Leave Rules (APLR 1933)


AP Leave rules 1933 (English ) revised click here

AP Leave rules 1933 (Telugu ) click here

AP Leave rules  1933(Earned Leave rules)  GVV subbarao  MCHRD  click here

  • Clarification on suffix and prefix G.O.RT.No. 1218, dt.06.12.2014 click here

1. Casual Leave and Optional Holiday

2. Compensatory Casual Leave (CCL)

  • CCL can be sanctioned in lieu of working Public Holidays.

  • Maximum accumulation 7 days (10) days can be availed in a calendar year.

  • CCL should be utilized within (6) months from the date of leave credit.(G.O.Ms.No.35, GAD Dt.16.11.1981)

  • Summons to give witness in a court In which his private interest is not Issue – As per attendance Certificate

3. Special Casual Leave

Occasion and No. of days

  1. Donation of Blood (G.O.No.137, Dt.23.2.84.) — (2)days. One day on the date of donation. Another Spl. CL to be utilised within six months.

  2. Summons to give witness in a court In which his private interest is not Issue attendance — As per attendance Certificate.

For Family Planning Operations

  1. Male – Vasectomy - (6) working days G.O.Ms.No.607, Dt.12.11.91 click here

  2. Female-Tubectomy (1st & 2nd) (G.O.Ms.No.124 F&P, Dt.13.4.1982) — (14) working days

  3. Male for Tubectomy of the wife (1st & 2nd) — (7) days

  4. Insertion of contraceptives — 1 day

  5. Recanalisation (Both) — 21 days

  6. Hysterectomy Operation (G.O.Ms.No.52, Dt.1.4.2011) — 45 days click here

  7. Spl.casual Leave for Teachers (G.O. Ms.No.47, Dt.19.2.1965) — 7 days click here

Sports

  1. For participating in sporting events If (30) days exceeds treated as regular leave.– 30 days

  2. Principal Office bearers of recognized service Associations — 21 days

  3. To participate in Rallies, Camps etc., Organized by AP Bharat Scouts and Guides — 10 days

  4. Elected President and Secretary of National Sports Bodies — 15 days

  5. AP Secretariat Cultural Association Members For dramas . — 6 days

  6. Members of Institutions Engineers:
    a) For attending annual Meeting at Hyderabad — 7 days
    b) For attending annual convention to any part of the country. — 10 days

4. (EL) Earned Leave Rules 8, 10, 17 and 20

  1. All Temporary and Permanent Govt. Employees are eligible for Earned Leave.

  2. Earned leave is earned for duty and leave also except EOL.

  3. Advance credit for Permanent Govt. Employees (15) days on 1st Jan and 1st July, Total (30) days and for Temporary Govt. employees (8) days on 1st Jan and 1st July Total (16) days.

  4. Those who are retire in the in the middle of the spell 2 ½ days credits should be given for each Month. In respect of temporary (1) day per month for 1st (2) months, (2) days for 3rd month and so on should be given.

  5. The credit afforded should be reduced by 1/10 of the period of dies-non or EOL if any in the previous half year. (As per G.O.Ms.No.384 Fin Dept, Dt.5.11.77)

EL Credit for Vacation Department

  1. Vacation department means a department where vacation exceeds (15) days such as School, Colleges and Judiciary Dept. (FR – 82)

  2. Advance credit for Permanent employees (3) days on 1st Jan and 1st July, Total (6) days and for Temporary Govt. Employees (2) days on 1st Jan and 1st July Total (4) days.

  3. If the vacation is not availed, Addl. EL will be credited to leave account. If the vacation is availed below (15) days total leave will be credited to his account. (FR-82(B).

    • 27 x Vacation availed leaves/Total leaves

  4. Either on the day of vacation starts or on the days of vacation close, the Govt. Servant should be on duty. If not the vacation period will be treated as regular leave.

  5. Vacation can be availed in combination of any kind of leave that should not exceed 180 days.

  6. The maximum accumulation of EL has been further enhanced from 240 to 300 days w.e.f. 16.9.2005 vide G.O.Ms.No.232 Fin.(FR.I)Dept.Dt.16.9.2005. For Temp. Employees maximum accumulation (30) days.

