This office memorandum details the provision for granting Special Disability Leave to Central Government employees injured in the Mumbai bomb blasts of July 11, 2006. It clarifies that existing CCS (Leave) Rules 1972 regarding disability leave will be extended to these employees on humanitarian grounds, even if the injuries occurred while commuting after work. The memorandum also specifies that orders for the Indian Audit & Accounts Service will be issued after consulting the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, and a Hindi version will follow. The document lists the various departments and officials to whom a copy of this memorandum has been forwarded.
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No. 13019/1/2006-Estt(L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi, Dt. 12^{th } August, 2006.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Grant of Disability Leave under rule 45 of CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 to the victims of the recent Mumbai bomb blast.
The Department of Personnel & Training have been considering grant of Special Disability Leave to the Central Government employees who have been injured/disabled during the recent Mumbai Bomb blast occurred on 11 July, 2006.
- In terms of Rule 45 of CCS (Leave) Rules 1972, special disability leave may be granted to a Govt. servant (permanent or temporary) who is disabled by injury accidentally incurred in, or in consequence of, the due performance of his official duties or in consequence of his official position, or by illness incurred in the performance of any particular duty, which has the effect of increasing his liability to illness or injury beyond the ordinary risk attaching to the civil post which he holds The Special Disability leave is granted subject to the fulfillment of the conditions in the rule.
- Keeping in view the seriousness of the recent Mumbai bomb blast, consequent upon which certain Central Government employees while returning their homes after due performance of their official duties have also been injured/disabled during the incident, it has been decided that the provisions of rule 45 of CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 may be extended to such Central Government employees on humanitarian grounds, in relaxation of rule, subject to fulfillment of all the conditions laid down in the said rule.
- In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Service are concerned, orders will be issued after consulting the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
- Hindi version will follow.
(S. MEENAKSHISUNDARAM)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
Copyright (c) 2006, 11/27/06, 11:26:11 21/06/2006, 11:26:11
No. 13019/1/2006-Estt(L)
Dated: 12.8.2006
Copy also forwarded to:
- Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
- Office of the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
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Secretaries to Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/Lok Sabha Sectt./Rajya Sabha Sectt./Cabinet Sectt./Central Vigilance Commission/President’s Sectt./Vice-President’s Sectt./Prime Minister’s Office/Planning Commission/Central Information Commission.
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All State Governments and Union Territories.
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Governors of all States/Lt. Governors of all Union Territories.
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Secretary, National Council of JCM (Staff Side), 13-C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
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All Members of the Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/Departmental Council.
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All Officers/Sections of the Department of Personnel & Training/Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances/Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare/PESB.
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Official Language Wing (Legislative Deptt.), Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi.
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Railway Board, New Delhi.
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200 spare copies.
(S. MEENAKSHISUNDARAM)
DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA