This office memorandum details guidelines regarding paid holidays and leave for employees of the Central Government during bye-elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana, scheduled for May 16th, 2016. It specifies closure of offices in notified areas, provisions for special casual leave for voters, and allowances for those on election duty. The memorandum reiterates existing guidelines from a 2001 order and directs all relevant ministries and departments to disseminate this information.
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F.No.12/3/2016-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 12^{th } May, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Bye Election to fill the clear vacancies in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana – Grant of Paid Holiday -regarding
The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the Bye Election to Bye Election to fill the clear vacancies in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana – Grant of Paid Holiday – to be held on 16th May, 2016, the following guidelines, already issued by DOPT vide OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10^{th } October 2001, which would have to be followed for closing of the Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments in the States of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
(i) The relevant offices / organizations shall remain closed in the notified areas where Bye Election to the State Legislative Assemblies scheduled to be conducted.
(ii) In connection with bye-elections to State Assembly, only such of the employees who are bona-fide voters in the relevant constituency should be granted special casual leave on the day of polling. Special Casual leave may also be granted to an employee who is ordinarily a resident of constituency and registered as a voter but employed in any Central Government Organization/Industrial Establishment located outside the constituency having a general/bye-election.
- The employees detailed on election duty may also be permitted to remain away from their normal duties on polling day(s) as also on the days required for performing journeys which might be undertaken in order to perform such election duty
- The above instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
- This issue with the approval of Secretary (P).
G. Srinivasan
(G.Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
To
- All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.
- UPSC / CVC / C&AG / PM’s Office / Lok Sabha Secretariat / Rajya Sabha Secretaria President secretariat/Vice President’s Secretariat/ Supreme Court /High Court / Centr Administrative Tribunal.
- All attached and subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions/ MHA
- Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
- All Staff/Members of the National Council (JCM).
- All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of Personnel, Pub Grievances and Pensions.
- Chairmen / Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committer in the State Capitals.
- National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium, I.T.O., New Delhi.
- Chief Secretary, all the State Governments
- The Election Commission of India, New Delhi.
- National Informatics Centre (DOPT) with the request to place this O.M. on the website of t DOPT (www.persmin.nic.in)