  7. The maximum E.L can be granted at a time only (120) 180 days as perG.O.Ms.No.153 Fin (FR.I) Dept Dt.4.5.2010 and Rule 10 and 17(2).For Probationers – 120 days (Rule – 22 )and Temp employees (30) days (Rule-24).

  8. Addl. Credit of EL(30) days in (2) installments 15 days each to the police personnel of the rank of Inspector and below as per G.O.Ms.No.187 F & P Dt.29.6.79, G.O.NMs.No.323 F & P Dt.11.11.80 and G.O.Ms.No.355F & P Dt.17.2.1980.

Recasting of Leave (Rule 20)

  • Leave has to be recast from the date of regularization after declaration of probation period.

  • The leave availed during the period remains the same , only leave balance will increase.

  • The addl. credit consequent of recasting of leave shall be availed later date.

 Earned Leave Rules 8, 10, 17 and 20

  • • All temporary and permanent employees are eligible for Earned Leave.

  • • Earned Leave is earned for duty and leave also.

  • • Leave Rules has been liberalized w.e.f. 01.01.1978.

  • • Leave will be credited, in advance, in two spells on 1st Jan. and on 1st July every year.

  • • The credit for all temporary employees is 8 days for calendar half-year.

  • • The credit for all permanent employees is 15 days for calendar half-year.

  • • All the permanent employees will earn leave at 2 ½ days for each completed month of service.

  • • If appointed in the middle of the half-year, credit for the first two months will be one day each, third month two days and so on.

  • • Completed months are to be considered and a fraction of a month is to be ignored.

  • • The maximum accumulation of E.L. has been enhanced from 180 to 240 days w.e.f. 31-03-1990.

  • Rc.362 Guidelines and Instructions on Preservation of Earned Leaves click here

  • ELs preservation revised Guidlines by DSE TS Hyd RC No.03/plg-1/2020 , dt 21-01-2020 click here

  • • The maximum accumulation of E.L. has been further enhanced from 240 to 300 days w.e.f. 16-09-2005 vide G.O.Ms.No:232, Fin. (FR.I) Dept, dated 16.09.2005. click here

Surrender of Earned Leave:

  • • Introduced from 13-08-1969.

  • • An employee who take earned leave for not less than 30 days can surrender E.L to a maximum of 30 days and receive leave salary in lieu of leave so surrendered.

  • • Leave sanctioning authority is competent to sanction the surrender of E.L.

  • • Application for surrender of E.L. should accompany the application for grant of leave.

  • • E.L. surrendered will be debited against the leave account.

  • Validity for SL proceedings is (90) days from the date of sanction.(Govt.Memo.No.27/423/A2/FR-I/97-1, Dt18.8.97.)

  • • There should be an interval of 24 months between one surrender and another for the surrender of 30 days.

  • • There should be an interval of 12 months between one surrender and another for the surrender of 15 days.

  • • The total of E.L. availed and E.L. surrendered should not exceed 120 days at any time.

  • • No deductions will be made in surrender leave salary.

  • • The cash value of leave surrender shall be the leave salary to which employee is eligible.

  • • Temporary Government servants are eligible to surrender 15 days of EL after completing 24 months of service

  • Govt. permits employees who have balance more than 285 days of EL as on 30th June, can surrender EL without waiting for completion of (12) months. The above instruction continued from 2011-12 onwards. Govt.Memo.No.14787-C/278/FR-1/2011, Dt. 22.6.2011.click here

  • In the cases where date of sanction of SL is on 1st Jan and 1st July, debit has to be made 1st and credit entry later.

  • clarification on IR to surrender leave memo no. 31948/398/PC.1/1/98-1, dt.12.08.1998 click here

  • TG INCREMENT -CLARIFICATION (AS FPI)

  • on surrender leave click here

5. Half Pay Leave (HPL)


  • Every Permanent Govt. Employee earns (20) days of HPL for ever completed year of service including EOL and there should be no limit for max. accumulation.(Rule – 13(a, 18(a) and 23(1)

  • Grant of HPL either on medical certificate or Private affair. No limit for sanction of HPL (Rule – 11)

  • During HPL a Govt. Employee is entitled to half-pay + Half DA only irrespective of scale of Pay. HRA/CCA full up to (180) days. (Govt. Memo.No.14568/-A/63/PC1/2010, Dt.31.1.2011).

  • Temp. Employees are not eligible.

