Leave is a provision to stay away from work for genuine reasons with prior approval of the authorities. It may be granted for a casual purpose or a planned activity, on medical grounds or in extra-ordinary conditions.

Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Accordingly, leave rules governed by a set of rules and norms as laid down by the Government of India. The following leave rules and norms give details about the different types of leave and how they can be availed off. Certain rules are common to both faculty and non-faculty of the Institute. Certain rules and norms have been designed specifically with reference to faculty of the Institute. These rules should be used for the better understanding and utilization of the leave rules and norms and are only complementary and explanatory in nature and in no way meant to supersede the leave provisions of the Government of India and norms have been categorized under various heads.

Applicability

These leave rules shall be applicable to all the permanent employees of

this Institute with retrospective effect from 1.1.2004 , as far as Earned Leave

(EL) and Half Pay Leave (HPL) are concerned. Other leaves will be effective from the date as approved by the Board.

The provisions contained in these rules shall apply to all employees of the Company

Right to leave

1. Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right and the leave sanctioning authority may refuse or revoke leave of any
2. Leave sanctioning authority cannot alter the kind of leave due and applied
3. Leave will be granted to staff under

Rejoining of duty before the expiry of leave

Except with the permission of the authority, which granted leave, no member of the staff on leave may return to duty before the expiry of the period of leave granted to him.

Maximum period of absence from duty

1. No member of the Service shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five

1. Unless the Board, in view of the special circumstances of the case, determines otherwise, a member of the service who remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding five years other than on foreign service, whether with or without leave, shall be deemed to have resigned from the

General

1. Leave should always be applied for and sanctioned before it is taken, except in cases of emergency and for satisfactory

1. Absence from duty after expiry of leave entails disciplinary

• Absence without leave will constitute an interruption in

1. A staff on leave should not take up any service or employment elsewhere without obtaining prior sanction of the competent

Kinds of Leave:

The following kinds of leave shall be admissible to the members of the staff of this Institute.

• Casual (CL)
• Special Leave (SL)
• Earned Leave (EL)
• Half Pay Leave (HPL)
• Leave Not Due (LND)
• Extra-ordinary Leave (EOL)
• Maternity Leave
• Adoption Leave
• Paternity Leave

Casual Leave (CL)

1. Casual Leave is not earned by A staff on CL is not treated as absent from duty. CL cannot be claimed as of right and is subject to a maximum of 8 days in a calendar year.

1. CL can be combined with Special Casual Leave/Vacation but not with any other kind of

• Saturdays, Sundays, restricted holiday and holidays, whether intervening, prefixed or sufficed, shall not be counted as Casual

1. CL should not be granted for more than 5 days at any time, except under special

1. CL can be taken for half a day

1. LTC can also be availed during

• CL cannot be combined with joining

1. Staff appointed and joined duty during the middle of a year may avail of CL proportionately or to the full extent at the discretion of the competent Authority.

Special Leave (SL):

Special leave may be granted when a staff member wishes to attend conferences/seminars/symposia/practical training etc. in or out of India shall be entitled to special leave upto 15 days in a calendar year.

Earned Leave (EL)

1. The EL admissible to a member of the staff shall be 30 days in a calendar 15 days of EL is credited in advance on the first January and first July every year.

1. The credit will be reduced by 1/10th of EOL and or period of dies non during the previous half-year, subject to a maximum of 15

• The advance credit for the half-year in which a staff is appointed will be at the rate of 2½ days for each completed calendar month of

1. EL credit for the half-year in which the staff retires/resigns/removed/dismissed or dies in service will be afforded at the rate of 2½ days per completed calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the last calendar month of service. While affording credit, fraction shall be rounded off to the nearest

1. EL can be accumulated up to 300 days (including the number of days for which encashment has been allowed along with LTC).

Half Pay Leave (HPL):

1. The Half Pay Leave admissible to a member of the staff in respect of each completed year of service shall be 20 days. Service includes periods of duty and leave including extraordinary leave with or without Medical certificate, but does not include periods of suspension treated as dies non, overstayed of leave/joining time unless otherwise

1. HPL is credited in advance at the rate of 10 days on the 1st January and 1st July every

• The advance credit for the half-year in which a staff is appointed will be at the rate of 5/3 days for each completed calendar month of .

1. HPL may be availed either on medical certificate or on private

1. Encashment of HPL is explained under Retirement

Leave Not Due (LND)

1. Leave Not Due may be granted only on medical grounds to a permanent staff with no HPL at his/her

1. Temporary staff with minimum of one year’s service and suffering from TB, Leprosy, Cancer or Mental illness may also be granted LND if the post from which the staff proceeds on leave is likely to last till his/her

• LND is granted only if the leave sanctioning authority, e. Director, is satisfied that there is a reasonable prospect of the staff returning to duty on expiry of the leave.

1. LND may be granted without medical certificate to a female staff in continuation of maternity leave, or for adoption of a

1. The amount of leave should be limited to the half pay leave that the staff is likely to earn

1. LND during the entire service is limited to a maximum of 360 days.

Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL)

1. Extraordinary Leave shall always be without leave salary and may be grated when no other kind of leave is admissible, or when other leave being admissible, the staff concerned has specifically applied in writing for the grant of

1. The period of EOL shall not count for increment except when such leave is granted due to sickness on medical certificate or for prosecuting higher studies, provided that in case of any doubt as to whether the EOL taken was for prosecuting higher studies or not, the decision of the Board shall be

• EOL may also be granted to regularized periods of absence without leave

Maternity Leave:

1. Maternity Leave may be granted to a female staff with less than two surviving children, for a period of upto 135 days from the date of its

1. Maternity Leave may also be granted on full pay in cases of miscarriage including abortion, subject to the condition that the leave applied for does not exceed 45 days in entire service and the application for leave is supported by a medical

• Maternity Leave shall not be debited to the leave

1. Maternity Leave may be combined with leave of any other kind except Casual

1. Any leave (including commuted leave upto 60 days and leave not due) may be taken without medical certificate up to one year in continuation

of Maternity leave.

Adoption Leave

A female member of the service on her adoption of a child may be granted leave of the kind due and admissible(including commuted leave without production of medical certificate for a period not exceeding 60 days and leave-not-due) upto one year subject to the following conditions:

• The facility will not be available to an adoptive mother already having two living children at the time of

• The maximum admissible period of leave of the kind due and admissible will be regulated as

1. If the age of the adopted child is less than one month, leave upto one year may be allowed;

1. If the age of the child is six months or more leave upto six months may be

1. If the age of the child is nine months or more leave upto three months may be

Paternity Leave

1. Male staff with less than two children may be granted 15 days Paternity Leave during the confinement of his wife for

1. The Paternity Leave can be availed upto 15 days before or upto six months from the date of delivery of the

• Paternity Leave shall not be debited to the leave

1. During paternity leave, leave salary equal to last pay drawn is