No. 11020/08/2024-AIS-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions Department of Personnel \& Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the $18^{\text {th }}$ September, 2024
To,
Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments;
Subject: Instructions under AIS (Study Leave) Regulations, 1960 regarding Leave Salary for AIS officers on Central Deputation during Study Leave and grant of ex-India Study Leave for pre or post course formalities.

Sir / Madam,
I am directed to refer to letter No. 11020/09/2008-AIS-III dated 14/07/2008 (copy enclosed) which provides for Regulation of grant of Study Leave to the members of the All India Services who are on deputation to the Government of India under Central Staffing Scheme.
2. Instances have come to notice of this Department of Study Leave proposals of AIS officers whose Central Deputation tenure is ending during the period of Study Leave, which causes inconvenience to the members of the All India Services in drawing leave salary.
3. Accordingly, in continuation of procedure provided as per letter dated 14.07.2008, it is decided that while granting the Study Leave in such cases, the salary of the concerned AIS officer till the approved period of Central Deputation shall be borne by the Central Government and for the period beyond Central Deputation, coinciding with the Study Leave period, shall be borne by the respective State Cadre/ Government.
4. In view of the above, the State Cadres/Governments while giving its concurrence/NOC in respect of Study Leave of AIS officers on Central Deputation, shall also affirm that the salary of the concerned officer for the period beyond Central Deputation, coinciding with the Study Leave period, shall be borne by the State Government.

1. Further, it has also been decided that, subject to Regulation 4 of AIS (Study Leave) Regulations, 1960, while submitting the application for ex-India Study Leave, the officer concerned may take a total 15 days of ex-India Study Leave, beyond the scheduled commencement and end dates of study course as per academic calendar of the University/Institute. Such combination of 15 days ex-India Study Leave can be taken in parts or in total, either before commencement or after the end of Study Course abroad for pre or post course formalities. Further, such pre/post Study Leave period beyond the academic calendar of the University/Institute needs to be duly specified while submitting proposals for ex-India Study Leave.
2. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Encl: As above.
Yours faithfully,

(Kavita Chauhan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel. No. 011-23093479

Copy to:

1. The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi – (CCA for IPS officers)
2. The Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi – (CCA for IFS officers)
3. All Ministries / Departments of Government of India.
4. Establishment Officer, DoP\&T, North Block, New Delhi.

No.11020/09/2008-AIS-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel \& Training

New Delhi, Dated the $14^{\text {th }}$ July, 2008

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- The All India Services (Study Leave) Regulations, 1960 – Regulation of grant of Study Leave to the members of the All India Services who are on deputation to the Government of India under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Department of Personnel and Training or as CVOs in the Public Sector Undertakings.

The powers of the Central Government to grant study leave, within India, to the members of the All India Services working in or under them have been delegated to the Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India, in this Department’s letter No. 11020/20/1977-AIS-III, dated $20^{\text {th }}$ November, 1978. This is, however, subject to the condition that prior consent of the State/Cadre to which the member of the Service is permanently borne, should be obtained.
2. The powers to grant ex-India study leave vest with the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities of the Central Government, i.e. the Department of Personnel \& Training in respect of the members of the Indian Administrative Service, the Ministry of Home Affairs in respect of members of the Indian Police Service and the Ministry of Environment and Forests in respect of members of the Indian Forest Service, under regulation 3(3)(i) of the All India Services (Study Leave) Regulations, 1960.
3. In pursuance of this Department’s O.M. No.4/6/2005-EO (MM.II) dated $23^{\text {rd }}$ May, 2008, it has now been decided that the following procedure should be followed for the grant of study leave to the members of the All India Services, who are on deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Department of Personnel and Training or as Chief Vigilance Officers in the Central Public Sector Undertakings:
(i) It should be ensured that no member of the Service is allowed long term study leave before completion of two years of Central Deputation.
(ii) In cases of study leave within India, where prior concurrence of the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities in the Central Government are not required, the concerned Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India should obtain prior concurrence of the Department of Personnel and Training (EO

Division) before considering the proposals of study leave, as required under the All India Services (Study Leave) Regulations, 1960.
(iii) In cases of study leave abroad, the concerned Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India should send the proposal for grant of study leave to the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities in the Central Government, which should obtain prior concurrence of the Department of Personnel and Training (EO Division) before giving its no objection.
(iv) On completion of the study leave, the member of the Service shall automatically stand reverted to his/her parent cadre.
(1) $A$ (G.C. Pandey)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

To

1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India
2. Ministry of Home Affairs, (Police Division), North Block, New Delhi.
3. The Secretary, Ministry of Environment \& Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
4. Director, LBSNAA, Mussorrie.
5. E.O. Division, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi.
6. All officers in the Department of Personnel and Training.

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