Central Government

What is Leave?

• Leave is a provision to stay away from work for genuine reasons with prior approval of the authorities.

• It may be granted for a casual purpose or a planned activity, on medical grounds or in extra-ordinary conditions.

Short title and commencement

• These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.

• They shall come into force on the 1^st day of June, 1972. [Rule 1]

Applicability

• These rules shall apply to Government servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union, with exception to few services. [Rule 2]

Leave is not a Right

• Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. [Rule 7(1)]

• The leave sanctioning authority may refuse or revoke leave of any kind, but cannot alter the kind of leave due and applied for. [Rule 7 (2)]

Commencement and termination of leave

• Leave ordinarily begins from the date on which leave is actually availed and ends on the day preceding the date on which duty is resumed.

• Saturdays, Sundays, Restricted Holidays and other Holidays or the vacation may be prefixed as well as suffixed to any leave, subject to any limit of absence on leave prescribed under each category of leave.

Combination of leave

• Any kind of leave under these provisions may be granted in combination with or in continuation of any other kind of leave, subject to any limits prescribed in such cases. [Rule 10(i)]

Application for leave

• Any application for leave or for extension of leave shall be made to the authority competent to grant leave. [Rule 14]

Leave Account

• A leave account shall be maintained for each Government servant. [Rule 15]

Verification of title to leave

• No leave shall be granted to a Government servant until a report regarding its admissibility has been obtained from the authority maintaining the leave account. [Rule 16]

Leave in certain circumstances

• Leave shall not be granted to a Government servant whom a competent punishing authority has decided to dismiss, remove or compulsorily retire from Government service. [Rule 17]

Leave before Retirement

• No leave shall be granted beyond the date on which a member of the staff must compulsorily retire.

Leave before Resignation

• No leave shall be granted either prior or subsequent to resignation.

• Provided that the Authority may, in any case, grant leave to an employee prior to his/her resignation if, in the opinion of the authority, the circumstances of the case justify such grant of leave.

Conversion of Leave

• Leave of any kind taken earlier can be converted into leave of any other kind at a later date on an application within 30 days of joining duty after leave by the employee, and at the discretion of the leave sanctioning authority subject to adjustment of leave salary.

Return from Leave on medical grounds

• An employee who has been granted leave on medical certificate is required to produce a medical certificate of fitness before resuming duty.

• Leave sanctioning authority may secure second medical opinion, if considered necessary.

Rejoining duty before the expiry of leave

• Except with the permission of the authority, who granted leave, the employee on leave may return to duty before the expiry of the period of leave granted to him.

Maximum period of absence from duty

• Leave of any kind shall not be granted for a continuous period exceeding five years. Only President can sanction the leave. [Rule 12]

• Absence without leave will constitute an interruption in service. [Rule 25(1)]

• Willful absence from duty after the expiry of leave renders an employee liable to disciplinary action. [Rule 25 (2)]

General

• Leave should always be applied for and sanctioned before it is availed, except in cases of emergency and for satisfactory reasons. [CCS (Conduct) Rule, 1954 – Rule 7]

• Absence from duty after expiry of leave entails disciplinary action. [Rule 25(2)]

• A Govt. servant on leave should not take up any service or employment elsewhere without obtaining prior sanction of the competent authority. [Rule 13]

Kinds of Leave

• • 1. Casual Leave (CL)

    2. Special Casual Leave (SCL)

    3. Special Leave

    4. Earned Leave (EL)

    5. Vacation (Only for academic staff)

    6. Half Pay Leave (HPL)

    7. Commuted Leave

    8. Leave Not Due (LND)

    9. Extra-ordinary Leave (EOL)

    10. Maternity Leave

    11. Adoption Leave

    12. Paternity Leave

    13. Child Care Leave

    14. Hospital Leave

    15. Study Leave

• Commuted Leave not exceeding half the amount of Half Pay Leave due, may be granted on medical certificate (with full pay).

• When commuted leave is granted, twice the amount of such leave shall be debited against the Half Pay Leave due.

• Commuted leave can be granted without medical certificate up to a maximum of 90 days in the entire service if utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in public interest.

• Commuted leave up to a maximum of 60 days can be granted, without medical certificate to a female employee if it is in continuation of maternity leave.

