This Office Memorandum details the leave rules applicable to officers appointed on contract under the Central Government. It clarifies the types of leave (earned, half-pay/commuted, and extraordinary) available based on the duration of the contract, ranging from less than a year to indefinite periods. The memorandum also outlines the conditions for encashment of earned leave, specifying maximum limits based on the contract period, and supersedes previous orders on the subject. It emphasizes adherence to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, and includes specific provisions for officials in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
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No.12016/3/84-Estt.(L)
Government of India/Sharat Soc…
Ministry of Personnel & Training, Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances and Pension/
Karmik Aur Prashikshan, Prashasnik Sudhar
Aur Lok Shikayat Tatha Pension Mantralaya
(Department of Personnel & Training/Karmik
Aur Prashikshan Vibhag)
Naw Delhi, the 12th April, 1985.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Leave terms to be granted to officers appointed on
contract in various posts under the Central Govt. –
The undersigned is directed to state that the leave
terms to be granted to officers who are appointed on contract
in various posts under the Central Government has been under
consideration of the Government for some time. It has now been
decided that the officers appointed on contract in various posts
under the Government will be entitled to leave as follows:-
i) Earned leave as admissible to a Central Government
servant governed by the Central Civil Services (Leave)
Rules, 1972.
ii) Half pay leave/commuted leave as admissible to a
temporary Government servant under the Central Civil
Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.
iii) Extraordinary leave:
a) in the case of contract appointments for one year
or less, no extraordinary leave;
b) in the case of contract appointments for more than
one year but not more than 5 years, extraordinary
leave as admissible to a temporary Government servant
under the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972
subject to the condition that the total extraordinary
leave sanctioned during the entire contract period
shall not exceed 90 days;
c) where the contract appointment is for more than 5
years extraordinary leave as admissible to a tempo-
rary Government servant, under the Central Civil
Services (Leave) Rules, 1972;
d) where the contract appointment is for an indefinite
period, the officer will be entitled to extra-
ordinary leave as admissible to an officer in
parmanent Government service under the Central
Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.
- Encashment of Leave: The contract officers will
suo motu be allowed encashment of earned leave at
their credit on the date of termination of contract
….2/-
subject to the ceilings mention below:
| Period of contract appointment | Maximum garnal leave for which ancashmant will be allowed at the time of termination of contract. |
|---|---|
| 2 years of loss | No encashment. 30 days. 60 days. 90 days. |
| more than 2 years upto 5 years | 120 days. 150 days. 180 days. |
| more than 5 years upto 10 years | 60 days. 90 days. |
| more than 10 years upto 15 years | 120 days. 150 days. |
| more than 15 years upto 20 years | 150 days. 180 days. |
| more than 20 years upto 25 years |
- The ancashmant of earned leave as above will, however, be subject to the condition that the total earned leave for which encashmant will be allowed together with the earned leave or full pay leave for which ancashmant had been allowed in previous appointments, if any, under the Government, an autonomous, doy or bodies or public sector undertaking(s) is not more than 180 days.
- The grant of leave and the ancashmant of leave will be subject to the conditions prescribed in the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972. The above orders are in supersession of all the existing orders on the subject issued from time to time by the Ministry of Finance.
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In so far as the application of these orders to the officials employed in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, this issues with the concurrence of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
To
All Ministries and Departments of the Government of India (as per standard list).
No.12016/3/84-Estt.(L) New Delhi, the 12th April, 1985.
Copy also forwarded to: –
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India and all States under his control.
- Controller General of Accounts.