ccs leave rule 1972

CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (LEAVE) RULES, 1972

  • Updated as on 24.09.2024

Table of Contents

  • Short Title and Commencement

  • Extent of Application

  • Definitions

  • Government Servants on Temporary Transfer or on Foreign Service

  • Transfer from Services or Posts Governed by Other Leave Rules

  • Transfer to Industrial Establishment

  • Right to Leave

  • Regulation of Claim to Leave

  • Effect of Dismissal, Removal or Resignation on Leave at Credit

  • Commutation of One Kind of Leave into Another

  • Combination of Different Kinds of Leave

  • Maximum Amount of Continuous Leave

  • Acceptance of Service or Employment While on Leave

  • Application for Leave

  • Leave Account

  • Verification of Title to Leave

  • Leave Not to Be Granted in Certain Circumstances

  • Grant of Leave on Medical Certificate to Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Government Servants

  • Leave to a Government Servant Who is Unlikely to Be Fit to Return to Duty

  • Commencement and Termination of Leave

  • Combination of Holidays with Leave

  • Recall to Duty Before Expiry of Leave

  • Return From Leave

  • Absence After Expiry of Leave

  • Earned Leave for Government Servants Serving in Departments Other Than Vacation Departments

  • Calculation of Earned Leave

  • Earned Leave for Persons Serving in Vacation Departments

  • Half Pay Leave

  • Commuted Leave

  • Leave Not Due

  • Extraordinary Leave

  • Leave to Probationer, a Person on Probation and an Apprentice

  • Persons Re-employed After Retirement

  • Leave Preparatory to Retirement

  • Encashment of Earned Leave Along with Leave Travel Concession While in Service

  • Leave/Cash Payment in Lieu of Leave Beyond the Date of Retirement, Compulsory Retirement or Quitting of Service

  • Cash Equivalent of Leave Salary in Case of Death in Service

  • Cash Equivalent of Leave Salary in Case of Invalidation from Service

  • Payment of Cash Equivalent of Leave Salary in Case of Death, etc., of Government Servant

  • Cash Equivalent of Leave Salary in Case of Permanent Absorption in Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Body Wholly or Substantially Owned or Controlled by the Central/State Government

  • Leave Salary

  • Drawal of Leave Salary

  • Advance of Leave Salary

  • Maternity Leave

  • Paternity Leave

  • Paternity Leave for Child Adoption

  • Child Adoption Leave

  • Child Care Leave

  • Work Related Illness and Injury Leave

  • Seamen’s Sick Leave

  • Special Leave Connected to Inquiry of Sexual Harassment

  • Departmental Leave

  • Conditions for Grant of Study Leave

  • Maximum Amount of Study Leave

  • Applications for Study Leave

  • Sanction of Study Leave

  • Accounting of Study Leave and Combination with Leave of Other Kinds

  • Regular of Study Leave Extending Beyond Course of Study

  • Leave Salary During Study Leave

  • Admissibility of Allowances in Addition to Study Allowance

  • Travelling Allowance During Study Leave

  • Cost of Fees for Study

  • Resignation or Retirement After Study Leave or Non-completion of the Course of Study

  • Interpretation

  • Power to Relax

  • Repeal and Saving

  • Schedule and Forms

Chapter I - Preliminary

Short Title and Commencement

  • Rules called the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.

  • Effective from 1st June, 1972.

Extent of Application

  • Applies to Government servants in civil services and related posts, with specific exclusions (e.g. Railway servants, contract workers, etc.).

Definitions

  • Key terms defined, such as:

    • Administrator: Governing authority for a Union Territory.

    • Authority competent to grant leave: Defined by the rules set forth.

Chapter II - General Conditions

Right to Leave

  • Leave is not an automatic right; can be denied under public service needs.

Regulation of Claim to Leave

  • Governed by rules in force when applied.

Effect of Dismissal, Removal or Resignation on Leave

  • Leave ceases upon dismissal or resignation, barring certain exceptions.

Chapter III - Grant and Return from Leave

Application for Leave

  • Applications must follow prescribed formats and procedures.

Return from Leave

  • Conditions outlined for returning before leave expiry, often needing formal communication or approvals.

Chapter IV - Kinds of Leave Due and Admissible

Earned Leave

  • Credited at specified intervals, max accumulation outlined.

Half Pay Leave and Commuted Leave

  • Conditions and calculations for these types of leave detailed.

Chapter V - Special Kinds of Leave

Maternity Leave

  • 180 days granted under specified conditions.

Paternity Leave

  • 15 days based on spouse childbirth, granted with similar provisions.

Chapter VI - Study Leave

Conditions for Grant of Study Leave

  • Guidelines for eligibility, application process, and the granting authority.

Maximum Amount of Study Leave

  • Limits defined for both general cases and specific instances (e.g., Central Health Service Officers).

Chapter VII - Miscellaneous

Interpretation & Power to Relax

  • Authority to clarify or make exceptions based on hardship or urgency.

Repeal and Saving

  • Clarification regarding previous rules and their authority.

Forms

  • Application for Leave/Form 1: Template for leave applications.

  • Form 3: Medical certificate for leave eligibility.

  • Form 5: Certificate of fitness to return.

Additional Notes

  • For detailed information or updates on the rules, refer to the official DOPT notifications and forms.