• Commuted leave up to a maximum of 60 days can be granted without medical certificate to a female employee with less than 2 living children if she adopts a child less than one year old.

• Commuted leave can be granted on the strength of a medical certificate from a hospital / medical authority registered with the MCI.

• Employees who join after availing the Commuted leave will have to submit fitness certificate from the hospital / medical authority registered with the Indian Medical Council.

• Commuted leave cannot be granted as a leave preparatory to retirement.

• Commuted leave can be granted even when Earned Leave is available.

• Where an employee granted Commuted leave quits service voluntarily without returning to duty, the Commuted Leave shall be treated as HPL and excess leave salary shall be recovered. However, ill health incapacitating the employee for further service or in the event of death, no such recovery should be made.

• All Government servants are entitled to 20 days of HPL for every completed year of service. Half pay leave is calculated at 20 days for each completed year of service

• Every employee shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two installments of 10 days each on the 1st January and 1st July of every calendar year.

• The leave shall be credited to the account at the rate 5/3 days for each completed calendar month of service which the employee is likely to render in the half year of the calendar year in which the employee is appointed.

• Where a period of absence or suspension of an employee has been treated as dies non in a half year, the credit to be afforded to his half pay leave account at the commencement of next half-year, shall be reduced by one-eighteenth of the period of dies non subject to a maximum of 10 days.

• Half pay leave credit for the half-year in which the employee retires / resigns / removed / dismissed or dies in service will be afforded at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calendar month up to the end of the month preceding the last calendar month of service. Any fraction shall be rounded off to the nearest day.

• Half pay leave may be availed of either on medical ground or on medical certificate or on private affairs.

• Half pay leave may be granted even when Earned Leave is due/at credit to an employee.

• Leave not due is granted when there is no half-pay leave at credit and the employee requests for the grant of Leave Not Due.

• This Leave is also granted on medical certificate normally.

• It is granted only medical certificate if the leave sanctioning authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable prospect of the employee returning to duty on its expiry.

• It may be granted without medical certificate in continuation of maternity leave, and may be granted without medical certificate to a female employee with less than two living children, on adoption of a child less than one year old.

• The amount of leave should be limited to the half-pay leave that the employee is likely to earn subsequently.

• Leave not due during the entire service is limited to a maximum of 360 days and due will be debited against the half-pay leave that the employee may earn subsequently.

• Leave Not Due may also be granted to temporary employees with minimum one year service suffering from TB, Leprosy, Cancer or Mental illness for a period not exceeding 300 days if the post from which the employee proceeds on leave is likely to last till his/her return.

• An employee granted Leave Not Due resigns from the Govt. service or is permitted to retire voluntarily without returning to duty, the Leave Not Due should be cancelled.

• The Resignation / retirement / will take effect from the date on which such leave had commenced and the leave salary should be recovered.

• If a Government servant who having availed himself of leave not due returns to duty but resigns or retires from service before he has earned such leave, he shall be liable to refund the leave salary to the extent the leave has not been earned subsequently.

• If the retirement is by reason of ill-health or in the event of his death, leave salary shall not be recovered.

• The Paternity Leave is a special kind of leave applicable only to the male employees.

• A married male employee with less than two surviving children be granted Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days.

• During the hospitalisation of his wife for child birth; up to 15 days before, or up to six months from the date of delivery of the child.

• On valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, within 6 months from date of valid adoption

• During Paternity Leave, the employee shall be paid salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceedings on leave.

• Paternity Leave may be combined with leave of any other kind except casual Leave.

• Paternity Leave shall not be debited against the leave account.

• If Paternity Leave is not availed within the period specified, Paternity Leave shall be treated as lapsed.

• Study Leave is a leave which is granted to a Government servant to enable him to undergo a special course of study consisting of higher studies or specialized training having a direct and close connection with the sphere of his duty.

• Such studies improve his abilities as a Government servant and equip him to deal effectively with public issues.

• Study leave may be granted to all government employees with not less than five years’ service for undergoing a special course consisting of higher studies or specialized training in a professional or technical subject having a direct and close connection with the sphere of his duties as a civil servant.

• The course for which the study leave is taken should be certified to be of definite advantage to Govt from the point of view of public interest and that particular study should be approved by the authority competent to grant leave.

• The official should submit a full report on the work done during study leave.

