EARNED LEAVE

EARNED LEAVE

(Annexure-III, FR&SR, LR 8-12,17-18 & 20-22)

Method of Crediting the EL in EL account:

Regular:

If a Govt. servant is appointed regularly, month in which he has been appointed should be ignored if it is after 1st, and
for the number of completed months in that half year, advance credit should be given at the rate of 2 ½ days for each month in that half year. The credit to be given should be rounded to nearest day, 0.5 should be taken as one day and less than 0.5 should be ignored.

If a Govt. servant is due to retire during a middle of half year, the fact of which is known either on 1st January or 1st July, advance credit should be given for the number of months he is likely to be in service in that half year but not for the entire half year.

After giving advance credit either on 1st January or on 1st July for the entire half year, if a Govt. servant has quit the service during the middle of half year, due to resignation or voluntary retirement or death or medical invalidation or compulsory retirement, the last credit entry already recorded either on 1st January or 1st July should be revised taking into consideration of the number of completed months of his service in that half year.

As a result of such revision in cases of types mentioned in above sub paragraph, if the leave account runs into minus balance, the leave salary already paid equivalent to minus balance should be recovered if he has quit the service on his own accord, like resignation or voluntary retirement. But such recovery need not be made in case of an event beyond his control like Death, Medical Invalidation or compulsory retirement.

Effect of EOL on EL account:

If any Govt. servant has availed EOL or any period of unauthorised absence treated as Dies Non or Suspension treated as not on duty during half year for which advance credit has been given either on 1st January or 1st July, in the succeeding half year, while giving advance credit, 1/10th of EOL so availed in the previous half year, not exceeding the earning capacity should be deducted, and the balance only should be given as an advance credit.

(Govt. Memo No.4068/109/A/21/FR.I, Fin.&Plg., Dt.02.06.80)

If the EOL or period treated as Dies-Non, or suspension period treated as not on duty, is spread over in two half years, the leave account should be settled for each half year.

Advance credit of EL in the account can be given on 1st January / 1st July although the employee is on leave on that day and if he wants to avail the leave so credited, it can be granted if the authority is so pleased to sanction.

Temporary:

The earning capacity of Govt. servants in superior service and inferior service appointed temporarily is 8 days on 1st January and 8 days on 1st July subject to the maximum accumulation of 30 days.

If one is appointed during the middle of the half year or quit the service during the middle of half year, the leave to be credited should be in 1,1,2… series for each completed months.

The leave account should be recast after regularisation. It is only for the purpose of bringing forward the additional credit given. The periods of leave including EOL already sanctioned should not be reopened.

Additional Credit to Police Personnel:

In addition to the credit of Earned Leave in EL account, 30 days of additional credit should be given in two instalments at the rate of 15 days on 1st January & 15 days on 1st July to the Police Personnel of the rank of Inspectors and below including those working in intelligence, crime branch, Armed Reserve, AP Special Police, Police Communications, Police Transport Organisation, Tester, Sub Inspector of Finger Printer Bureau and service reporters and shorthand bureau.

 (G.O.Ms.No.187, Fin. & Plg. Dept., Dt.29.06.79 )

(G.O.Ms.No.323, Fin. & Plg. Dept., Dt.11.11.80 )

(G.O.Ms.No.355, Fin.&Plg. Dt.17.12.80)

VACATION DEPARTMENT (LR 9 and 10)

Credit of ELs for Staff working in Schools:

All regular teaching and non-teaching staff in the educational institutions who are availing summer vacations were credited 3 days of EL upto 31.10.1989 and 5 days of EL upto 15.09.94. Now they shall be eligible for 6 days earned leave per annum, subject to the provision of FR 82. The earned leave shall be credit in advance in two instalments of 3days each on first of January / July of every year.

(G.O.Ms.No.317, Education (Ser.V) Dept., Dt.15.09.94).

Earned Leave Preservation for Teachers:

Government delegated the powers to the Heads of Departments concerned to reserve proportionate leave to the extent the teachers under their control are prevented from utilization summer vacations due to attending Enumeration, Preparation or Revision of Electoral Rolls and Census etc., based on the certificate issued by the appropriate appointing authority, and that EL need not be given if they are asked simply to be available at Headquarters.

(G.O.Ms.No.161, Education (Ser.V) Dept., Dt.14.11.2000)

EL to be Preserved =   [365/11 – (27 x Vacation availed/ total vacation)] – 6

(LR 9(a), 17(1) and Note 1 of LR 20(ii)).

Earned Leave at credit will lapse if interruption in service other than leave occurs in the service of a non-permanent Govt. servant.(APLR 24).

From 01.01.1978, the order sanctioning Earned Leave, Half Pay Leave to Govt. Servant shall indicate the balance of such leave at his credit.

 (G.O.Ms.No.384, Fin. & Plg. (FW.FR.I) Dept., Dt.05.11.77).

Encashment of Earned Leave:

Leave at credit shall lapse on the date of retirement, death or resignation. However, earned leave at credit not exceeding 300 days can be encashed in case of retirement or death (APLR 7 )

 G.O.Ms.No.420, F&P (FWFR.I), Dt.03.12.90

G.O.Ms.No.253, F&P (FWFR.I), Dt.16.09.91),

G.O.Ms.No:232,Fin.(FR.I) Dept,Dt.16.09.2005,

 G.O.Ms.No.234,Fin(FR.I) Dept.,Dt.11.08.06 w.e.f.16.09.05

( died while in service).