This Office Memorandum clarifies the procedure for granting advance credit of earned leave exceeding the 300-day limit for Central Government civilian employees. It references a previous order from 1997 that increased the accumulation ceiling from 240 to 300 days and details how the 15-day advance credit rule applies when leave balances fall between 285 and 300 days. The instructions took effect on July 1st, 1997, and a formal amendment to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, will be issued separately. The memorandum is distributed to various ministries, departments, and related organizations for implementation.
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NO. 14028/8/99-Estt(L)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
(DEPTT. OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
New Delhi, Dated 6^{th } January, 2000
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:- Procedure for advance credit of Earned Leave over and above the maximum limit of 300 days on its accumulation-Clarification regarding –
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 14028/7/97-Estt(L), dated 7.10.97 enhancing the ceiling on accumulation and encashment of Earned leave in respect of Central Govt. Civilian employees from 240 days to 300 days and to clarify that in view of the revised ceiling, the procedure laid down in the proviso to Rule 26(1) (b) of CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, according to which the advance credit of 15 days Earned leave on first day of January or July of every calendar year is to be kept separately in the leave account of a Govt. servant and first adjusted against the Earned Leave that he may take during that half-year, may be resorted to in cases where the earned leave at the credit of the Govt. servant on the last day of December or June is 300 days (instead of 240 days) or less but more than 285 days (instead of 225 days).
- Tlese instructions take effect from 1^{st } July, 1997.
- Formal amendment to the relevant provisions of Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 will be notified separately.
- Hindi version is enclosed.
UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
To
All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India
No. 14028/8/99-Estt(L)
Dated the 6^{th } January, 2000
Copies forwarded to:
- The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and all states under his control ( 400 copies)
- Controller General of Accounts/ Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
- Registrar General, Supreme Court of India.
- Secretaries of Union Public Service Commission / Election Commission / Lok Sabha Secretariat / Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Cabinet Secretariat/ Central Vigilance Commission/ President’s Secretariat/ Vice President’s Secretariat /Prime Minister’s Office/ Planning Commission.
- Department of Personnel & Training (AIS Division/ JCA/ Admn. Section/Pay Implementation Cell).
- Additional Secretary(Union Territories), Ministry of Home Affairs.
- All State Governments and Union Terriotries.
- Secretary, National Council (Staff Side), 13-C, Feroze Shah Road, New Delhi.
- All Members of the Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/Departmental Council.
- All Officers/ Sections of the Department of Personnel & Training/ Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances/ Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare/ PESB.
- Department of Expenditure (Implementation Cell), Trikoot-1, Bhikaji Cama Place, R.K. Puram, new Delhi-1.
- 2000 Spare sets.
(B.GANGAR)
UNDER SECRETARYTO THE GOVT. OF INDIA