CCS (Leave) Rules 1972

Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. When the

exigencies of public service so require, leave of any kind
may be refused or revoked by the authority competent to
grant it. The kind of leave applied for by the Government
servant cannot be altered by the leave sanctioning authority
except at the written request of the government servant.
The leave at the credit of a government servant who is
dismissed or removed from service shall lapse. If a
government servant who is dismissed or removed from
service is subsequently reinstated in service on appeal or
revision, he is entitled to count for leave his service prior to
such dismissal or removal from service. The maximum
leave of any kind that can be granted to an official
continuously at a time is five years.
 Combination with other leave

Leave can be combined with any other kind of leave under the
Leave Rules. Combination of Holidays, Restricted Holiday ( and
special casual leave in certain cases) is permissible. But Casual
leave cannot be combined with regular leave. As an exception,
Half days CL taken in the afternoon can be prefixed if the official
takes regular leave from the next day under compelling
circumstances and when no casual leave is due for that period.

There are only two kinds of leave earned by a Government

servant, viz., Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave. All other kinds
of leave are either in lieu of HPL or of special nature.
 Earned Leave
A Government servant is entitled to 15 days EL for each
half year,i.e January to June and July to December . This
is credited in advance on 1st January and 1st July each
year. In the case of fresh appointment, EL will be
credited at the rate of 2.5 days (5/2 days) for each
completed calendar month of service which is likely to
render in a half-year(i.e January to June or July to
December) of that calendar year in which he is
appointed. In the case of government servant quitting
service due to retirement, resignation etc, in the course
of a half year period, the advance credit is given @ 2.5
days for each completed calendar months should be
taken into account and fraction of a month should be
ignored.
 Credit of E.L on
retirement/resignation/dismissal/removal
/Unavailed Joining time
In the case of retirement/resignation, credit is
given for the completed calendar months up to
the date of resignation/retirement.
In the case of dismissal/removal of a person,
the credit in E.L Account will be given at the rate
of 2.5 days per completed calendar month up to
the last day of the preceding month of the
month in which dismissal/removal takes place.
Unavailed joining time may be credited to E.L
account subject to maximum of 15 days but not
exceed the overall limit of 300days.
 Deduction of E.L
Period of EOL(with or without M.C) and periods treated
as Dies Non do not count for E.L. Hence deductions @
1/10th of such periods will be made from the credit of EL
given for the succeeding half-year. The deductions will be
limited to the actual credit on the first day of the
succeeding half-year(i.e maximum 15 days). Similarly,
where the Government servant ceases to be in service
during the course of half-year due to retirement,
resignation, death etc, the credit to be given should be
reduced by 1/10th of the period of EOL/Dies non falling
after the commencement of the half year till the date he
ceases to be in service.
 Maximum Limit
The balance of E.L at credit at the end of half year
should be carried to the next half year. While EL
can be accumulated up to a maximum of 300
days, it can be availed only up to 180 days at a
time in one spell. However, the EL at a stretch can
be given up to 300 days when it is taken as
LPR(Leave Preparatory to Retirement) . If the
number of days of EL credited beyond 300 days,
the same will be shown separately as 300 +. The
whole or balance of excess credit will lapse and
the maximum of 300days will be carried over to
next half-year. During EL, leave salary is paid at
the rate of pay drawn immediately before leave.
 However, in case of death while on leave for which
leave salary is payable if the increment falls due
during such leave, the benefit is allowed in the
form Ex gratia payment to be sanctioned by the
Head of the Department, which will be the
difference between (i) Leave salary for the period of
leave and encashment of leave salary due on the
basis of pay actually drawn before commencement
of leave salary admissible calculated on the
increased pay taking into account the increment
from its due date.
 Half Pay Leave
HPL is allowed for 20 days in a year and
credited in advance half-yearly @ 10 days