• Maximum of 24 months of leave is sanctioned.

• In the case of CHS officers 36 months of leave can be granted at a stretch or in different spells.

• A person who is due to retire within three years from the date on which he is expected to return to duty after the expiry of the leave shall not be permitted for study leave.

• A person who wants study leave shall executes a Bond undertaking to serve the Government for a period of three years after the expiry of the leave.

• Study leave will not be debited to the leave account and may be combined with other leave due.

• Study leave is not granted for studies outside India if facilities are available in India.

• A study allowance shall be granted to a Government servant who has been granted study leave for studies outside India at a recognized institution.

• The rates of study allowance is revised by the Govt. from tiome-to-time.

• A Government servant to whom study leave has been granted shall ordinarily be required to meet the cost of fees paid for the study but in exceptional cases, the President may sanction the grant of such fees.

Ques. What is the maximum amount study leave which can be other availed ?

Ans. The maximum amount of study leave for of than CHS officers is restricted to twenty four months during the entire service period and ordinarily it can be allowed for up to twelve months at a time. (Rule 51(1)}. For CHS officers the ceiling is for 36 months for acquiring PG qualifications. (Rule 51(2)}.

Ques. Whether study leave can be clubbed with other leave ?

Ans. Yes. Study leave may be combined with other kinds of leave, but in no case shall be grant of this leave in combination with leave, other than extraordinary leave involve a total absence of more than twenty eight months generally and thirty-six months for the courses leading to PhD. degree from the regular duties of the Government servant. (Rule 54)

Ques. What is the validity period of bond to be executed by the Government servant while proceeding on study leave?

Ans. Government servant is required to execute a bond to serve the Government for a period of three years after expiry of study leave. For CHS officers the period is five years. (Rule 55).

Ques. Whether a Govt. servant who has been granted study leave may be allowed to resign to take up a post in other Ministries/ Department of the Central Govt. within the bond period?

Ans. As per rule 50(5) (iii), a Govt. servant has to submit a bond to serve the Govt. for a period of 3 years. As the Govt. servant would still be serving Government in a Department other than parent Department, he may be allowed to submit his resignation to take up another post within the Central Govt. if he had applied for the post through proper channel.

• Leave is a provision to stay away from work for genuine reasons with prior approval of the authorities.

• It may be granted for a casual purpose or a planned activity, on medical grounds or in extra-ordinary conditions.

• These leaves shall apply to Government servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union, with exception to few services. [Rule 2 of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. [Rule 7(1) of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• The leave sanctioning authority may refuse or revoke leave of any kind, but cannot alter the kind of leave due and applied for. [Rule 7 (2) of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• Child Care Leave is a special kind of leave for women employees and single male parent.

• Single male parent - an unmarried or widower or divorcee Government servant.

• Govt. servant having minor children be granted CCL for a maximum period of 730 days during their entire service for taking care of up to two children whether for rearing or to look after any of their needs like examinations, sickness etc.

• Child Care Leave shall be admissible for two eldest surviving children only.

• For availing the Child Care Leave, the age of the child should be 18 years or below.

• No age barrier for disabled child.

• Minimum disability of 40%. Documents relating to the disability as well as a certificate from the employee regarding dependency of the child would have to be submitted.

• CCL may not be granted for a period less than five days at a time.

• CCL may not be granted in more than 3 spells in a calendar year.

• For single female employee - 06 spells in a calendar year.

• CCL is to be treated like Earned Leave and sanctioned as such.

• Child Care Leave should not ordinarily be granted during the probation period except in case of certain extreme situations where the Leave sanctioning authority is fully satisfied about the need of Child Care Leave to the probationer. It may also be ensured that the period for which this leave is sanctioned during probation is minimal.

• Child Care Leave may be combined with leave of the kind due and admissible except Casual Leave.

• During Child Care Leave, the employee shall be paid leave salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave

• CCL should not be refused citing exigencies of work

• Permitted to leave headquarters with the prior approval.

• LTC may be availed while an employee is on CCL.

• May proceed on foreign travel after necessary approval.

• Leave is a provision to stay away from work for genuine reasons with prior approval of the authorities.

• It may be granted for a casual purpose or a planned activity, on medical grounds or in extra-ordinary conditions.

