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 siblings. The order will take effect from September 1st, 2008, and formal amendments to the relevant rules will be issued separately. The memorandum also notes consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India and includes a list of recipients for the communication, spanning various government departments, commissions, and state governments.
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No.14028/3/2008-Estt.(L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
[Department of Personnel & Training]
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New Delhi, the 25^{th } September, 2008.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to eligibility for encashment of leave.
Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to eligibility for encashment of leave, the President is pleased to decide that for purposes of payment of encashment of leave to a person dying in harness under the provisions of Rule 39-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, the amount should be paid to the relations as per the following order :-
(1) widow or the eldest surviving widow (with reference to the date of marriage) or husband;
(2) the eldest surviving son or an adopted son;
(3) the eldest surviving unmarried daughter;
(4) the eldest surviving widowed daughter;
(5) the father;
(6) the mother;
(7) the eldest surviving married daughter;
(8) the eldest surviving brother below the age of 18 years;
(9) the eldest surviving unmarried sister;
(10) the eldest surviving widowed sister; and
(11) the eldest child of the eldest predeceased son.
- These orders shall take effect from 1^{st } September, 2008.
- Formal amendments to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 are being issued separately.
- In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders are issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
- Hindi version will follow.
To
All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India, etc.(As per standard mailing list).
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New Delhi, the 25th September, 2008.
Copy also forwarded to:
(1) Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
(2) Office of the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
(3) Secretaries to Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/ Election Commission/Lok Sabha Sectt./Rajya Sabha Sectt./Cabinet Sectt./Central Vigilance Commission/President’s Sectt./ Vice-President’s Sectt./ Prime Minister’s Office/ Planning Commission.
(4) All State Governments and Union Territories.
(5) Governors of all States/Lt. Governors of all Union Territories.
(6) Secretary, National Council of JCM (Staff Side), 13-C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
(7) All Members of Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/Departmental Council.
(8) All Officers/Sections of DOPT/Deptt. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances/Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare/PESB.
(9) Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
(10) Official Language Wing (Legislative Deptt.), Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi.
(11) Railway Board, New Delhi.
(12) NIC, DOPT – With the request to upload the contents of this O.M. on the Website of this Department – www.persmin.nic.in
(13) 100 spare copies.
(Simmi R. Nakra)
Director(P&A)