on 1st January and 10 days on 1st July.
Period of EOL availed will not affect the
credit of HPL. However, for periods
treated as dies non during the previous
half year, deduction @ 1/18th of such
periods will be made from the advance
credit for the succeeding half-year
subject to maximum of 10 days.
 HALF PAY LEAVE
In the case of appointment /cessation from
service during a half-year, the credit will be
afforded @ 5/3 days for each completed
calendar month of service during that half year.
There is no maximum limit for availing HPL
subject to the limit of total periods of all kinds of
leave up to five years. For the periods of HPL,
Leave salary will be 50% of the pay last drawn
before leave.
 Commuted Leave
Commuted Leave is only in lieu of HPL. Twice
the amount of commuted leave availed is
debited to HPL account. It is granted either on
medical certificate or for an approved course of
study certified to be in public interest,. It can be
availed even when EL is at credit. Commuted
leave not exceeding 60 days may be granted to
female employees without Medical Certificate
in continuation of Maternity leave, Child
Adoption Leave and Child Care Leave . During
commuted Leave, leave salary is admissible as
in the case of Earned Leave.
 Commuted Leave
If an employee does not return to duty due
to resignation/voluntary retirement,
commuted leave sanctioned will be
converted as HPL and the difference of
leave salary be recovered. If the retirement
is due to ill health or in case of death no
recovery will be made.
There is no Maximum limit for commuted
leave on MC. For approved course of
studies , the maximum limit is 90 days
during the entire service.
 LEAVE NOT DUE
Leave Not due is not earned separately and
hence not accounted separately. When HPL is
not at credit, LND is allowed and debited to HPL
account for adjustment against future earning of
HPL. LND is granted only on medical certificate.
For female employees, LND is allowed without
MC in continuation of maternity leave and Child
Adoption leave and Child Care Leave, subject to
certain conditions. LND can be granted
maximum of 360 days during the entire service .
 Leave Not Due
LND is granted subject to the condition
that the employee is likely to return to duty
and up to the limit of the HPL he is likely
to earn thereafter.When LND can be
granted even when previous LND is not
fully adjusted, provided the employee is
likely to earn HPL to wipe out the entire
period of LND.
 LEAVE NOT DUE
Leave Salary is same as in the case of HPL. If
an employee resigns or voluntarily retires
without returning to duty, the LND sanctioned will
be cancelled and the resignation/voluntary
retirement given effect to from the date of
commencement of LND. Leave salary paid will
be recovered. However, if the retirement is due
to ill health, or in the event of death and also in
cases of premature retirement in public interest,
no recovery need be made.
 CHILD CARE LEAVE
Child Care Leave is granted to women
employees having children below the age
of 18 years for the two eldest surviving
children and in respect of
Disabled/mentally challenged children up
to the age of 22 years
 CHILD CARE LEAVE
Child Care Leave is granted for a maximum period of 730
days to look after their needs during the entire service
and it can be combined with leave of any other kind,
including Leave Not Due for third year without medical
certificate. Child Care Leave cannot be demanded as a
matter of right. Government servant cannot proceed on
child Care Leave without prior approval of the leave by
the leave sanctioning authority. Intervening holidays
including Saturdays, Sundays, Gazetted holidays, etc.,
falling during the period of leave, leave salary equal to
the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave,
may be paid.
 CHILD CARE LEAVE
It can be availed even if the employee concerned has
Earned leave at her credit, and will not be debited to leave
account. It cannot be granted more than 3 spells in a
calendar year and also not ordinarily be granted during the
probation period except in certain extreme situations. A
separate account is to be maintained in the prescribed
proforma for this purpose and to be kept along with her
Service Book. (Rule 43-C, GIDs(1) to (6) and O.M,
dated 30-12-2010). LTC cannot be availed during CCL .
Child Care Leave is granted for the specific purpose of taking
care of a minor child for rearing or for looking after any
other needs of the child during examination, sickness etc.
 100 % salary/80% salary

CCL should be granted at 100 percent of

the salary for the first 365 days, but at 80
percent of the salary for the next 365
days.
.
 For single male employee