• These leaves shall apply to Government servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union, with exception to few services. [Rule 2 of CCS (leave ) Rule, 1972]

• Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. [Rule 7(1) of CCS (leave ) Rule, 1972]

• The leave sanctioning authority may refuse or revoke leave of any kind, but cannot alter the kind of leave due and applied for. [Rule 7 (2) of CCS (leave ) Rule, 1972]

• Casual Leave is not a recognized form of leave.

• Casual Leave is granted to enable a government servant to attend to sudden/unforeseen needs/tasks.

• Casual Leave is not earned by duty.

• At the year-end un-utilized Casual Leave lapses and not carried forward.

• Casual Leave can be granted only when this can be done without inconvenience to public, or administration, and the work of the employee can be distributed and performed by the remaining staff or can be held up without inconvenience till his return to duty.

• Govt. servant on CL is not treated as absent from duty.

• CL is subject to a maximum of 8 days in a calendar year.

• Employees joining during the year may avail proportionately or the full period at the discretion of the competent authority.

• Casual Leave can be combined with Special Casual Leave/ Vacation/ any holidays; but not with any other kind of leave.

• Holidays falling during a period of casual leave are not counted as part of CL.

• Saturday/ Sunday/ public holidays/ weekly offs can be prefixed/ suffixed to CL.

• Casual Leave can be taken on tour, but no daily allowance will be admissible for the period.

• CL can be taken for half-day also.

• CL should not normally be granted for more than 5 days at any one time.

• LTC can be availed during casual leave.

• CL cannot be combined with joining time.

• Leave is a provision to stay away from work for genuine reasons with prior approval of the authorities.

• It may be granted for a casual purpose or a planned activity, on medical grounds or in extra-ordinary conditions.

• These leaves shall apply to Government servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union, with exception to few services. [Rule 2 of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. [Rule 7(1) of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• The leave sanctioning authority may refuse or revoke leave of any kind, but cannot alter the kind of leave due and applied for. [Rule 7 (2) of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• Earned Leave is ‘earned’ by duty.

• The earned leave admissible to an employee except academic staff (Vacation Department)shall be 30 days in a calendar year. year.

• Earned Leave is credited to an employee in advance at a uniform rate of 15 days on the 1st January and 1st July every year.

• Earned Leave can be accumulated up to 300 days, including the number of days for which encashment has been allowed along with LTC. [Rule 26 (1) of CCS(Leave( Rules, 1972]

• The advance credit for the half-year in which an employee is appointed will be at the rate of 2 ½ days for each calendar month of service.

• Earned Leave credit for the half-year in which the employee retires/ resigns/ removed/ dismissed or dies in service will be afforded at the rate of 2½ days per completed calendar month up to the end of the month preceding the last month of service. While affording credit fraction shall be rounded off to the nearest day.

• When the credit of earned Leave at the start of any half-year, result in the total accumulation of earned Leave being more than 300 days, the 15 days Earned Leave for the half-year shall be kept separately and set off against the leave availed during the half-year.

• Any portion of this separately credited leave not availed within the half-year, shall be accumulated with the previous Earned Leave to the credit of EL account, provided the total accumulated Earned Leave does not exceed 300 days.

• Such procedure may be restored to in cases where Earned Leave at the credit of the employee on the last day of December or June is 300 days or less but more than 285 days. This means that any government servant can not have earned leave of more than 300 + 15 days.

• The maximum amount of earned leave that can be granted to an employee at a time shall be 180 days; however, earned Leave may be taken at a time, up to 300 days as leave preparatory to retirement.

• Earned Leave up to 300 days at a time may be granted to Group A and Group B employees, if at least the quantum of leave in excess of 180 days is spent outside India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

• A Govt. servant serving in a Vacation Department shall not be entitled to any earned leave in respect of duty performed in any year in which he avails the full vacation

• Vacational staff shall be entitled to earned leave in such proportion of 30 days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation

• If, in any year, the Government servant does not avail any vacation, earned leave shall be 30 days.

• Vacation may be taken in combination with or in continuation of any kind of leave.

• 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.

• Special casual leave must not be granted so as to extend the term of leave beyond the time admissible

• Special casual leave can be combined with regular leave or casual leave, but not with both.

• LTC can be availed of during special casual leave.

• Special casual leave for Family Welfare Scheme.

