This office memorandum details guidelines for Central Government offices regarding closures and employee leave during the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh in February and March 2017. It specifies that offices in notified areas where elections are scheduled will remain closed. Employees who are registered voters in a constituency holding an election are eligible for special casual leave. Those on election duty are also permitted time off for related travel. The instructions are to be circulated to all relevant ministries, departments, and state governments.
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, 2017 – Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll – regarding
The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, to be held during the months of February and March, 2017, the guidelines, issued by this Department vide OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001, may be followed for closing of the Central Government Offices, including Industrial establishments in the above mentioned States the relevant portion of the OM as referred to above are reproduced here.
(i) The relevant organizations shall remain closed in the notified areas where general elections to the State Legislative Assembly are concerned scheduled to be conducted;
(ii)In connection with bye-election to Lok Sabha/ 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 a 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.
To
- All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.
- UPSC/ CVC/ C&AG/ PM’s Office/ Lok Sabha Secretariat/ Rajya Sabha Secretariat/ President’s Secretariat/Vice President’s Secretariat/ Supreme Court/High Court/ Central 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.
- Chairmen/Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees, in the State Capitals of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh.
- National Commission for Scheduled Castes/National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- The Chief Secretary of the State Governments of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
- The Election Commission of India, New Delhi.
- NIC (DOPT) with the request to place this O.M. on the website of the DOPT