A.P.

LEAVE RULES

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 A.P. Leave Rules 1933

• Came in to force w.e.f. 4.9.1933

• Contained in Annexure III to the
Fundamental Rules
• General Service Conditions - FR 1 –
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• General Provisions - FR 66
onwards

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FR – 66 The authorities competent to
grant leave other than
Special Disability Leave
FR – 67 Leave can not be claimed as a
matter of Right
Leave can not be taken without
prior approval unless some
unavoidable conditions
The Govt. authority cannot
compel a Govt. servant to take
leave on half pay when leave on
full pay is permissible to him.
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FR – 68 Leave ordinarily begins on the day
on which transfer of charge is
effected and ends on the day on
which charge is resumed

FR– 69 A Govt. servant on leave cannot

take up any service or setting up of
private practice etc. except with
the permission of competent
authority

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FR- 70 In exigencies of the public
service, the discretion to refuse or
revoke leave of any
description is reserved with the
sanctioning authority
FR-71 The application for grant of leave
should specify the period of
leave, nature of leave, leave
address and in the case of leave on
mc, the mc should be enclosed.

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FR-72 Unless permitted by the
authority, govt. servant may
not return to duty before
expiry of granted leave

FR-73 A Govt. servant, who is absent

after the leave, is entitled for
no leave salary for the period
of such absence. However such
absence be treated as leave on
half pay.
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• A Govt. servant shall not go on leave
continuously more than 5 years (FR 18)
• Unauthorized absence from duty for a
period exceeding one year, the penalty
of removal from service shall be
imposed. (G.O.Ms.No. 260, Genl. Admn.
(Ser.C) Dept., dated 4.9.2003)
• Any kind of leave admissible may be
granted in continuation with any other
kind of leave so admissible (other than
Casual Leave)
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• CCL can be combined with casual
leave or regular leave, but not both.
• Special Casual Leave can be combined
with casual leave or regular leave, but
not both.
• Leave at credit shall lapse on the date
of retirement, death or resignation.

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 VACATION DEPARTMENTS (FR 82)

• Vacation Department means a

department where vacation exceeds
15 days, like Colleges and Judiciary
etc.

• Vacation is treated as duty for all

purposes.

• Vacation may be availed in

combination or in continuation of any
other kind of leave.
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• If earned leave is taken in
combination of vacation, the total
period of leave and vacation should
not exceed 180 days.

• EL credit for permanent employee in

vacation dept. is 3 days in a calendar
half year

• EL credit for temporary employees in

vacation dept. is 2 days in a
calendar half year
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• 5 days extra CL for Women
Teachers

• 7 days Special C.L. for Vacation

Department employees

• If vacation is not availed, by the

order of competent authority,
additional EL will be credited to the
leave account of the employee

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 EARNED LEAVE
(Rule 8,10,17 and 20 of APLR)

• Earned Leave credit is an advance

credit
• All employees (Temporary/ Permanent)
are eligible for Earned Leave
• EL credit will be given for leave
periods also, except EOL
• Leave will be credited in two spells, i.e.
on 1st January and on 1st July

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• The EL credit for temporary
employees is 8 days for calendar
half year
• The EL credit for permanent
employees is 15 days for calendar
half year (G.O.Ms.No.384, Fin.,
Dt.05.11.1977).

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• For regular employees EL credit will
be given @ 2 ½ days per month.
• If an employee joined in the middle
of a month that month will not be
considered.
• If an employee joined in the middle
of a half year the month joined and
previous period in that half year will
not be considered.

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 • In case of retirement during a
middle of half year, advance credit
will be given for the number of
months he is likely to be in service in
that half year but not the entire half
year.
• If an employee is on EOL during the
preceding half year the advance
credit for the present half year will
be reduced by 1/10th of the period of
EOL taken, subject to a maximum of
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• Maximum limit of accumulation of EL for regular
employee is 300 days (w.e.f. 15.10.2005)

• Maximum limit of accumulation of EL for

non-regular employee is 30 days

• Maximum availment of EL for regular employee is

180 days at a time and for non-regular
employees 30 days

• Earned Leave at credit not exceeding 300 days

can be encashed, in case of retirement or death.

