RAILWAY SERVICES

( LIBERALISED LEAVE)
RULES 1949
 RULE 503 : RIGHT TO LEAVE
(Source : Indian Railway Establishment Manual)

Leave can not be claimed as of right and

leave

of any kind may be refused or revoked by

the

authority competent to grant it, but it shall

not

be open to that authority to alter the kind

of

leave due and applied for except at the

 Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 194

Regular leave

LAP LHAP Commuted Leave

Sick leave Not due
Max.12
0 Max.24
Not exceeding half
Days Months the amount of
Max. 360 days
180 on Medical
HAPL on Medical
Days Certificate
Certificate
Ex.India
 Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rule, 1949

Special leave

Maternity Paternity Hospital Special

leave leave leave Disability
leave

180 Days 15 Days to be 28 Months, 24 Months to

can be extended Availed within Other than All Group A, B
up to 2 years 6 months of Group”A”&”B” C &D
Without Medical Child birth
Certificate

Contd…
 Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rule, 1949
Special leave

Extra Ordinary
Child Care
Study Leave Leave
Leave

Max. 24 Months, 3 Months W/O M/C Max. 2 years

12 Months at a Time. 6 Months with M/C (730 Days)
18 Months with M/C. During entire
For Doctors up to For treatment of Cancer Service
36 months for PG
24 Months for For 2 child
Prosecuting higher Up to 18 years
After 5 yrs. Regular of age
studies with 3 years
Service & 2 sureties
Reg. Service & 2 sureties
CCL only when
To serve for Min. 3 yrs. No APL at
To serve for Min. 3 yrs.
On return. Credit.
on return.
 LEAVE ON AVERAGE PAY

The L.A.P. account of all the Railway

servants,

should be credited with 30 days. This

should

be done in two installments, 15 days on

the

first of January and 15 days on the 1st of

July
To be reduced by 1/10th of the period
of extraordinary leave availed during
the previous half year, subject to a
maximum of 15 days.

Joining in between : 2.5 days for one

month
Maximum limit for accumulation of
LAP 300 days.
MAXIMUM LAP AT ONE TIME

Maximum leave that can be granted

at one time is 120 days, but in case
the leave is to be spent out of India,
except Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal and
Pakistan, then it can be upto the
extent of 180 days.
 SPECIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT
WORKSHOP STAFF

The workshop staff may be allowed to take

leave for half a day with pay or without pay.

For this purpose leave for half a day means

authorized absence from duty for over half
an
hour.
 SANCTIONING OF LEAVE
The General Managers may delegate the power
of

sanctioning casual and earned leave upto 15

days to

Class III and Class IV (Group “C’ & “D” ) staff

to

Senior Supervisory staff in the grade of RS. 5000-

8000/9300-34800, GP 4200/- such as Section

Engineers, Traffic Inspectors, Loco Foremen

and
 MAXIMUM LEAVE

No Railway servant shall be granted leave of

any

kind for a continuous period exceeding five

years

unless otherwise determined by the President

in

view of exceptional circumstances.

 LEAVE ON HALF AVERAGE PAY

Leave admissible :

The rate at which leave at half average

pay can be earned is 20 days for each
completed year of service. This applies to
all the staff irrespective of class.
MAXIMUM LEAVE TO BE
GRANTED

Maximum leave on half-

average pay that can be
granted at one time is 24
months.
 COMMUTED LEAVE

The commutation of half pay leave should

be allowed where leave is required for an
approved course of study, and upto a
maximum of 180 days of half pay leave
during entire service
 LEAVE NOT DUE

A permanent Railway employee may be

granted “Leave not due” on half average pay
for a period not exceeding 360 days in all on
medical certificates and shall be limited to
the leave on half average pay he is likely to
earn there after. This leave is granted in
advance of its being earned and is debited
against the leave on half average pay to be
 MATERNITY LEAVE
(Rly. Bd. No. RBE No.158 dtd. 23/10/2008)

Existing ceiling of 135 days Maternity Leave is

enhanced to 180 days.

Such leave is not debited to the leave account of

the employees.

Leave of the kind due including commuted leave

for a period not exceeding 60 days and leave not
due may also be granted in continuation of
maternity leave, upto a maximum of two years
without production of medical certificate. The
period of EOL without M/C shall not be treated as
Q.S. for pension, increment etc.
 CHILD CARE LEAVE
RBE No.144/2010 issued under L.No.E(P&A)I-
2008/CPC/LE-8 dated 4.10.2010.)

Women employees having minor children may be

granted child Care Leave by an authority
competent to grant leave for a maximum period of
2 years( 730 days ) during their entire service for
taking care of upto two children whether for rearing
or to look after any of their needs like examination,
sickness etc. This leave would not be admissible if
child is above 18 years of age.
 CHILD CARE LEAVE

This leave shall not be debited against the leave

account.

During the period of leave the women employees

shall be paid leave salary equal to the pay drawn
immediately before proceeding on leave

CCL cannot be demanded as a matter of right & an

employee can not proceed on CCL without prior
approval.

CCL can be availed only if the employee has no

 Child Care Leave (Contd)

 CCL may not be granted for more than 3 spells in a

calendar year,
 CCL may not be granted for less than 15 days.
 CCL should not ordinarily be granted during probation
period except in case of extreme situations where the
leave sanctioning authority is fully satisfied about the
need of CCL to the probationers. CCL during probation
should be minimal.
 PATERNITY LEAVE

A male Railway servant (including an

apprentice) with less than two surviving
children may be granted paternity leave for
a period of 15 days during the confinement
of his wife.

