Encashment of Half Pay Leave for Central Government Employees on Superannuation

No. 14020/1/90/8stt. (L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 5th April, 1993

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-Encashment of Half Pay Leave to the Central Government
Employees on superannuation – Consideration and implementation of the award of the Board of Arbitration.

The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of
the Award given by the Board of Arbitration (JOH) in C.A.
Reference No. 1 of 1986, the President is pleased to decide that
w.e.f. 14th July 1982, the entire Half Pay Leave (HPL) at the
credit of Government servants who retire on superannuation shall
be allowed to be encashed, subject to the condition that pension
and pension equivalent of other retirement benefits shall be deducted
from the amount payable as cash equivalent, as provided in sub-rule
(5) of Rule 39 of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.

2. The encashment will be subject to the following conditions:-
   (i) The benefit will be admissible in respect of
   past cases on receipt of applications to that
   effect from the pensioners concerned by the
   administrative Ministry concerned;
   (ii) In respect of future retirees, the amount of
   encashment of HPL will be calculated and paid
   together with encashment of Earned Leave;
   (iii) Calculation of cash equivalent in respect of
   HPL at credit shall be made mutatis mutandis
   in the manner given in para 2 of Government
   of India’s Decision No. 7 below Rule 39-C of
   the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972,
   which is as under:-

Half Pay Leave salary
plus Dearness Allowance
if admissible minus
pension, pension equi-
valent of gratuity and
relief on pension if
Cash payment in
lieu of half
pay leave
component.
Number of days of
H.P.L. due on the
date of retirement
on superannuation
subject to the
limits prescribed
under the rule.

Number of days of
H.P.L. due on the
date of retirement
on superannuation
subject to the
limits prescribed
under the rule.
(iv) The amount so calculated shall be paid in one lump-sum as a one-time settlement.

3. These orders will take effect from 14-7-1962.

4. In their application to the officers of the IASAD, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

5. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/

( B. GANGAR )

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

All Ministries/Departments
of Government of India
(as per standard list).

No. 14020/1/90-EST. (L)

New Delhi, the 6th April, 1993

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Sd/

( B. GANGAR )

Under Secretary to the Government of India