In the event a male employee is single,

the onus of rearing and nurturing the
children falls squarely on his shoulders.
Hence extension of CCL to single male
parents is recommended.
 For single mothers
Moreover, the Commission recognizes the
additional responsibility on the shoulders
of employees who are single mothers. For
such employees, the conditionality of three
spells in a calendar year should be
relaxed to six spells in a calendar year.
 EXTRA ORDINARY LEAVE
EOL is neither earned nor accounted for
separately. It is granted when no other leave is
admissible or when the employee asks for it even
when other leave is at his credit. Periods of
absence can be regularized by grant of EOL. Only
a note of such EOL availed is made in the
remarks column of leave account in red ink. EOL
can be availed either on MC or without MC. There
is no maximum limit for permanent employee
except the overall limit of 5 years for all kinds of
leave together. For temporary employees, EOL up
to 3 months only is allowed at a time with or
without MC.
 EOL
For temporary employees with minimum of one year
service, EOL up to 6 months ( including the period
of three months admissible in all cases) may be
granted on MC, and up to 18 months for permanent
of chronic diseases like TB, Leprosy, Cancer or
Mental illness. During EOL, no leave salary is
payable. However, HRA is admissible for the first 180
days of all kinds of leave, including EOL and subject
to production of prescribed certificates. EOL without
MC does not count for increment but it will not entail
break in service.
 MATERNITY LEAVE
A female employee with less than two living children
may be granted Maternity leave up to 180 days from the
date of its commencement. Unmarried female
employees are also entitled to this leave. There is no
limit for number of occasions for grant of maternity leave
as long as the condition of having less than two living
children is fulfilled. No separate account is maintained
for maternity leave. Only a note is made in the remarks
column of the Leave account in red ink. Maternity leave
can be combined with other leave. Leave salary during
maternity leave will be as in the case of earned Leave.
 Child Adoption Leave

Child Adoption Leave is granted to a female Government

servant, having less than two surviving children, on valid
adoption of a child below the age of one year, for a period of
180 days immediately after the date of valid adoption. Leave
salary will be equal to the pay drawn immediately before
proceeding on leave. Child Adoption Leave can be combined
with any other kind of leave due and admissible(including
LND and commuted Leave not exceeding 60 days without
production of Medical Certificate) and it can be granted up
to one year reduced by the age of the adopted child on the
date of valid adoption, without taking into account Child
Adoption Leave and will not be debited to the leave
account. (Rule 43-B)
 Paternity leave is granted to a male government servant ,
having less than two surviving children, for a period of 15
days at the time of confinement of his wife, i.e up to 15 days
before or up to six months from the date of delivery of the
child. Leave salary will be equal to the pay drawn immediately
before proceeding on leave. Paternity leave can be combined
with any other kind of leave (except ,is granted to a male
Government servant, having less than two surviving children,
for a casual leave) and will not be debited to the leave
account. (Rule 43-A)
If Paternity Leave is not availed of within the period specified
above, such leave shall be treated as lapsed. Paternity
Leave shall not normally be refused under any circumstances
 SPECIAL DISABILITY LEAVE
Special Disability Leave is granted to an official disabled
by injury intentionally inflicted or caused in or in
consequence of the due performance of official duties. It
is also granted in the case of accidental injury or illness
incurred in the performance of duty. The leave is
allowed if the disability manifests itself within three
months of such an occurrence and is immediately
reported to the authorities. In exceptional cases, the
leave sanctioning authority may allow the leave where
the disability manifested itself after three months.
Subject to the certificates from AMA, 24 months in all for
a disability either in one spell or more than one if the
disability is aggravated or reproduced at a later stage..
 Special Disability Leave
This leave is counted as duty for pension and is not
debited to leave account. Leave Salary is admissible
as in the case of EL for the first 120 days. For the
remaining period, leave salary will be 50% of pay as
in the case of HPL. However, the employee will have
an option to draw full leave salary up to 120 days of
such remaining period in which case his HPL
account will be debited to that extent. Leave salary
will be reduced by the amount of compensation or
benefit if any, received under Workmens
Compensation Act or ESI Act
 HOSPITAL LEAVE
Hospital Leave is admissible on medical certificate from AMA to
Group D staff and such of those Group C staff whose duties involve
the handling of dangerous machinery, explosive materials,
poisonous drugs and the like, on the performance of hazardous
tasks while under treatment in a hospital or otherwise for illness or
injury incurred in the course of such duties. Hospital Leave may be
sanctioned for any period considered necessary by the sanctioning
authority. This is not debited to leave account and may be combined
with other kinds of leave subject to the total period being limited to
28 months.
During the first 120 days of Hospital leave, leave salary will be paid
at the rate of pay drawn before leave and for the remaining period at
50% of pay. The leave salary will be reduced by the amount of
compensation if any, received under workmens compensation Act.
 WRILL(Work Related Illness and
Injury Leave)