Govt. Servant Nature of Operation Duration

Male Govt. Servant Vasectomy 6 Days

Vasectomy for second time 6 Days

Recanalization

( Unmarried or having 02 or less children) Upto 21 Days

Female Govt. Servant Puerperal/non-puerperal tubectomy 14 Days

Puerperal/non-puerperal tubectomynbsp;

for second time 14 Days

Salpingectomy after Medical termination

of pregnancy (MTP) 14 Days

IUCD insertion/reinsertion Day of insertion/reinsertion

• • Second time operation will be subject to production of a medical certificate from the medical authority 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.

  • Post-sterilisation operation complications

Govt. Servant Nature of Operation Duration

1. Male Govt. Servant Post - Vasectomy Complications 7 Days

2. Female Govt. Servant Post – Tubectomy Complications 14 Days

• •Special casual leave upto a maximum period of 7 days to a male Government servant, whose wife undergoes tubectomy operation.

• Special casual leave for Sports Activity

Event Duration

1. Sporting events of national/international importance Event duration + Travelling Time

2. Coaching or administration of the teams national or international importance Upto 30 Days in a year

3. Commentator in sporting events of national or international importance Upto 30 Days in a year

4. Attending Coaching Camps

5. All India Coaching or Training Schemes

6. National Institute of Sports, Patiala Upto 30 Days in a year

7. National Federation of sports boards recognized by the All India Council of

8. Sports, Ministry of Education and Youth Services

9. Trekking or mountaineering expeditions Upto 30 Days in a year

10. Inter-ministerial and interdepartmental Tournaments Upto 10 Days in a year

11. Cultural activity in sporting events of national or international importance Upto 30 Days in a year

• Special casual leave for attending Scientific associations and Co-operative Societies.

Event Duration

Meetings + Paper presentations organized by Scientific Associations of repute Event duration + Travelling Time

Events organized by Indian Institute of Public Administration 06 Days + Travelling Time

Meetings of Co-operative societies 10 Days + Travelling Time

• Special casual leave for Union / Association Activities

Event Duration

1. Activities of Associations/Unions of Central Govt. employees

– For Office Bearers Upto 20 Days

2. Activities of Associations/Unions of Central Govt. employees

– For Delegate members ( Outstation) Upto 10 Days

3. Activities of Associations/Unions of Central Govt. employees

– For Delegate members ( Local) Upto 05 Days

• Special casual leave for Departmental Examination

Event Duration

Limited Departmental Examination for Section Officers grade of C.S.S. etc Actual duration + Traveling Time

Grade III Stenographers Examination Actual duration + Traveling Time

• Special casual leave for Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad

Event Duration

Office Bearers – General Body Meeting Upto 05 days+ Traveling Time

Participation in Central Committee meeting Upto 05 days+ Traveling Time

• Special casual leave for Interview to join Territorial Army

Event Duration

1. Interview for actual recruitment /commissioning Period of Absence

2. Interview for recruitment/commissioning in Auxiliary Air Force Period of Absence

3. Interview for Indian Naval Reserve and the Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve Period of Absence

4. Training for Territorial Army/Defence Reserve/Auxiliary Air Force Period of Absence

• Special casual leave for Regularising Absence on account of Bandh

Event Duration

1. Absence because of transport or disturbances

– On the satisfaction of Competent Authority If place of Duty is 5 km away from residence

2. Absence because of picketing, imposition of curfew etc.

– On the satisfaction of Competent Authority Actual Period

• Special casual leave for Miscellaneous Reason

Event Duration

1. Blood Donation Day of donation

2. St. John Ambulance Brigade Upto 03 days in a year

3. Republic Day Parade and the rehearsal Actual period

4. Medical examination of Ex-servicemen who are re-employed

as a civilians or who sustained injuries and want to go Artificial

limb Centres for replacement of the artificial limb Upto 15 Days

General Conditions of Service

• “General Conditions” means the rights and obligations between Government and the employee applicable to the provision of Services, under the terms of the Order.

Classification of Services

• The Civil Services of the Union shall be Classified as follows:-

1. Central Civil Services, Group 'A';

2. Central Civil Services, Group 'B';

3. Central Civil Services, Group 'C';

4. Central Civil Services, Group 'D';

Provisions in Fundamental Rule regarding Service Conditions

• FR 10 –18: lay down certain General Conditions of Service for a Government servant

• FR 10: Producing a medical certificate, for Govt. service, from the prescribed authority in a prescribed form is must.

