Casual Leave Rules AP Telangana State Govt Employees
Casual Leave
A concession to Govt. Servant in special circumstances to be absent from duty for a short period. This Casual Leave is treated as Duty.
Authority: (Source)
Instructions 1 to 6, Annexure VII ( Executive instructions regarding Casual Leave) of A .P Fundamental & Subsidiary Rules vide Ruling 4 of FR 85.
Admissibility: To all temporary or permanent employees of State Government.
Crediting / Accounting:
- i) 15 days per calendar year (G.O.Ms.No.52, GAD (Poll.B) Dept., Dt.04.02.81)
- ii) If appointed in the middle of the year, CLs should be credited proportionately.
- iii) A register of CL should be maintained.www.apteachers.in.
Casual Leaves Availing procedure
- 1. By taking prior permission
- 2. In-charge arrangement should be made.
- 3. HODs should intimate to the concerned Dept. in Govt.
- 4. Can be availed in combination with Optional Holidays, Public Holidays and Spl CLs.
- 5. Cannot be availed in combination with other Leave, Vacation & Joining time.
- 6. ½ day CL may be availed from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm (or) from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm.
- 7. For temp. employees, sanction depends on discretion of sanctioning authority based on the length of service. ( G.O.Ms.No.999, Fin.,Dt.30.05.1959)
- 8. For each 3 or more late attendances on permission – 1 CL will be deducted. (Go Ms No.574,GAD (ser-c) Dept., dt; 3-7-71).
Limitations :
- 1. Total period of absence from duty should not exceed 10 days.
- 2. An officer is not entitled to take full amount of CLs in a year. G.O.Ms.No.2465,Fin.,Dt.23.12.1959, G.O.Ms.No.2094,Fin, Dt.22.04.1960)
- 3. Frequent availing of CLs / Holidays by an individual should be avoided.
- 4. Balance will not be carry forwarded to the next calendar year. If not availed in the calendar year leave will lapse.
- 5. Can be combined with Optional Holidays and Public Holidays.
Sanctioning Authority: Head of Office.
Effect : Treated as duty for all purposes.