This Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions clarifies and modifies the implementation date of encashment of leave rules for Central Government employees, as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission. Originally effective from September 1st, 2008, the rules are now effective from January 1st, 2006, subject to specific conditions. These conditions address the eligibility of past cases, treatment of retirees who have already received encashment, and the calculation of cash equivalents for Half Pay Leave (HPL). The memorandum also specifies that the rules apply to those serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Departments with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. It details the distribution list for the memorandum, including various government bodies, departments, and officials.
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No.14028/3/2008-Estt.(L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
[Department of Personnel & Training]
New Delhi, the 16th November, 2009.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to encashment of leave in respect of Central Government employees.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 25^{th } September, 2008 on the subject mentioned above according to which encashment of leave in respect of central Government employees will be considered both for earned leave and half pay leave subject to overall limit of 300 days and in respect of encashment of half pay leave, no reduction shall be made on account of pension and pension equivalent of other retirement benefits. In case of shortfall in earned leave, no commutation of half pay leave is permissible. The order was made effective from the 1^{st } September, 2008. The matter was reconsidered in this Department in consultation with the Department of Expenditure (Implementation Cell) and it has been decided to modify the date of effect of this Department’s O.M of even number dated 25^{th } September, 2008 to -01.01.2006 instead of 01.09 .2008 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 retirees who have already received encashment of earned leave of maximum limit of 300 days together with encashment of HPL standing at their credit on the date of retirement, such cases need not be reopened. However, such cases in which there was a shortfall in reaching the maximum limit of 300 days can be reopened.
(iii) Calculation of cash equivalent in respect of HPL at credit shall be made mutatis mutandis in the manner given in this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 25.09.2008.
- In respect of persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Departments, these O.M. issues with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- Hindi version is enclosed.
Zoya C.B.)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India.
F.No. 14028/3/2008-Estt.(L)
Dated, the 16th November, 2009.
Copy 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 in DOPT/Deptt. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances/Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare/PESB.
(9) Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi.
(10) Department of Expensiture (Implementation Cell), North Block, New Delhi.
(11) Official Language Wing (Legislative Deptt.), Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi.
(12) Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
(13) NIC, DOPT – with the request to upload the O.M. on the website of this Department.
(14) Spare copies – 50.
( Zoya C.B.)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India.