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No.140'4Jn /91 ~Estt {L) Govemmf:mt of India Ministry of Personnel.

Public Grievances & Pensions (Depamnenfof Personnel & Training) Subject: Rocommendations of the Fifth C..entral Pay Commission to Enhancement relating Decisions accumulation and encashment respect of Central Go't.remrnent omployoos.
of the ceiling on of Earned Leave in - *'**** The undaI'SignGd taken by is directed to Boy that conS&'iuent upon the decisions th.eCkw9mment on the fIb""Commendations of the ftft~C-entral Pay Commission relating to leave, the President is pleased to decide that h'1Q existing provisions of the Central Civil Services a.save) Rules, 1972.may be modified as follows in respect of civilian employees of the Central Govemment:- (0:) (b) The existing ceiling of 240 days on accumulation in Rules 26 & 28 ibid shrill be ~nhcmcoo to 300 days: of earned leave provided The existing ceiling of ?AO d<rfS for availing of the benefit of encashment of unutilised eam0d leave shall be increased to 300 days in respect of the ..following categorles:~ cases whore tilG service of a Government extende-.-i, retirement on superannuation servant has been in t'Je interest of public SGf'(iC9.
beyond the date of [Rule 39(4)]; where the services of a Government servant are terminated by notice or by payment of pay & allowances in lieu of notice, or otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of his appointrnent [Rule 39(6)(a)(i) ]; in the case of tarrnination of re-empioyrnent after retirement 39(6) (a) (iil) ]; [Rule in the case of death of a Govemmont S9Ncmt while in service, famUyof the dec(~ased [Rule 39AJ; to the (vii) in the case of lec.1e preparatory to retirement [sub-rul~) (l) of Rule 38]; (viii) in the case oi tn:msfer of a Government [Rule 6]; and establishment servant to an industrial (ix) on absorption of a Government servant in the Central Public Seck't Undertaking/autcmomcus owned Cf controlled by the Centrall State Government body wholly or substantially [Rule 39··0]; (c) A Government servant who resigns or quits service shall be entitled to CtBh equivalent service, maximum of 150 days mule 39(6)(a)(ii)).
in respect of earned leave at credit on the date of cessation to the extent of half of such leave at his credit, subject to':} 3.

The Fifth Pay Commission pennitted to encash 10 days earned Concession, subject to the condHiorw thut:- has also recommended that all employees may b~: leave at the time of availing of Leave Tia,tB.

(a) (b) (c) the total leave so encashed during the entire career does not exceed days in the aggregate; earned leave of atleast an equivalent duration is also availed.
simultaneously by the flmployee; a balance of at least 30 days of earned leave is still available of the employee after taking into account as leave; and the period of encashmen t CIS to the C[~; (d) the period of leave encashed shall be deducted from the quantum of leer· that can be normally encashed by him at the time of superannuation, has also beHn accepted by the Government and, accordb:, k;- This recommendation encashment of earned leave may be cLllowed by the Ministries/Departments prescribed conditions.
servant SeIVioos (Leave) Rules, 1972, should not exceed the maximum limit/ceiling of 300 (' or 150 days, as the case may be, alongwith LTC while in service and as per the provisions of th(~Cenb:ul 'The total encGshment of Earned Leave allowed to a GoverrWh> subject .

The orders as per paragro:phs 1 to 4 above shall also apply to Gow:rm 5. servants serving in Vacation Departments.

Formal amendments to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, are be:.!

6. issued separately.


In so far as persons uerving in the Indkm Audit and Accounts Department OJ'c Pot AudikJf G.cI[lorGJ e,l theso ord.ors issue in Gonsultcttion with tbt) Comptroller 7. conoonled, India.

• (lf~ ill. GANGAR) Under Secretary to the Govemmentof India