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For non-regular employees:
Advance Credit is 8 days for 6 months is as
follows:
1st month - 1 day
2nd month – 1 day
3rd month – 2 days
4th month – 1 day
5th month – 1 day
6th month – 2 days
Total - 8 days
If the employee joined in the middle of a month that
month will not be considered. EL will be calculated for
the remaining months in that half year.
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 Recasting of EL Account
• When a Govt. servant appointed temporarily and
service got regularized at a later date with
retrospective effect, his EL Account should be
re-casted with effect from the date of
regularization of his service.

• The leave availed between the date from which

his services regularized and date of issue of
orders shall not be altered as a result of the
additional leave that becomes due after recasting
the leave account.

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➢ FR 65 : Carry Forward of Leave
a)If a Govt. Servant quits the service on
compensation or invalid pension or
gratuity, later on reemployed,
- leave may be carry forwarded if the
gratuity is refunded and pension is
kept in abeyance.

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 b) Dismissed or removed - Later on
reinstated on appeal or revision,
- leave may be carry forwarded.
➢ Rulings:
3.- Posts abolished – leave upto that date
- Retrenched owing to reduction of
staff as a measure of economy, later
on absorbed on an identical post or
lower one,
- leave shall not be carry forwarded.
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Exceptions
(1) - Joined the new post within joining time
(2) who have received orders of appointment
soon after discharge from the old post and
have joined new post without delay
leave may be carry forwarded
HOD is competent to convert the period of
break as joining time without pay if it doesn’t
exceed 30 days and Govt. Servant has 3 years
of continuous service.
- if it exceeds 30 days, Finance Dept. concurrence is required. 21
 (4) who are thrown out of permanent
posts but continue to hold temporary
posts or to officiate in other posts
without break - leave shall be carry
forwarded.
(5) - resigned from service
- leave shall not be carry forwarded.

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 Surrender of Earned Leave
• All regular employees both superior
and class IV are eligible to surrender
earned leave of 15 days in each
financial year and receive cash
benefit
• Non-regular employees are eligible to
surrender 15 days of earned leave
after completing 24 months of
service in the first instance and
thereafter 15 days during alternate
financial year.
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• Calendar for surrender of EL is
dispensed with w.e.f. 1.4.2009 and
employees are permitted to surrender
EL any time in the year, after completion
of 12 months from last surrender of
EL.
• Employees who have a balance of more
than 285 days EL as on 30th June /
31st Dec., they can surrender EL without
waiting for completion of 12 months.

• No deductions will be made in surrender

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 Half Pay Leave
(Rule 13, 18 and 23 of APLR)

• Only for regular Govt. Employees

• 20 days of HPL for each completed year of service
from the date of regularization
• Half pay leave will be credited for the periods in EOL
and any other leave period also. Except Dies - non
and suspension period HPL credit will be given for all
the period in service.
• There is no limit for accumulation of Half Pay Leave
• HPL to the extent admissible can be granted at a time

• HPL can be taken both for medical and private

grounds.
• At the time of retirement HPL can be encashed duly
following the formula (G.O.Ms.No. 154, dated
4.5.2010), subject to the condition that the total
number of days of EL + HPL put together should not
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Leave Salary for Half Pay Leave:
• Equal to half of the pay drawn before proceeding
on leave

• Half of the basic pay + DA corresponding to half

pay + other compensatory allowances based on full
pay ( up to the period six months). For the period
exceeding no months compensatory allowances.

• Full pay for a period of 6 months in entire service,

if the leave is on medical certificate for
treatment of TB, Leprosy, Cancer, Mental illness,
Heart diseases and Renal failure

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 Commuted Leave
(Rule 15-B, 18-B of APLR)

• Half pay leave credit is the basis for commuted leave

• This leave will be sanctioned on Medical Certificate
only and sanctioned for the ill health problems of the
employee only

• The debit in the half pay leave account will be double

the period of commuted leave taken
• The maximum limit of commuted leave that an
employee can take in entire service is 240 days only
Leave Salary
As like EL for the first six months. For the period
exceeding six months the employee will get only Pay
and DA. No Compensatory allowances are permissible
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 Leave Not Due
(Rule 15 C and 18 C of APLR)

• This leave will be considered when half pay leave is

not at credit and the debit of this leave will be in the
HPL account to be set off against future credit
• This leave will be sanctioned only on Medical
Certificate