Exception, not required for temporary service whose period not exceeding 3 months.

Prescribed Authority

• Gazetted Post - Medical Board consisting of at least two doctors.

• Non-Gazetted post (other than Group D posts) - Civil surgeon/District Medical Officer or a Medical Officer of equivalent status

• Group ‘D‘ post - Authorised Medical Attendant or Government Medical Officer of the nearest dispensary or hospital possessing prescribed qualification

Prescribed Authority for Female Candidates

• Gazetted Post - Medical Board consisting of at least two doctors – One will be woman doctor.

• Non-Gazetted post (other than Group D posts) - Civil surgeon/District Medical Officer or a Medical Officer of equivalent status

• Non-Gazetted post (other than Group D posts - In Delhi) – Assistant Surgeon Grade I (woman) under Central Health Service Scheme

• Group ‘D‘ post - By registered Female Medical Practitioner possessing the prescribed medical qualification.

Prescribed Authority for Physically handicapped persons

• For All Posts - Medical Boards attached to the Special Employment Exchanges for physically handicapped persons and Vocational Rehabilitation Centres. No further medical examination is required for appointment of such candidates.

• Medical Certificate: The medical authority may declare a candidate as:

1. Fit;

2. Temporarily unfit - If declared Temporarily unfit : Candidate shall be advised to take necessary treatment and the medical examination shall be conducted again after the period specified by the concerned Medical Authority.

3. Unfit - Medical Certificate: If declared Unfit : brief reasons for unfitness shall be communicated to the candidate. Candidate has a right to appeal, within 01 month from date of communication, for re-examination.

Re-examination fees: Gazetted Posts – Rs. 100 Non-Gazetted Posts – Rs. 25

• Medical Certificate: For Pregnant woman: Generally, there are two types of Posts:

1. Posts which carry hazardous nature of duties; e.g. in police organisation etc. and have elaborate training before appointment - if pregnant over 12 weeks will not be appointed and shall be declared temporarily unfit. She will be appointed only after the confinement is over. Post shall, however, be kept reserved for the female candidate.

2. Posts which do not prescribe any elaborate training - the candidate shall be appointed straightaway on the job, even though she is found to be pregnant during medical examination.

• Medical examination is not required, if,

  • 1. If the person has already been medically examined by the medical authority of the prescribed standard; and

    2. If the person is already in the same line and is promoted.

  • Medical Certificate – Urgent Appointment, exceptional cases:

    2. • • 1. the appointment can be made without medical examination, which shall be conducted immediately thereafter.

           2. Payment and allowances for 2 months are allowed.

           3. Approval of Finance ministry and DoPT is must.

• FR 11: The Government servant is at the disposal of the Government for whole time i.e. 24 hrs, and he may be employed in any manner required by the proper authority.

• FR 12: Two or more Govt. servants cannot be appointed to the same permanent post at the same time. Post of Govt. servant on Lien cannot be filled.

• FR 13: A Government servant holds the post unless his lein is suspended or withdrawn under the rule 14 of F.R..

• FR 14: Once the Government Servant has acquired lien on a post, the same shall not be terminated unless:-

1. he acquires a lien on another post;

2. he ceases to be a Government servant by way of superannuation, voluntary or compulsory retirement or dismissed or absorbed in an organisation outside Government.

• FR 15: Cannot be transferred to lower post carrying less pay than the pay of the permanent post on which he holds a lien except

1. on account of inefficiency or misbehaviour;

2. on his written request.

• FR 16: Subscription to provident fund, etc. is compulsory

1. provident fund or fund created for family pension or other similar fund

• FR 17: Pay and Allowances -

1. begin to draw from date of appointment.

2. cease to draw them as soon as he ceases to discharge those duties.

3. In case of absent without any authority, he shall not be entitled to any pay and allowances during such absence.

• FR 17A: Unauthorised absent -

1. Period is treated as interruption or break in service.

2. Participating or getting in any activity related to strike which had been declared illegal;

• FR 18: Leave not to exceed 05 years -

1. Cannot be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding 5 years.

2. The Govt. in exceptional circumstances, can allow relaxation.

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