Medical Leave rules 2021 for Central Gov. Employees describe Half pay leave rules and Commuted Leave rule that belongs to Medical Leave Rules. QnA related to Half Pay leave rules is also include.
Half Pay Leave (Medical Leave rules) :-
- Up to 31-12-1985 – Calculated at 20 days for each completed year of service. Service includes periods of duty and leave including extraordinary leave with or without MC, but does not include periods of suspension treated as dies non, overstayal of leave/ joining time unless otherwise regularized.
- From 01-01-1986, half pay leave is credited in advance at the rate of 10 days on the 1st of January and 1st of July every year. The advance credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is appointed will be at the rate of 5/3 days for each completed calendar month of service he is likely to render in the half-year, subject to a maximum of ten days.
- The half pay leave to be credited every half-year will be reduced at the rate of one-eighteenth of the period of dies non/suspension treated as dies non, during the preceding half-year, subject to a maximum of ten days.
- The credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is due to retire/resign will be afforded at the rate of 5/3 days for each completed calenda month of service in that half-year up to the date of reitrement/ resignation.
- The credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is removed/dismissed from service will be afforded at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calender month up to the end of the calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the last calendar month of service. In the case of death of a Government servant while in service, credit will be afforded at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calendar month up to the date of death.
- Half pay leave can be availed either with or without medical certificate.
- The grant of half pay leave to a temporary official is subject tot eh sanctioning authority satisfying himself that the official will return to duty after its expiry. This condition is not applicable where such official is declared completely and permanently incapacitated for further service.
- While affording credit, fraction shall be rounded off to the nearest day.
Commuted Leave (Medical Leave rules) :-
- Commuted leave not exceeding half the amount of half pay leave due can be taken on medical certificate.
- Commuted leave can be taken without medical certificate-
(a) up to a maximum of 90 days in the entire service if utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in public interest.(b) up to a maximum of 60 days by a female Government servant if it is in continuation of maternity leave.
(c) up to a maximum of 60 days by a female Government servant with less than two living children if she adopts a child less than one year old.
3. Commuted leave can be granted only when the leave sanctioning authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable prospect of the Government servant returning to duty on its expiry. So it cannnot be granted as leave preparatory to retirement.
4. If commuted leave is taken, twice the number of days availed should be debited in the half pay leave account.
5. Where a Government servant granted commuted leave quits service volunatarily without returning to duty, the commuted leave shall be treated as half pay leave and the excess leave salary recovered. If the retirement is by reason of ill-health incapacitating him for further service or in the event of death, recovery should not be made.
6. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the Government servant even when earned leave is available.
7. Commuted Leave on medical grounds may be allowed to a Government servant who has opted out of CGHS, on the basis of certificates issued by Hospitals/ Medical Practitioners approved by the employer of the spouse.
QnA related to Half Pay Leave rules:-
Q1. What is meant by half pay leave?
Ans. Half Pay Leave means that leave for required period should be granted with or without medical certificate & the pay of that employe shall be credited half pay only for that period.
Q2. How many half pay leave can I take at a time?
Ans. Half pay leave up to a maximum of 180 days may be allowed to be commuted during the entire service without production of medical certificate by the leave sanctioning authority.
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