Leave Rules 1981 are for Government

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2. REVISED LEAVE RULES, 1981
No.F.D. SR-III-1-85/78
Dated 13.7.1981
BY
Muhammad Nawaz Khalid Arbi
Cell # 0321-9467208
Email: nawaz_arbi@hotmail.com

3. INTRODUCTION
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 Leave: To go away from some person or place.
 Rule: A written statement urging to do
something or avoid from doing
something.
 Scope: These rules govern all kinds of leave.
 Why called Revised Leave Rules:
BECAUSE
These Rules Repealed the Leave Rules, 1955.

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KINDS OF LEAVE

5. Earned Leave

6. KINDS OF DEPARTMENTS
a) Vacational Department or a Vacational Government Servant
b) Non Vacational Department or a non Vacational Government Servant

7. The following classes of Government servants serve in vacation departments:
• a) Educational officers, other than the Director of Public Instruction and inspecting
officers and their establishments.
• b) Judicial officers of rank not higher than that of subordinate judge and their
establishments.
• c) Any other class of Government servant which a competent authority may declare to be
so serving.
• ii. In case of doubt, a competent authority may decide whether or not a particular
Government servant is serving in a vacation department.
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8. Earned Leave in a non vacation Department :
• Four days against a calendar month.
• More than fifteen days is counted a calendar month.
• More than 15 days work in consecutive two months – Restricted to one full
calendar month only.
• No limit on accumulation of such leave.
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9. Earned Leave in a vacation Department :
One day for every calendar month
If not availing vacation :
To be treated as of non vacation Dept.
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Exception
• Where not paying contribution in lieu of leave salary, during the foreign
service.
• During the period of leave, no leave shall be earned.

11. Leave on Full Pay
• Without medical certification = 120 days.
• with medical certificate = 180 days.
• On medical certificate from leave account = 365 days.
• The Civil Servant will himself specify full pay or half pay in his application.
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12. Leave on Half Pay
Two in lieu of one
Conversion at the option of applicant
No limit so it is available for conversion
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13. LEAVE NOT DUE
• May be granted on full pay – against leave to be earned in future.
• Maximum 365 days in the entire service. Provided during the first five years
of service, it shall not exceed 90 days in all.
• May be converted into leave on half pay.
• Be only granted when return of a Civil Servant is sure.
• Be granted sparingly.
• Eligibility ----- Not granted to the temporary employees.
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14. The leave salary (on full pay) shall be greater of
The average monthly pay earned during last 12 months; and
The pay drawn on day immediately before the start of leave.
Leave salary at revised rate of pay shall be admissible if a general pay
revision takes place or an annual increment occurs during leave period.
•
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15. EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE (EOL)
• Grounds --------- any
• Maximum period ------- 5 years, if completed 10 years consecutive service.
• Two years when service completed is less than ten years ---- discretionary.
• Permanent Civil Servant and temporary employee both eligible.
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16. LEAVE EX-PAKISTAN
• May be granted for proceeding abroad or while posted abroad/on duty
abroad.
• Leave salary shall not be paid in foreign currency (Civil Servants appointed
after 17.5.1958).
• Limits / Principles in case of leave on full pay, leave on half pay and E.O.L
shall be same as in other cases.
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17. SPECIAL LEAVE
• On death of husband.
• Maximum 130 days.
• On full pay.
• Out side the leave account.
• Will commence w.e.f. the date of death of husband.
• Production of death certificate is must.
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18. MATERNITY LEAVE
• To a female government servant.
• Maximum = 90 days w.e.f. date of commencement.
• On full pay.
• Out side the leave account.
Continued to next page----
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19. Paternity Leave
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• To Husband
• Maximum 07 days
• Outside the Leave Account
• On full pay

