CategoryLegislation & Law

This office memorandum details revisions to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, concerning maternity leave and the introduction of child care leave for central government employees. The key changes include increasing maternity leave from 135 to 180 days, allowing for up to 50 days of leave during maternity leave, and enabling eligible employees to take up to two years of child care...

This Office Memorandum details the Government of India’s decisions regarding the eligibility for encashment of leave for government employees, based on recommendations from the Sixth Central Pay Commission. It specifies the order of precedence for payment to relations in the event of an employee’s death while in service, outlining the priority given to spouses, children, parents, and...

This office memorandum details the government’s decision regarding the payment of cash equivalent of leave to eligible individuals, following the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission. It specifies the order of precedence for beneficiaries in the event of an employee’s death while in service, including spouse, children, parents, and siblings. The order will be effective...

This Office Memorandum details the restoration of half pay leave facilities for Teachers, Principals, Headmasters, Librarians, Laboratory Assistants, and Watermen working in schools under the Central Government. This decision stems from the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission and supersedes previous orders from 1981 and 1984. The changes are effective from September 1st, 2008, and...

This office memorandum clarifies the rules regarding the encashment of earned leave while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for government servants. Previously, encashment of up to 10 days of earned leave was contingent on taking an equivalent amount of leave simultaneously. The memorandum now removes this condition, allowing government servants to encash earned leave up to 10 days when...

This Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions clarifies and modifies the implementation date of encashment of leave rules for Central Government employees, as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission. Originally effective from September 1st, 2008, the rules are now effective from January 1st, 2006, subject to specific conditions. These conditions...

This office memorandum addresses the cash encashment of leave for central government employees, following recommendations from the Sixth Central Pay Commission. It clarifies that both earned leave and half-pay leave are eligible for encashment up to a cumulative limit of 300 days, with no deduction from pension benefits. The memorandum revises the effective date of a previous notification from...

This Office Memorandum clarifies the applicability of Rule 38-A of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, regarding leave encashment for Central Government employees. It specifies that employees who are eligible for LTC but utilize the LTC facility provided to their spouses working in PSUs, Corporations, or Autonomous Bodies, as well as those not otherwise entitled to LTC but whose spouses have access to...

This Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions provides consolidated instructions regarding the regularization of unauthorized absence of government servants. It emphasizes the importance of following prescribed procedures and outlines consequences for both the employee and the disciplinary authorities. Key takeaways include the denial of leave salary during unauthorized...

This office memorandum provides consolidated instructions regarding the regularization of unauthorized absence of government employees. It addresses the frequent references received from ministries/departments due to non-compliance with established procedures for handling such cases. The document reiterates the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, outlining the...