A.P.

Leave Rules - 1933

• These rules came into force w.e.f

04.10.1933.
• Leave is earned by duty only - F.R.60.
• Leave can not be claimed as a right -
F.R.67.
KINDS OF LEAVE
• 1.Casual Leave.
• 2.Earned Leave.
• 3.Half Pay Leave.
• 4.Leave not due.
• 5.Extra Ordinary Leave.
• 6.Special Disability Leave.
• 7.Study Leave.
• 8.Maternity Leave.
• 9.Hospital Leave.
• 10.Paternity Leave.
 Casual Leave
• A concession to Government servant in special
circumstances to be absent from duty for short
period.
• Treated as duty.
• Maximum period for availment in a calendar year is
15 days in general. In HM &FW dept. 35 days CL to
para medical staff
• If not availed in the calendar year leave will lapse.
• Can be combined with Optional Holidays and Public
Holidays.
• Period of absence should not exceed
10 days.
• For temporary employees, sanction
depends on discretion of the
sanctioning authority.
• Grant of half day C.L. either from
10.30.A.M. to 1.30.P.M. or from 2.00
P.M. to 5.00 P.M. is allowed.
• A register of C.L. should be
maintained.
 Special Casual Leave
• Will not count against ordinary C.L.
• When summoned to serve as junior or
assessor to give evidence and to
stand as witness in civil and criminal
cases.
• For Donating Blood – 1 day.
• For Family Planning Operations:
Male – Vasectomy I & II operation – 6
days.
Female – Tubectomy I & II operation
– 14 days.
 Male – for Tubectomy of wife – 7 days
Female – Salpingactomy after Medical
Termination of pregnancy – for I & II time
also – 14 days.
Male – Wife undergoing MTP I & II time
also – 7 days.
• Additional Special C.L. beyond the limit
due to post operation complications
subject to production on Medical
Certificate.
• Recanalisation – 21 days or actual period
of hospitalization whichever is less.
• Can be prefixed or suffixed to regular leave
or C.L.
• For participating in Sporting events -
not exceeding 30 days.
• If exceeded 30 days – excess period
treated as regular leave.
• Principal Office bearers of
Recognized service Associations –
21 days in a calendar year.
• To participate in Rallies, Comps etc.
Organized by A.P. Bharat Scouts and
Guides – 10 days.
• For participating in Cultural Activities
– not exceeding 30 days selected by
Government or Cultural Associations.
 Earned Leave
• All temporary and permanent
employees are eligible for Earned
Leave.
• Earned Leave is earned for duty and
leave also.
• Leave Rules has been liberalized w.e.f.
01.01.1978.
• Leave will be credited, in advance, in two
spells on 1st Jan. and on 1st July every
year.
• The credit for all temporary employees is 8
days for calendar half year.
• The credit for all permanent employees is
15 days for calendar half year.
• All the permanent employees will earn
leave at 2 ½ days for each completed
month of service.
• If appointed in the middle of the half year,
credit for first two months will be one day
each, third month two days and so on.
• Completed months are to be
considered and fraction of a month
is to be ignored.
• The maximum accumulation of E.L.
has been enhanced from 180 to 240
days w.e.f. 31-03-1990.
• The maximum accumulation of E.L.
has been further enhanced from 240
to 300 days w.e.f. 16-09-2005 vide
G.O.Ms.No:232, Fin. (FR.I) Dept,
dated 16.09.2005.
Recasting of leave account
• When a Government servant is appointed
temporarily in the first instance and placed
on probation at a subsequent date with
retrospective effect his leave account
should be recast with effect from the date
of regularisation of his service-Ruling
under FR rule 20.
• The leave availed between the date from
which his services are regularised and the
date of issue of orders shall not be altered
as a result of the additional leave that
becomes due after recasting the leave
account.
• The additional leave that becomes due as
a result of recasting of the leave account
shall be availed of only after later date.
Surrender of Earned Leave
Introduced from 13-08-1969

• Employee who take earned leave for not

less than 30 days can surrender E.L to a
maximum of 30 days and receive leave
salary in lieu of leave so surrendered.
.
• Leave sanctioning authority is competent
to sanction surrender of E.L.
• Application for surrender of E.L. should
accompany with the application for grant
of leave.
• E.L. surrendered will be debited against
leave account.
• There should be an interval of 24 months
between one surrender and another for
surrender of 30 days .
• There should be an interval of 12 months
between one surrender and another for
surrender of 15 days
• The total of E.L. availed and E.L. surrendered
should not exceed 120 days at any time.
• No deductions will be made in surrender leave
salary.
• .
• The cash value of leave surrender shall be
the leave salary to which employee is
eligible.
• Temporary Government servants are
eligible to surrender 15 days of EL after
completing 24 months of service
• Retired employees are permitted to encash
240 days of E.L.
• The limit of 240 days have been enhanced
to 300 days w.e.f. 16.09.05.
 Half Pay Leave
• All regular Government servants – 20 days for each
completed year of service.
• Credit of H.P.L. is allowed for duty, leave and E.O.L.
• Grant of H.P.L. either on Medical Certificate or on
Private affairs.
• H.P.L on full pay up to 6 months can be granted to
regular Government servants suffering from Leprosy/
Heart diseases/ Tuberculosis/ Cancer/ Mental illness
and Renal failure (Kidney).