20. Maximum times:
 Non Vacation Department --- Three in the entire service
 Vacation Department ---- No limit of confinement
 In Non-Vacation Department after 3rd confinement, from normal leave
account.
 Can be granted in combination with any other kind of leave.
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21. DISABILITY LEAVE
• Disabled by injury, ailment, disease in course of duty or official position.
• On medical advice.
• Maximum 720 on each occasion.
• On full pay for first 180 days.
• On half pay for remaining period.
• Out side the leave account on each occasion.
• Allowed to a full time paid employee
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22. HOSPITAL LEAVE
AMOs (Assistant Medical Officers), Compounders, dressers, dais, head attendants,
deputy head attendants, matrons and assistant matrons.
• Technicians working in Laboratories, Printing Press , on machinery.
• Constables,
• Forest Officers,
• Warders, peons etc.
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23. - - - - - -- -Continued from the previous page
Maximum 6 months in 3 years.
On full pay for first 3 months.
On half pay for remaining 3 months.
Out side leave account.
May be combined with any other leave admissible -- total not exceeding 28
months.
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24. STUDY LEAVE
Granted as Additional Leave
• Out side the leave account.
• For study of scientific, Technical or Special courses.
• Any Government servant.
• extra leave on half pay may be taken.
• Should have five years service.
• Bar on combining study leave with other leaves, except EOL and Medical
Leave, in excess of 28 months,
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25. - - - - - -- -Continued from the previous page
• Should not be granted within 3 years of superannuation.
• Allowed for not more than two years.
• At one time only period of 12 months maximum.
• For PhD up to 4 years, subject to review after 2 years.
• No extension for failing ones.
• EOL in combination with study leave without regard to maximum.
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26. CASUAL LEAVE
 Total number of leave = 25
 Maximum limit at a time = 10 days
 In special circumstances = 15 days
 Sanctioning authority = Immediate Boss in grade 16 and above.
 Maintained in establishment and accounts branch of the department.
 May be granted in conjunction with public holidays.
 Cannot leave station without permission.
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27. RECREATION LEAVE
Not in vogue.
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28. Quarantine Leave
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• It is in the nature of extra casual leave.
• Recommendation of a qualified Doctor not to attend office.
• It is granted outside leave account
• This leave is treated as duty with full pay & allowances.
• A substitute is normally not employed during leave period except in exigencies of services.
• Floods, Earthquakes etc.

29. LEAVE PREPARATORY TO RETIREMENT (LPR)
• Maximum 365 days.
• May be taken on full pay, or partly on half pay, partly on full pay - at the
discretion of the Civil Servant.
• From the leave account.
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30. Encashment of Refused Leave
• Retirement on superannuation , or,
• Retirement on qualifying service, or,
• On death, or,
• On incapacitation.
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 On full pay of 365 days.
 Can be sanctioned partly and refused Partly
 Cash compensation will be made only for the
actual period of such leave refused.
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32. POWER TO REFUSE LPR
• BS-17 or above -------- CS personally.
• BS-16 & below -------- A.D. personally.
• These powers can not be delegated.
• Reference to C.S:
Three months before an officer is due to proceed on such leave.
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33. IMPORTANT ABOUT LEAVE
Leave is not a right --- Discretion of Competent Authority.
Contingent upon exigencies of services.
Leave is counted in days.
Combination of different kinds of leave not to exceed 5 years.
Maintenance of leave account.
i) For officers = District Accounts Officer
ii) For officials = the concerned DDO
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• Any type of leave may be applied for
• One type of leave may be combined with
any other type of leave, except LPR
• A Civil Servant on leave not to join duty,
without permission, before its expiry
• Leave due may be granted upon abolition of post
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• All leave lapse when a civil servant quits service
• Leave on medical certificate shall not be refused. The leave sanctioning authority may get
second medical opinion.
• A civil servant recalled to duty is entitled to single return fair, plus D.A, as on tour from the
station from where he is called for duty.
• A Government servant on leave may not take or accept any employment in Pakistan or abroad
without obtaining the previous sanction of the authority.
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Questions, if any

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38. ALLAH HAFIZ
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