| Earned Leave |
- Credit. - Credit will be afforded in advance at a uniform rate of 15 days on the 1st January and 1st July of every year. The credit to be afforded will be reduced by 1/10th of extraordinary leave availed and/or period of dies non during the previous half-year, subject to maximum of 15 days and to the extent of such credit only. - GID (2), Rules 26 (1) and 27 (3).
- Accumulation–Can be accumulated up to 300 days in addition to the number of days for which encashment has been allowed with LTC.
- While limiting the max. of 300 days, where the balance at credit is 286-300 days, further advance credit of 15 days on 1st January/1st July will be kept separately and set off against the EL availed during that half year ending 30th June/31 December. However, if the leave availed is less than 15 days, the remainder will be credited to the leave account subject to the ceiling of 300 days at the close of that half year. - GID (2), Rule 26.
- The credit for the half year in which a government servant appointed will be afforded at the rate of 2.5 days for each completed calendar month of service which he is likely to render in the calendar half-year in which he is appointed. - Rule 27 (1).
- The credit for the half year in which a government servant is due to retire/resign will be afforded at the rate of 2.5 days for each completed calendar month in that half year up to the date of retirement/resignation. - Rule 27 (2) (a).
- The credit for the half-year in which a Government servant is removed/dismissed from service will be afforded at the rate of 2.5 days per completed calendar month in which he is removed/dismissed. In the case of death of a government servant while in service, credit will be afforded at the rate of 2.5 days per completed calendar month up to the date of death. - Rule 27 (2) (b) and (c).
- If the government servant retires/resigns/is removed/is dismissed/dies in the middle of a calendar month, the EL credited should be reduced at the rate of 1/10th of any EOL taken in that half-year and the leave account regularized. - GID (1), Rule 27.
- While affording credit, fractions of a day should be rounded off to the nearest day, e.g. 7.5 days to be rounded as 8 days. - Rule 27 (4).
- E.L. on account of Unavailed Joining Time. - Unavailed joining time, i.e., the number of days admissible (subject to a maximum of 15 days) reduced by the actual number of days availed, shall be credited to the earned leave account subject to the following conditions.:-
- The government servant is ordered to join the new post without availing full admissible joining time, or he proceeds alone to the new place and joins the post without availing full joining time and takes his family later within permissible time for claiming travelling allowance for the family. - Rule 26.
- The credit of earned leave plus the unavailed joining time credited should not exceed 300 days (in addition to the number of days for which encashment has been allowed along with LTC). - Rule 26 (1) (a) (ii) and proviso therenumber.
- The concession of showing advance credit-separately in the leave account is not applicable. - GID (3), Rule 26.
- One day joining time admissible for transfer within the same station, if not availed, cannot be credited to the EL Account. - Appendix 10, GIO (5).
- Earned leave can be availed up to 180 days at a time. - Rule 26 (2).
EXCEPTION:
- Earned leave exceeding 180 days but not exceeding 300 days at a time may be granted to Group 'A' and 'B' officers, if at least the quantum of leave in excess of 180 days is spent outside India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan. - Rule 26 (3).
- Earned leave may be taken at a time up to 300 days as leave preparatory to retirement. - Rule 38 (1).