Hospital Leave, Special Disability Leave and Sick Leave

should be subsumed in
a new Leave named Work Related Illness and Injury
Leave (WRIIL).
Full pay and allowances will be granted to all employees
during the entire period of hospitalization on account of
WRIIL.
 WRIIL
Beyond hospitalization, WRIIL will be governed
as follows:
Full pay and allowances for the 6 months
immediately following hospitalization and Half
Pay only for 12 months beyond that. The Half
Pay period may be commuted to full pay with
corresponding number of days of Half Pay
Leave debited from the employees leave
account.
 No EL or HPL will be credited
In the case of persons to whom the Workmens
Compensation Act, 1923 applies, the amount of
leave salary payable under WRIIL shall be
reduced by the amount of compensation
payable under the Act.
No Earned Leave or Half Pay Leave will be
credited during the period that employee is on
WRIIL.
 Vacational staff
Vacation staff be granted 10 days EL in
place of 20 days Half Pay leave.
 STUDY LEAVE
A Government servant who has completed probation,
has put in at least five years service and who is not due
for retirement on superannuation within three years after
return from study leave may be granted this leave. Study
Leave may be sanctioned for the following purposes:
i) to undergo, in or out of India, a special course of study
consisting of higher studies or specialized training in a
professional or a technical subject having a direct and
close connection with the sphere of his duty;
Ii) for a course of training or study tour in which the
Government servant may not attend a regular academic
or semi-academic course if it is certified to be in the
public interest and is related to the sphere of his duty;
 STUDY LEAVE
Iii) for studies connected with public administration if
approved by the leave sanctioning authority and subject
to the officials submitting a report on the work done by
him while on study leave
Iv) for studies not closely connected with the duties but
are capable of widening his mind in a manner likely to
improve his abilities subject to consideration on merits in
consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
V) for prosecuting a course of study for obtaining Ph.D
on a research thesis by an officer of the Indian Economic
Service or Indian statistical Service subject to certain
conditions;
 Maximum amount of Study
Leave
1. Maximum amount of Study Leave , which may be
granted to a Government servant, other than CHS
officers, shall be a) Ordinarily twelve months at any one
time, and
b) during his entire service, 24 months in all (inclusive
of similar kind of leave for study or training granted under
any other rules)
2.Inrespect of CHS Officers, Study Leave may be
granted for 36 months for acquiring post graduate
qualification, subject to the condition that a CHS officer
who has been granted such leave shall execute a bond
under sub rule(4) of Rule 53 to serve the Government
for a period of five years after completion of the study
course.
Resignation/Retirement before 3 years
after availing Study Leave
If the Government servant resigns or retires before 3 years
after availing study leave or fails to complete the course of
study he should refund:-
(1) total amount of leave salary/study allowance, cost of
fees, T.A and other expenses incurred by Government; and
(2) the actual amount, if any, of the cost incurred by other
agencies in connection with the course of study. Interest at
prescribed rates will also be payable on such amounts.
(3) Regulation of study leave in such cases, the leave
availed will be suitably converted into other admissible
kinds of leave and EOL and the difference of leave salary is
recoverable.
(4) Study Leave can be sanctioned only by the Ministries.
 CASUAL LEAVE
Casual Leave is not a recognized form of leave and is not
subject to any rules made by the Government of India. An official
on casual leave is not treated as absent from duty and his pay is
not intermitted.
Entitlement for a calendar year : 08 days
Officials joining during the middle of a year may avail Casual
leave proportionately or the full period at the discretion of the
