SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE – GENERAL PRINCIPLES

3.1            Special casual leave is not a recognized form of leave and a Government servant on special casual leave is not treated as absent from duty.

(MHA OM No.46/1/58-Estt.(A), dated 17th December, 1958)

3.2      Special casual leave must not be granted so as to extend the term of leave beyond the time admissible under the rules or to cause evasion of rules regarding date of reckoning pay and allowances, change of office, commencement and end of leave, or return from duty.

(MHA OM No.46/7/50-Estt.(A), dated 5^th April, 1954)

3.3      Special casual leave can be combined with regular leave or casual leave, but not with both.

(DP&AR OM No.28016/4/77-Estt.(A), dated 5^th April, 1954)

3.4      Where the maximum permissible limit of special casual leave is in terms of days as distinct from working days.  Sundays and closed holidays intervening in a period of special casual leave are not to be ignored for determining the maximum entitlement of special casual leave for a specific purpose.

(Clarification contained in DP&AR OM No. 28016/4/77-Estt.(A),46/7/50-Estt.(A), dated 18.5.78 and DP&AR OM No. 28016/1/80-Estt.(A), 30^th April, 1981)

3.5             Leave travel concession can be availed of during special casual leave.

(DP&AR OM No. 35011/3/76-Estt.(A), dated end May, 1977)

SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR FAMILY WELFARE SCHEMES

4.1            The extend of special casual leave admissible to the Central Government servants under the Family Welfare Programme for various operations is as follows:-

Grant of special casual leave for undergoing tubectomy by female Government servants will be permissible even when the operation is under laproscopic method.  The grant of special casual leave for undergoing sterilization i.e. vasectomy/tubectomy for the second time will be subject to production of a medical certificate from the prescribed medical authority to the effect that the second operation was performed due to failure of the first operation.  The special casual leave connected with sterilization can either be prefixed to or suffixed with regular leave or casual leave and not both.

(DP&AR OM No. 28016/3/78-Estt(A), dated the 6^th August, 1979, OM No. 28016/1/80-Estt.(A), dated the 30^th April, 1980 and OM No. 28016/5/83-Estt.(A), dated the 25^th January, 1984)

4.2      Additional special casual leave over and above the limits mentioned in para 4.1 above can be granted to Government servants, who development post-sterilisation operation complications and are hospitalized.  The grant of additional special casual leave covering the period of hospitalization is subject to the production of a medical certificate from the hospital authorities concerned/authorized Medical Attendant.  The same benefit is also admissible to those who do not remain hospitalized but are not found fit to go to work, on the production of a medical certificate from the above authorities but the grant of extra special casual leave will be subject to the following ceilings in these cases:-

(DP&AR OM No. 28016/3/75-Estt(A), dated 6^th August, 1979 and OM No. 28016/1/80-Estt(A), dated 30^th April, 1981)

4.3     Special casual leave upto a maximum period of 7 days can be given to a male Government servant, whose wife undergoes puerperal/non-puerperal tubectomy including sterilization performed through laproscopy for the first or the second time.  The same amount of special casual leave is admissible to him even if his wife undergoes tubectomy /salpingectomy operation under MTP.  The grant of special casual leave in both the cases will be subject to production of a medical certificate certifying that his wife has undergone the particular sterilization operation.

(DP&AR OM No. 28016/3/75-Estt(A), dated 6^th August, 1979)

4.4      Central Government servants who undergo operation of recanlisation may be granted special casual leave upto a period of 21 days or the actual period of hospitalization as certified by the authorized medical attendant whichever is less.  Besides, special casual leave may also be granted for the actual period of journey performed (to and fro) for undergoing the operation.  The grant of special casual leave is subject to the following conditions:-

4.5     The concession of special casual leave for recanalisation operation is admissible to central Government servants who –

4.6           Special casual leave connected with recanalisation may be prefixed or suffixed with regular leave or casual leave and not both.

SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR REGULARISING ABSENCE ON ACCOUNT OF BANDH ETC.

While the Government may issue specific instructions regarding treatment of the period of absence of employees during any particular bandh, ordinary a Government servant may be granted special casual leave as explained below, if the competent authority is satisfied that the absence of the individual concerned was entirely due to reasons beyond his control, e.g. due to failure to transport, or disturbances or picketing or imposition of curfew etc.  If  the absence was due to failure of transport facilities, the special casual leave may be granted if the Government servants had to come from a distance or more 3 miles (5 kms.) to their places of duty.

If the absence was due to picketing or disturbances or curfew, the special casual leave may be granted without insisting on the condition that the distance between the place of duty and residence of the Government servant should be more than 3 miles (5 Kms).

Special casual leave in these cases may be granted by the Head of the Department.

(DP&T OM No. 27/6/71-Estt(B), dated the 1^st Nov. 1971

DP&T OM No. 28016/1/79-Estt(A), dated the 28^th May,1979

DP&T OM No. 3011/(S)/87-Estt(B), dated the 16^th Feb., 1987)