• The maximum limit of Leave not Due that an employee

can take in entire service is 180 days only
• If any employee resigns or retires voluntarily after
availing this leave and before adjustment of minus
balance, the leave salary paid should be recovered.
Leave Salary
Equal to half pay leave
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 Extra Ordinary Leave
(Rule 5 A, 16, 18 and 23 of APLR)

• When no other leave is available

• When leave is available, but the Govt. servant
request for grant of EOL, in writing
• The sanctioning authority can treat the period of
Absence with out leave into EOL
• Only permanent employees in superior service
are eligible and employees in last grade service
are eligible in special circumstances
• Maximum period of EOL can be given (exclusively
EOL or in combination with any other leave) at a
time is 5 years.
• The EOL period will not be counted as qualifying
service and no annual Increments during the
period.
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• EOL granted on medical certificate counts as qualifying
service
• HOD can permit EOL on medical certificate for grant of
Increment for the period not more than 6 months.
• In case of EOL on medical certificate exceeding 6 months
Govt. is competent for grant of increment.

• Gazetted Officers are to submit medical certificate from

a doctor not below the rank of Civil Surgeon.

• NGOs and Last Grade employees are to submit medical

certificate from any registered medical
practitioner.

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EOL for Non Regular employees

• For a non regular Government servant EOL shall not

exceed 3 months.

• Up to 6 months on production of medical certificate,

if completed 3 years service.

• Up to 18 months for undergoing treatment for TB or

Leprosy

• Up to 12 months for treatment of Cancer or Mental

illness

• For SC / ST candidates for further studies up to

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Leave Salary :

No leave salary.
However in respect of NGOs and employees in
Last Grade Service, if the leave is for treatment
of TB/ Leprosy/ Cancer/ Mental illness/ Heart
diseases and Renal Failure, is entitled to an
ex-gratia allowance equal to half the pay drawn
before proceeding on leave, subject to a minimum
minimum of Rs. 4295/- per month and maximum
of Rs.6430/- per month (2010 Pay Scales)
 

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Special Disability Leave (FR 83)
• The sanctioning authority for this leave is
Government only
• Both Temporary and Permanent employees are
eligible.
• To be granted to the person who is disabled by
injury in consequence of performance of duty.
• This leave can be sanctioned for a period not
exceeding 24 months for any one disability
• This leave is granted on Medical Certificate
issued by the competent medical authority
•
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 This leave will be sanctioned without debit to any
leave account
Leave salary: Equal to leave on full pay is payable
for the first 120 days in respect of permanent
employees and 30 days in respect of the temporary
employees and half pay for the remaining period.
The disability does not include the disability
caused in the road accidents while going to office
from residence and vice versa, but includes road
accident while proceeding on official duty from
office to office, or court or a work spot on the
field.

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Study leave (FR- 84):
• must be relevant to the job requirement
• should not exceed 2 years in entire service.
• Govt. servant less than 5 years service and due to
retire within 3 years are not eligible.
• sanctioned without debit to any leave account
• EOL may be taken in conjunction of this leave without
any limit
• If combined with any other leave total leave should
not exceed 28 months.
• Leave salary - Equal to half pay leave
Half pay + DA corresponding to half pay + other
compensatory allowances corresponding to full pay
(first six months)
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Maternity leave (FR 101 a)
• This leave is admissible to married women employees
for a period not exceeding 180 days (G.O.Ms No.
152, Finance (FR. I) Dept., dated 4.5.2010)
• Maternity leave is sanctioned to female government
employee up to two children only
• This leave can be combined with other kinds of leave
• This leave is also not debitable to any leave account
• The non-permanent/ temporary employees are also
admissible
• In Vacation departments, if maternity leave falls
during vacation, the leave and vacation put together
should not exceed 180 days.
• Not less than 6 weeks leave will be sanctioned in case
of abortions
Leave salary: Equal to full pay drawn before
proceeding on leave
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 Leave for Hysterectomy Operation
G.O.Ms.No.52, Fin(FR.I),Dt.01.04.2011

To undergo hysterectomy operation for female

Govt. servant and hospitalization
45 days
Temp./Permanent employees
on production of MC from Civil Surgeon
counts for increment, pension
Salary on full pay

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Paternity Leave
(G.O.Ms.No. 231, Finance & Planning (FR-I)
dated 16.9.2005)
• To be granted to married male permanent
or temporary Govt. Employee up to two
surviving children.
• 15 days on full pay
• Leave sanctioning authority is competent to
sanction the leave
before 6 months from the date of
delivery on production of MC
(Memo No.20129-C/454/FR I/2010, Fin,Dt21.07.10)