competent authority.
It should not normally be granted for more than 05 days at any
one time
Casual leave can be combined with Special Casual Leave but not
with any other kind of leave.
It cannot be combined with Joining time.
Sundays and holidays falling during a period of Casual leave are
not counted as part of Casual leave.
 Casual Leave
All holidays/weekly offs/restricted holidays can be
prefixed/suffixed to casual leave.
Casual leave can be taken while on tour, but no
daily allowance will be admissible for the period.
Casual leave can be taken for half day also.
LTC can be availed during Casual Leave .
Half days Casual leave should be debited for late
attendance.
Compensatory off in lieu of duty on sundays,etc will
not be subject to any limit, but such leave should be
allowed within a month of its becoming due.
 Special Casual Leave
Special Casual Leave is granted to Central Government
servants for a period not exceeding 30 days in any one
calendar year for-
Participating in sporting events of national/international
importance;,
Participating in mountaineering expeditions;
Participating in trekking expeditions etc.
Special Casual Leave is also granted for a period not
exceeding 10 days in any one calendar year for
participating in inter-Ministerial and inter-departmental
tournaments and sporting events held in and outside
Delhi.
 In the case of female Employees
Female government employees who undergo Tubectomy
operations may be granted special casual leave not exceeding 10
working days.
In the case of female government employees undergo Tubectomy
operation for the second time on account of the failure of the first
operation Special Casual Leave not exceeding 10 working days be
granted again on production of a certificate from the Medical
Authority.
Female government servants who undergo Salpingectomy
operation after MTP(Medical termination of Pregnancy) may be
granted special casual leave not exceeding 10 working days.
Special casual leave for one day, on the day when their husbands
undergo Vasectomy operation may be given to women employees
to enable to them to attend on their husbands.
 For Male government servant
Male government servant who undergo Vasectomy operation under the
Family Welfare Programme for the first time may be granted Special Casual
Leave not exceeding 05 working days.
If any employee undergoes Vasectomy operation for the second time on
account of the failure of the first operation Special Casual Leave not
exceeding 05 working days be granted again on production of a certificate
from the Medical Authority.
Male government servants whose wives undergo Tubectomy operation for
the first time or for the second time due to failure of the first operation
Special Casual leave for 3 working days may be granted.
Male government servants whose wives undergo
Tubectomy/Salpingectomy operation after MTP(Medical termination of
Pregnancy) may be granted special casual leave not exceeding 07 working
days.
Special casual leave will necessarily have to follow the date of operation
and there cannot be any gap between the date of operation and the date of
commencement of special casual leave.
 Leave Salary
Full Leave salary will be paid in case of a government
servant who availed the following kinds of leave:
Earned Leave/Commutted leave/Paternity Leave/Child
Care Leave/Maternity Leave/Child Adoption Leave
etc.
Half Pay Leave salary will be paid in respect of the
following kinds of leave:
HPL and Leave Not Due.
No leave salary is paid in respect of the following
kinds of leave:
E.O.L/Dies-Non/ Overstayal of Leave
 Encashment of Earned Leave
alongwith LTC
Government servants are permitted to encash
Earned Leave up to 10 days at the time of
availing LTC subject to the following conditions:
1.a balance of at least 30 days of E.L may be
available to his credit after taking into account
the period of encashment as well as leave;
2. the total leave so encashed during the entire
career does not exceed 60 days in the
aggregate
 Presented by
Krishna Kumar P.V
Assistant Accounts Officer,
Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-corruption,
Delhi secretariat, New Delhi.
Mobile No. 9868115417