This leave may be granted 15 days before

child birth and upto six months thereafter.
 STUDY LEAVE

This leave is granted when there is :

a) direct and close connection with the

sphere of his duties;

b) it is likely to improve his abilities as

Railway servant;

c) it is advantageous to Government from

the point of view of public interest and
related to the duties of Railway servant;

d) it is liberally granted particularly to

doctors, scientific & technical staff.
 Study leave shall not be granted unless:

(i) It is certified by the authority competent to grant

leave
the proposed course of study or training shall
be of
definite advantage from the point of view of
public
interest.

(ii) It is for prosecution of studies other than academic,

or
literary subjects.

Medical officers may be granted study leave

This leave can be granted to a Railway
Servant :

1. Who has satisfactorily completed period of

probation and has rendered not less than 5
years regular continuous service including
the period of probation.
2. Who is not due for superannuation within 3
. years.

3. Who executes the bonds for a period of 3

years . to serve the government after return
from . . . . study leave
 Maximum amount of study leave:

1. Ordinarily 12 months at any one time and

2. During his entire service, 24 months in all.

* Study leave shall not be debited against the

leave Account of the Railway servant.

* Study leave may be combined with other kind of

leave but in no case shall the grant of this leave
in combination with leave other than extra
ordinary leave involve a total absence of more
than 28 months generally and 36 months for the
courses leading to Ph.D degree and P.G. Degree
in medicine including the period of vacation
 HOSPITAL LEAVE

Hospital leave is granted to all classes of Railway

servants (except gazetted officers) when they are
under medical treatment for injuries sustained on
duty. The fact that the injuries were the result of
carelessness on the part of the employee is
immaterial.

120 days on leave salary equal to leave on

average pay, subject to such cases being reviewed
by the Medical Superintendents and concurred in
by Senior Divisional Accounts Officer/Associate
Accounts Officer.
 HOSPITAL LEAVE ………..Contd.

It can be combined with any other leave provided

the total leave does not exceed 28 months

Hospital leave is not admissible to an employee

from the date he is declared permanently unfit
for service.
SPECIAL DISABILITY LEAVE

The period of leave that can be granted shall

be such as is certified by the Authorised
Medical Officer subject to a maximum of 24
months in respect of one disability.

Disability leave can be combined with any

other kind of leave.

The leave salary admissible during such leave

will be average pay for the first four months
and half-average pay for the remaining
 SPECIAL DISABILITY LEAVE …….Contd.

If the employee is governed by the

Workmen’s

Compensation Act, then the amount of

leave

salary that is paid to him will be

deducted

from the amount of compensation

payable

under Workmen’s Compensation Act.

 EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE

This leave is granted when:

1) When no other leave is admissible and

2) When Railway Servant applies in writing for

the grant of EOL.
EOL cannot be granted in excess of the
following limits:

a) 3 months without medical certificate

b) 6 months with medical certificate

c) 18 months for treatment of T.B. Leprosy,

Cancer,etc.

d) 24 months for prosecuting higher studies with

3 years continuous services along with a bond
for three years, supported by two sureties.
 LEAVE
10 ENCASHMENT
days Leave encashment
: at the time of
availing Passes/PTOs. Maximum of 60 days in
entire career.

Successive encashment cannot be made before

the lapse of minimum period of two years.

Equal No. of days is to be debited in the Leave

A/c. This clause not applicable to those directly
engaged in running of trains, viz. running staff,
SMs/ASMs/Guards, Motormen, Shunters, etc.

Encashment of LAP upto 10 days has been

permitted without any linkage to the No.of Days
and the nature of leave availed at the time of
 Para 547 of Indian Railways Medical Manual (VOL. I)
Sick
certificate or recommendation for leave or extension of
leave of Medical grounds
 When a gazetted Railway employee reports that he/she
is unable to attend duty by reason of sickness, the
Sr. DMO will issue a M. C. in triplicate.
 Where there is no CMS/MS in charge the ADMO can
issue a MC and immediately intimate the MS/MS/
In charge.
 There is no provision of Private Medical Certificate in
Case of Gazetted Railway Employees. A gazetted
Railway employee reporting sick with Railway Doctor
Outside his HQ should be transferred to his HQ with a
“ fit to travel certificate” to report to his authorized
Medical Officer.
 The authorised Medical Officer should
intimate by telephone, letter or wire, the
Divisional Railway Manager, or the Head of
the department, as the case may be regarding
the sickness of the gazetted Railway employee,
so that necessary arrangements may be
made for relief. In the cases where the
sickness is likely to exceed ten days, report
should be sent to Chief Medical Director.
Ministry of Railways desire that as and
when a high ranking Gazetted officer
i.e. Addl. GM and above is taken on sick list,
information to this effect should invariably
Probationers of Organized Railway Services
appearing in Subsequent Recruitment
Examination(s) vz. Civil Services Examination etc.

(Rly. Bd’s letter NO. E(Trg)98(19)/2 dtd. 09.06.06)

In supersession to the instructions issued vide this

office letter of even number Dated 28.8.2000, it
has now been decided that the probationers of the
eight Organized Railway Services selected through
Civil Services Examination and Engineering
Services Examination, will not be granted any kind
of long leave for Preparation for any subsequent
recruitment examination(s) before completing the
Probationary training and passing the posting
Accordingly, probationers who join railway
service and wish to appear in subsequent
Recruitment examination (s) should be granted
only short leave covering the Period up to the
exam only and not for preparation for the exam.

For implementing these instructions,

Centralized Training Institutes may ensure that
every probationer on reporting to the concerned
Centralized Training Institute is informed of the
above instructions and also that non-
compliance of these instructions would be
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