GCS {teave} Rules. 2tX}2- The nature of Leave and

admissibility of Leave undertheGCS (Leave) Rules,2002

Government of GujaratFinance Department

Circular No: PSN 102015-O.829-pSachivalaya, Gandhinagar

Dated: 1't September, 2015

CIRCULAR

ln exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to Article-3og of theConstitution of lndia, to regulate the condition of service (pay, allowances, leaveand pension) of its employees the Government of Gujarat has made the 6CS{Leave) Rules,2002. These Rules have been amended from time to time bV theGovernment of cujarat

2. The Rules speclfies various provilions like Right of Leave, Earning ofLeave, Commencement and Termination of Leave. absence f.om dutv, admissibleleave and admissibility of leave, etc. Along with this, employee can avail differenttypes of leave during hk/her service. With a view to giving a brief idea of differenttypes of leave, the admissible leave to the State Government emplovees can beidentif ied as fol lowsi

Sr. RuleNo.

Natuae of Leave Admissibility

1 46 and50

Earned Leave The leave account of an empioyee (non-vacation department) shall be credited with30 days earned leave in calendar year. Thisshallbe done in advance in two installmentsof 15 days each on the 1't ofJanuary and 1'tofluly, every year:

The earned leave so carried forward plusthe creditfor that half-year shallnot exceed300 days.

Maximum earned leave that can be grantedto an employ€e at a time shall be 180 daysThe employees, workinS in vdcationdepartment, shall not be entitled to anyearned leave in respect of duty performedin any year in which he avails himself theful l vacation. 8ui i f in any year thegovernment employee does not avail anyvacation, earned Ieave shall be adm:s5ibleto him in respect of that year as per Rule-46

2 Half Pay Leave The half pay leave account shall be creditecwitF hatt piy leav. in advance in twoinstallments of ten days each on the 13tJanuary and f i Ju'y ofevery calendar year-

3 58 Commuted Leave Commuted leave not exceeding half theamount of half pay leave due may begranted on medical certificate to anemployee subject to the condition tl-attwice the amounl of such leave shall bedebitable to the half pay leave due.

4 59 Leave not due lf the competent authority, to g.ant leaveis satisf ied thar thera is reasonable prospectof the Government employee of returningto duty on expiry of the leave, Leave notdue may be granied to a Governmentemployee in permanent employmentsubiect to the conditions in the Rule- 59.

60 €xtra OrdinaryLeave

Extraordinary Leave not exceeding thirty sixmonths in agg-egate during the entireservice may be granted to a Governmente-nployee in special circumstances a5prescribed in Rule60

69 'Maternity Leave A competent authority may, subject to theprovisions of this rule, grant to a femaleGovernm€nt employee in. permanentefiploy, who goes not have two or moreliving children at the time the maternityleave asked for, is actually sa nctioned: leavefor a period of one hundred and eightydays from the date of its commencement.Such leave 5hall not be debited to the Ieaveaccount.

During such period, she shall be paid leavesalary equal to the pay drawn immediatelybefore proceeding on leave.

Sucf leav€ shall not be debited to the leaveaccounL

6e{A) Ctild Adoption A competent Authority may, subject to thep.'visians of th's rulF, grant to a femaleGovernnent cmployee, with fewer thantwo surviving cl ' i ldren, on val 'd adoption ofa child below the age of one year, ChildAdoption Leave for a period of one hundredand eighty davs immediately after the dateof valid adoption on the lines of maternityleave admissible to natural mother.

Child Adoption leave shall not be debitedagainst the leave account.

8 70 Paternity leave A Male Government employee (including anapprehtice) with less than two survivingchildren may be granted paternity leave fo-a period of 15 days during confinement ofhis wife. During the period of such leave, heshall bb paid leave salary equal to the paydrawn immediately before proceeding onleave. Paternity leave shall not be debitedagainsl the ieave account and may becombined wirh any other hind of leave {asin the case of maternity leavel. t t may notnormally be refused under anyclrcumstances.

7! Leave in case ofmrscarflage or

abort ion

Leave in case of miscarriage includingabortion is admissible subject to thecondition that such leave shall not be morethan forty five days during the entireservice and such leave shall be supportedby a medicake.tificate.Such leave shall not be debited to the leaveaccount.