HPL on full Pay

HPL on full pay can be granted to a Permanent Govt. Servant for (6) months who are suffering from Heart diseases, Cancer, Mental illness and Renal failure (Kidney). If HPL balance is not available in his account this facility should not be availed.

G.O.Ms.No.268 F & P (FW FR-1) Dept., Dt. 28.10.1991. click here

Payment of HRA and CCAwhile on Leave on the ground of suffering from Cancer and other ailments such as Mental illness, Heart diseases, Leprosy, renal failure and HIV Aids in respect of State Government Employees GO Ms No. 29, dt.09.03.2011 click here

Leave not due (Rule – 15 C and 18 – C)

  • Leave not due can be sanctioned and debited to HPL account to a Permanent Govt. Employee when there is no balance in EL/HPL account and should be adjusted by later accumulation of HPL.

  • To be granted on medical grounds only.

  • Max. limit for availment period is (180) days during entire service.

  • While sanctioning leave not due left over service should be taken into account.

  • Temp. Employees are not eligible.

  • If resigned or Voluntarily retired after availing leave, before adjustment of minus balance, salary paid should be recovered. If compulsory retirement due to medical illness and incapaciating from service, then dies no recovery.

6. Commuted Leave

  • To be granted on medical certificate.

  • Availment limited to (240) days during entire service.

  • Twice the no of HPLs debited to HPL account.

  • EL + Commutted Leave can be combined with shall not exceed (180) days. (Rule – 15B)

  • Commutted leave cannot be granted on private affair.

7. Extra Ordinary Leave

  • May be granted to a Permanent Govt. Employee in Spl. circumstances.

  • EOL can be granted when no other leave admissible to him but it can also be granted other leave being admissible . (Rule – 16(ii) and 19)

  • On request by the Govt. Servant in writing.

  • For Temp. Govt. Servants EOL shall be not exceed (3) months.

  • If completed 3 years of service (6) months on medical grounds.

  • For under going Leprosy treatment – 18 months.

  • For treatment of cancer and mental illness – (12) months. For prosecuting higher studies in Public interest after completion of (3)years of service –(24) months.(Rule 23(a).

  • EOL above (36) months is non-qualifying service for pension.

  • EOL on medical grounds counts for pension. (Rule 21 of AP Revised Pension Rules-1980)

  • As per G.O.Ms.No:155: Fin (FR – i) Dept.,Dt:4-5-2010 – Ex-Gratia Allowance to Government Employees on EOL for treatment for Leprosy/TB/Cancer mental Illness /Heart Deceases/Kidney failure

  • Non Gazetted Officers – Pay not exceeding Rs 11,860/- an ex-gratia allowance equal to half of his Pay subject to a Min of Rs 5770/- and Max of Rs 7490/- per month.Whose drawing pay in R.P.S.2010.

  • Class IV Employees – Ex-gratia allowance equal to half of his pay subject to a Min of Rs 4295/- and Max of Rs 6430/- per month. (whose drawing pay in revised pay scales 2010

  • HPL Encashment at the time of Retirement as per GO Ms No.154/Fin FR I Dept(Dt 4.05.2010)

  • FORMULA: (c ) Cash payment of Half pay leave component = HPL Pay admissible on date of Retirement +DA admissible on the dt. 30 X No of days of HPL at credit subject to the total of EL and HPL at credit not exceeding 300 days.

8. Special Disability Leave (Rule – 83)

  1. Govt. is competent to sanction leave.

  2. The leave in no case shall not exceed (24) months in the entire services

  3. For Gazetted Officers certificate by Medical Boards and in the case of NGOs Civil Surgeon is necessary.

  4. For 1st 180 days full pay is given and for the remaining period half pay.

  5. It may be granted more than once.

  6. It may be granted to sustain injuries and road accidents while proceeding on official duty from office to another office or Court or a work spot on the field. But not road accident while going to office from residence and vice versa.G.O.Ms.No.133 F & P Dt.10.6.1981

  7. Leave shall not debited against the leave account.

9. Hospital Leave (FR 101 (b)

  1. Temporary Govt. servants are not eligible.

  2. All employees specified in SR 2 under FR 101 (b) are eligible for hospital leave (Risk born duties).

  3. The employee will drawn half pay leave salary.

  4. Should not exceed (6) moths in every 3 years of service.

10. Study Leave (FR – 84)

  • Leave is granted by Govt. only.

