New Delhi, dated the 15th June, 1998
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT:-
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Casual Leave.
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The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
12/9/94-JCA dated 14.1.1998 and to say that w.e.f. 1.1.1998, Central
Government servants are entitled to 8 days casual leave in a calendar
year.
2. It
is clarified that the entitlement of 8 days casual leave in a calendar
year is subject to the condition that not more than 5 days casual leave
may be allowed at any one time. The Head of the Office may, however,
waive this condition in individual cases if he considers that there are
exceptional circumstances justifying relaxation in this regard.
3. In
regard to persons who join government service in the middle of a
calendar year, the authority competent to grant such leave will have
the discretion to grant either the full period of 8 days casual leave or
only a proportion thereof, after taking into account all the
circumstances of the case.
4. It
is further clarified that the operating and maintenance staff etc., who
were entitled to 15 days C.L. till 31.12.1997, would be allowed 10 days
casual leave in a calendar year w.e.f. 1.1.98 (i.e. reduced by 1/3rd
of the total).
5. Sundays
or closed holidays which precede a period of casual leave or come at
the end may be prefixed or suffixed to such leave. Similarly, public
holidays and weekly offs falling within the period of casual leave
should not be counted as part of casual leave.
6.
The instructions contained in the Ministry of Home Affairs OM No.
6/3/59-Estt(A) dated 23.12.1959 & 20.8.1960 and DPAR OM No.
27/6/73-Estt(B) dated 8.7.74 and 28016/1/77-Estt(A) dated 17.9.77, are
hereby rescinded.
7. Hindi version will follow.
Sd/-
(S.C. Sharma)
UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
TEL. No. 301 4254
Courtesy : http://www.gconnect.in/
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