DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWERS

GENERAL LIMITATIONS/CONDITIONS OF POWERS:

The powers contained in the Delegation of Financial Powers are subject to the
following general limitations/conditions:-
(i) No expenditure shall be incurred from the public revenue except on legitimate
objects of public expenditure.
(ii) Nothing contained in these delegations shall empower any subordinate authority
to sanction, without the previous consent of Finance Department, any expenditure
which involves the introduction of a new principle or practice likely to lead to
increased expenditure in future.
(iii) The powers shall be subject to the budget provision and also to the specific
budget provisions wherever mentioned in the delegations.
(iv) The powers contained in the delegation shall be subject to the Rajasthan
Transparency in Public Procurement Act, Rules and Guidelines and other
provisions contained in the G.F. & A.R. Part-I. Purchase shall be made on lowest
rate through procurement committee except otherwise provided.
(v) The powers relating to Financial Matters (Part-I) and powers to contingent
expenditure (Part-II) and except purchase upto Rs. 10,000/- and those for regular
and petty office expenses and personal claims shall be exercised only with the
consultation of the F.A./C.A.O./Sr. A.O./A.O./A.A.O. wherever posted in the
Departments/Offices.

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Study Leave

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Adoption 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:

(i)     The facility will not be available to an adoptive mother already having two living children at the time of adoption
(ii)  The maximum admissible period of leave of the kind due and admissible will be regulated as under –

  1. If the age of the adopted child is less than one month, leave upto one year may be allowed;
  2. If the age of the child is six months or more leave upto six months may be allowed.
    3.   If the age of the child is nine months or more leave upto three months may be allowed.

Extra Ordinary Leave EOL

Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL)

  • Extraordinary Leave shall always be without leave salary and may be granted 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 EOL.
  • 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 final.
  • Except in the case of permanent staff, the duration of EOL on any one occasion shall not exceed the following limits:
    . Three Months
    . Six months, where the staff has completed 3 years continuous service on the date of expiry of the leave admissible to him/her under the rules and his/her request for such leave is supported by Medial Certificate.

 

  1. c. Eighteen   months,   where   the  staff   is  suffering   from   TB, Leprosy, Cancer or Mental illness and undergoing treatment in a recognized clinic or under a sp

 

  1. EOL may also be granted  to regularized  periods  of absence  with out leave retrospectively.

 

  1. Depending upon the nature and purpose for which the period of leave is to be availed of, EOL without pay and allowances will be granted only after the completion of a qualifying minimum service of 5 years at this Institute. It may be availed of  for any one of the following purposes:

 

  1.  EOL for regular appointment.

 

  1. EOL along with or without leave at credit for carrying out research at higher levels in R & D organizations, universities, etc.
  1. EOL with or without leave at credit for the purpose of availing of research fellowships and other similar activities.

 

  1. EOL along with or without leave at credit for pursuing higher studies leading to the award of a degree.

 

  1. At any  given  time  EOL  (including  leave  at  credit) availed of will be for a minimum period of six mo However,   for  availing   of  academic   fellowship,   the Institute may permit EOL for a period of upto 90 days.

 

viii.      The period of EOL availed for the purpose of prosecuting higher studies leading to award of degrees or for the purpose of research fellowships (not  salaried  jobs)  will  count  for  annual  increments  and  qualifying service  for  terminal  benefits  as  well.    EOL  availed  of  for  all  other purposes  will  not  be  counted  for  terminal  benefits  unless  they  are regulated on Foreign Service terms.

 

  1. A staff member will be eligible to avail himself of a maximum of 5 years of EOL without pay and allowance during the entire period of his service at this Institute (including periods of service elsewhere if these are taken into account for retirement benefits).

 

  1. On any  single  occasion  a  staff  member  can  avail  himself  of  EOL (including  leave at credit  that may be attached)  for a maximum  of 2 years or the eligible period as per 1:5 norms, whichever is less.

 

xii.      There must be a minimum interval of 3 years between two consecutive periods of long leave.(i.e.) whose duration exceeds 6 months including sabbatical leave.

 

xiii.      The eligible period of EOL (excluding leave at credit) shall be calculated as follows:

 

  1. a. total period of service from the date of joining the Institute = n years

 

  1. total period of Special Leave and Sabbatical Leave already availed of (excluding leave at  credit = a years)

 

  1. c. Total period of EOL availed of other than for higher studies and on medical grounds and excluding leave at credit = b years

 

  1. EOL availed of for higher study = c years

 

  1. e. Eligible period of EOL (excluding leave at credit) is [n-(7a – 6b  – c )]/5  or 5 years whichever is less. The above period may be rounded off to a month.

Commuted Leave (half amount of half pay leave)

Commuted Leave:

  1. Commuted Leave not exceeding half the amount of half pay leave due can be taken on medical certificate.

 

 

  1. Commuted Leave can be taken without medical certificate:

 

  1. a. upto a maximum of 180 days in the entire service if utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in public interest by the Direct

 

  1. upto a  maximum  of  60  days  by  a  female  staff  if  it  is  in continuation of maternity leave.

 

  1. c. upto a maximum of 60 days by a female staff with less than two living children if she adopts a child less than one year

 

1.  Commuted  Leave  can  be  granted  only  when  the  leave  sanctioning authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable prospect of staff returning to duty on its expiry.   So it cannot be granted as leave preparatory  to retirement.

 

  1. If commuted leave is taken, twice the number of days availed should be debited in the HPL account.

 

  1. Where the  staff  granted  commuted   leave  quits  service  voluntarily without returning to duty, the commuted leave shall be treated as HPL and excess leave salary shall be recovered.  If the retirement is by reason of  ill-health  incapacitating  him  for  further  service  or  in  the  event  of death, no such recovery should be made.
  1. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the staff even when PL/EL is available.

Half Pay Leave HPL

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, overstayal of leave/joining time unless otherwise regularized.
  1. HPL is credited in advance at the rate of 10 days on the 1st January and 1st  July every year.

iii.      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 service.

  1. The advance  credit  will  be  reduced  by  1/18th  of  the  period  of  dies- non/suspension   treated  as  dies-non  during  the  preceding  half-year, subject to a maximum of 10 days.
  1. HPL  credit for the half-year in which the staff retires/resigns/removed/dismissed  or dies in service will be afforded at the rate of 5/3 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 day.
  1. HPL may be availed of either on medical certificate or on private affairs.

Return on Duty after leave

Rejoining duty on return from Leave on medical grounds

  1. An employee  who  has  been  granted  leave  on  medical  certificate  is required to produce a medical certificate of fitness before resuming duty.
  1. Leave sanctioning  authority  may  secure  second  medical  opinion,  if considered necessary.

Rejoining duty before the expiry of leave

Except  with  the  permission  of  the  authority,  who  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 years.
  2. 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 service.