10 The authority competent io liiiliiiemay grant special disabiliry leave to dcovernment empldyee (,xhetherpermanent or temporary) who is disabledbV injury intentionally inflicted or caused in.or in consequence of the due performanceof his ofticial dirties or in consequence ofhis officialposition.

7 2 &73

Specia I disabilityleave

i The provisions of rule-72 shall apply also to

la Government employee, whether

lpermanent or temporary, who is disabled

I by injury accidentally incurred in, or ini consequence of the due-performance ofhisiofticial duties, or in c'onsequence of his

I officialposition, or by illness incuared in the

I perormance or any pa,rticuiar duty whidl

] has the effect of increasing his liability to

I illness or injury beyond the ordinary riskI attaching to the civilpost which he holds.

94Study leave Subject to the conditions specified in thi

ChapteFviiot 6CS (Leave) Rules, 2oo2,stud;leave lhay be granted to a Governmentemployee with due regard to the exigenciesof prblic service ro enable him to undergo,in or out of lndia/ a speciel course of studycohsistin8 of higher studjes or speciatiredt.aining in a prof$sional or a technicalsubject having a direct and close connectlonwith the sphere of his duty.

The maxim!m perioa oi stuayli{ w6[hmay be granted to a Governm6ntemployee, shallbe -

'dl O,diner,ry twelve mcnths at arryone t jme which shalt hot beexceeded save for exceptionalreasons; and

(b) Duflng his entire service, twentv-rour rnonths jn all {jnclusive ofstudy leave granted under anyother rules).

Dlring stridy leave, a Governmentemployee shall draw leave s?lary equal tothe amount admissible during half pa,leave.

3. As the employees of Government of Gujarat are governed by lie relevant GCS(Leeve) Rules. 2002, the above mentioned details may be considered as to createawareness amongst the ernployees of the Government of Gujarat and as readyreference in nature. When an employee applies for any leave, such requesq/casewould be considered as per the provisions, laid down in the GCS {Learul nrfu., ZOOiiresolutions / circulars.

By order and in the name ofthe Government of6uiarat.

To,

(,. d^,,j:_(C.J. Macwan)

Deputy Secretary to GovernmentI

Finance Depanment

Secretary to the Hon,ble Governor, Rajbhavan, Gandhinagar.Prin cipal Secretary to Hon'ble ChiefMinister, Gandhinagar.The Personal Secretaries to allHon'ble Ministers / State levelMinisters,Pa rlia rne ntary Secre ta ries, Sach ivalaya , Gandhinagar.PersonalSecretary to the Hon,ble Leader ofOpposition, GujaratVidhansabha. Sachivaleya, Gandhinagar.Secretary, Gujarat Legislative Secretaria! Gandhinagar.Secretary, Guiarat Vigilance Commission, Gandhinagar.Secretary Gujarat Civil Service Tribunal, Gandhinagar.Secretary, Hon'ble Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad.Secretary Gu.jarat Subordinate Staff Selection Board, Gandhinagar.Secretary, Gujarat public Service Commission, Ahmedabed.All Oepartments otsecretariavAll HoDsAll Head of Offices.The Accountant General-t (Aud it), 6 uja rat State, Ahmedabad/Rajkot.The Accountant General,ll (A&€), Gujarat State, Ahmedabad/Rajkot.

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The Examiner, [oc€lFund Accounts /All Oist. Assistant ExaminersAll District Collectors/Oistrict Development OrficersDirector, Pension & provident Fund, Gandhinagar.Pension Paymert Ofhce, Ahmedabad.All D istrict Treasary Offjcers^ub Treasury OfticersPay and Accounts Officer, Gandhinagar/Ahmerdabad.Pay and Accounts Officer, SSNNL, Gandhinagar/Vadodara.Resident Audlt Offi cer, Gandhinagar/AhmedabadAll Eoards/Corporation5/Un iversifies /pn blic Sector Undertakings oftheGovernment-All Officers/branches in Finance Department,All recognized Assoctations.

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