(G.O.Ms.No.268 Fin & Plg

(FWFR-I) Department, dated
28-10-1991.
 Commuted Leave
• To be granted on Medical Certificate.
• Limited to 240 days during entire service.
• Twice the amount of H.P.L. be deducted
from the leave account.
• E.L. + Commuted leave shall not exceed
180 days.
• The limit of 180 days removed vide
G.O.Ms.No:384 Finance Department, Dated
05.11.1977.
• Sanctioning authority has to believe that
the Government servant will return to duty
on expiry of leave.
 Leave not due
• If no balance of H.P.L/EL, Leave not due is given
• To be granted on Medical certificate only.
• Maximum limit for availmentt is 180 days during
entire service.
• Deducted from H.P.L. account against future
credit.
• If retired voluntarily or resigned after availing
leave not due before the adjustment of minus
balance, leave salary paid should be recovered.
• If retirement is on medical
invalidation or death recovery
will not be insisted.
• Sanctioning authority has to
believe that the Government
servant will return to duty on
expiry of leave.
• The leave not due should be
limited to the H.P.L, he is likely
to earn thereafter.
 Extraordinary Leave
• May be granted to a permanent Government Servant in
superior service and last grade service in special
circumstances.
• When no other leave is available.
• When leave is available, but if the Government servant
request for grant in writing.
• The sanctioning authority can treat the period of absence
without leave into E.O.L.
• Maximum period for absent on leave of any kind is 5
years, in case of permanent Government employee.
• E.O.L. granted on medical certificate
counts for qualifying service.
• Gazetted Officers are to submit medical
certificate from a doctor not below the
rank of Civil Surgeon.
• N.G.Os and last grade employees are to
submit medical certificate from any
registered medical practitioner.
• HOD can permit E.O.L. on M.C. for not
more than 6 months to count for grant of
increment.
• In case of E.O.L. on M.C. exceeding 6
months Government is competent to
count for grant of increment.
• For non-permanent Government servant
E.O.L. shall not exceed 3 months.
• If completed 3 years of service – 6 months
on production of Medical Certificate.
• For undergoing treatment (T.B., Leprosy) –
18 months.
• For SC’s and ST’s HOD can sanctioned
E.O.L. for 12 months for Cancer or Mental
Illness.
• HOD can sanctioned E.O.L. to SC’s and
ST’s for 24 months for prosecuting studies.
 Special Disability Leave
FR - 83

• Permanent or temporary Government servants who

is disabled by injury intentionally inflicted or
caused in, or in consequence of due performance of
his official duties or in consequence of his official
position.
• Government is competent to sanction leave.
• For Gazetted Officers certificate by Medical Board
and in case of N.G.Os certificate by Civil Surgeon is
necessary.
• The leave in no case shall exceed 24 months.
• If the leave required does not exceed 2 months a
certificate from Government Medical Officer is
sufficient.
• The leave can be combined with any other kind of
leave.
• If the disability is aggravated leave may be granted
more than once.
• The leave shall be counted as duty for calculation
of service for pensions.
• The leave shall not debited against the leave
account.
• Leave salary admissible for the first 4 months is
average pay.
• For the remaining period exceeding 4 months leave
salary admissible is half average pay.
 Study Leave
FR 84
• Leave is granted by Government only.
• For the study of Scientific, Technical or
similar problems are to undergo special
courses of instructions.
• Government servant of less than 5 years
service and due to retire within 3 years
are not eligible for sanction of leave.
• Leave should not exceed 2 years in
entire service.
• If it is combined with leave with
allowances the period of leave
should not exceed 28 months.
• This leave is not debited against the
leave account.
• E.O.L. may be taken in combination
of this leave without any limit.
• The employee will draw leave salary
on half pay during Study leave.
 Maternity Leave
FR 101(a)

• Admissible to married female Government

Servants, for a period not exceeding 90 days for
each confinement.
• In case of miscarriage including abortion leave
does not exceed 6 weeks.
• The leave application should be supported by a
certificate from R.M.P.
• This leave can be combined with leave of any
other kind, supported by medical certificate.
• HOD and other competent authorities may grant
leave.
• Period of leave enhanced from 90 days to
120 days w.e.f. 10.11.1995.
• Leave should not be granted if female
Government servant is having two living
children.
• If leave falls during vacation , the leave
and vacation put together should not
exceed 120 days
• Leave salary is equal to leave salary on
full pay.
• This leave is not dubitable to leave
account.
 Hospital Leave – FR 101 (b)

• Temporary Government servants are not

eligible.
• Applicable to all last grade employees
shown under SR (2).
• Should not exceed 6 months in every 3
years of service.
• The leave salary is equal to half pay leave
salary.
 Paternity Leave
• This provision has been introduced vide
G.O. Ms. No: 231, Fin. (FR.I) Department,
dated 16.09.2005.
• To be granted to married male permanent
or temporary Government Employees
having two surviving children.
• Leave to be granted for a period of 15 days
on full pay.
• Leave sanctioning authority is competent
to sanction the leave.