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Hospital Leave (FR 101-b)
• Temporary Govt. servants are not eligible
• Applicable to certain categories of sub-
ordinate service staff and last grade employees
who are vested with difficult jobs, such as
Constables and Head Constables of Police
department and Excise department, Jail
Matrons, Duffedars, last grade employees in
mental hospitals and last grade employees in
Fire services department etc. (FR 101.b)
• Up to Six months Hospital leave at a time
once in 3 years of service
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•This leave is sanctioned when the employee is
hospitalized (or) detained in hospital and
receiving medical aid as out patient.
• It is not admissible when the treatment is
necessitated by irregular habits of the
employee
• This leave is also not debitable to any leave
account
• Leave salary – Half Pay

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Leave for 5 years to take up employment at Abroad
(G.O.Ms.No. 214, Fin. & Plg.(FR-I) Dept., dated 3.9.96)

• Govt. servant having 5 years regular service is eligible

• This period will be treated as EOL
• No Govt. dues should be pending recovery
• No prosecution should be pending or contemplated in
the court of law against the govt. servant
• The period will not effect the service of the employee
(it will not be treated as break in service) and the
period will be counted for Pension subject to payment
OF PC
• The period will not be counted for service benefits such
as Increments etc.
• If the absence of the employee exceeds five years he/
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she can be terminated from Govt. service
 Casual Leave :
• Casual leave is a concession to enable Government Servant in
special circumstances to be absent from duty for short
period, without such absence being treated as leave.

• Maximum period of casual leave that can be availed in a

calendar year is only 15 days. The un availed part of leave
will lapse at the close of the calendar year.

• Casual leave may be combined with optional holidays or

Sundays or other authorized Public Holidays provided the
resulting period of absence does not exceed 10 days.

• In case of casual leave to purely temporary and emergency

Government servants the sanctioning authority will use its
discretion having regard to the length of service put in by
such Government Servant.

• A Government servant may be granted casual leave for half a

day either from 10.30 to 1.30 pm or from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.
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 Compensatory Casual Leave
• If an employee NGO and below cadres worked on Sunday or any
other public holiday as per the specific instructions of authorities,
he/she can take leave on any other working day as Compensatory
Casual Leave
Permission to avail O H is refused in exigency of service
(G.O.Ms.No.528,G.A.D, Dt.26.04.1961)
This leave should be availed within 6 months of the holiday on which
the employee worked

• Gazetted Officers are not allowed to take compensatory leave

• This leave should not accumulate more than 7 days

• An employee should not take more than 10 days compensatory leave

in a Calendar year

• CCL can be combined with C.L. or other authorized holidays

provided the total period shall not exceed 10 days.
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 Special Casual Leave
Special Casual Leave for Family Planning Operations
• Male Govt. employees for Vasectomy Operation -(6
days)
• Male for Tubectomy of Wife - ( 7 days)
• Female Govt. employees for Tubectomy Operation
(14 d.)
• Female - For Saplingactomy after Medical
Termination of Pregnancy - (14 days)
• For Recanalisation Operations (both male & female)
- 21 days
Additional Special Casual Leave beyond the limits can
be sanctioned on account of post operation
complications subject to production of Medical
Certificate.
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 Special Casual Leave
Special Casual Leave for other purposes

• When summoned to serve as junior or assessor to give

evidence and to stand as witness in civil and criminal
cases - As per the attendance
• For donating blood - 1 day
• For participating in Sporting events - up to 30
days of National or International level
• Principal Office Bearers of recognised- up to 21
days Service Associations
• To participate in Rallies, Camps etc. - up to 10
days organised by AP Bharat Scouts and Guides
• For participating in cultural activities - up to 30
days selected by Govt. or cultural associations

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• SCL may be prefixed or suffixed to
Regular Leave or CL and not both.

The competent authority will have the

discretion to withhold the Grant of SCL in
exigencies of Govt. work
(G.O. Ms. No.390 Fin,dt.26-11-64)

• Women Govt. employees for being

celebrated International Women's day on
March 8th -1 day SCL on that Day
(G.O. Ms. No.433 GAD(SW-II)Dept.dt.04-08-10)

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 THANK
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