  • Not to be granted to NGOs.

  • For the study of Scientific, Technical and similar programmes, it should serve public interest. (2) years in the entire service.

  • Leave shall not debited against the leave account.

  • The employee will drawn half pay leave salary.

  • Confirmed State Harijan Conference– Recommendation by the conference for deputation by Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe employees for Higher Education with in the country on full pay GO Ms No. 342, dt.30.08.1977

11. Maternity Leave (FR – 101 (a)

  1. Admissible to married female Govt. Servants less than (2) living children for a period not exceeding 180 days for each confinement. (G.O.Ms.No.152 Fin (FR I)Dept Dt.4.5.2010.)

  2. In case of miscarriage – (6) weeks

  3. The leave application should be supported by medical certificate.

  4. This leave can be combined with any kind of leave with support of medial certificate.

  5. HOD is competent to grant leave.

  6. Of the leave falls during vacation, the leave and vacation put together should not exceed (180) days. (G.O.No.152 Fin (FR_I) Dt.4.5.2010)

  7. Lr.No.853/FR-2/2012 Finance Dated 22.1.2013 -Increment during Maternity Leave- click here

  8. GO.84 Dated 17.9.2012- Maternity Leave Sanction Powers delegated to MEOs,/High School HMs-Details-

  9. GO.152 Dated 4.5.2010- Maternity Leave to State Govt Women Employees up to 180 Days- click here

  10. L.Dis.No. 1941/G2/90, Dt. 11.06.1990- Maternity Leave to Women Employees who delivered a dead baby- click here

  11. Memo.2415/401 Dated 1.7.2006, G.O.Ms.No.762, dt.11-8-1976 – Abortion Leave for Six Weeks- click here

  12. Rc.No.29/C3-4/2003 Dated:25-01-2003 -Promotion while in Maternity Leave- click here

  13. GO.38 Dated. 18-3-1992 Maternity Leave less than Two surviving Children – click here

  14. GO.37 Dated 26-2-1969 Maternity Leave-irrespective of the No. of Children born in the 2nd confinement-

  15. GO.463 Dt 4.5.1979 Rule During Summer Vacation click here

  16. • GO.Ms.No.762 Dt. 11-8-1976 Abortion Leave to Female Govt Employees- Click Here

  17. • G.O.Ms.No.254 Dated:10-11-1995-Continuation of Abortion Leave (Miscarriage Leave)-Click Here

  18. • G.O.Ms.No.219 Dated: 25-6-1984-Abortion Leave up to Two Surviving children-Click Here


Maternity Leave to Contract/Outsourcing Employees

  • (180) days paid maternity paid leave sanctioned to Contract/Outsourcing Women employees for the 1st two deliveries w.e.f. 1.4.2019. (G.O.Ms.No.17 Fin.(HR.I – Plg & Policy Dept, Dt.31.1.2019).

  • Go. Ms No.152 , dt.04.05.2010 - Maternity leave enhancment 120 days to 180 days click here

  • Leave shall not debited against the leave account.

12. Child Care leave

TS GO. 209 is for 90 days Child Care Leave Sanctioning Guidelines to TS Women Employees:  


13. Paternity Leave

  1. Married male Govt. Servants are eligible with less than two living children.

  2. G.O.Ms.No.231, Fin (FR.I) Dept., Dt.16.9.2005 click here

  3. Can be availed (15) days at the time of delivery or after six months from the date of delivery. Cir.Memo.No. 20129-C/454/FR.I/2010 Dt. 21-07-2010 click here

  4. Leave sanctioning authority is the competent authority.

14. Leave for Employment in Abroad

  1. Permanent Govt. Servant who desires to work at abroad is eligible for (5) years EOL with prior permission of Govt. on employment proof.

  2. If not joined after completion of leave that can be treated as cease the employment. (G.O.Ms.No.756 Fin (FR I) Dept., Dt.7.8.20

  3. There should be no disciplinary proceedings and there should be no dues to Govt.



G.O.Ms.No. 84 Dated 17th Sept 2012. Competent Authority
for sanction of various kinds of leave – Amendment click here
G.O.Ms.No. 70 Dated: 06.07.2009 leave sanction powers
delegated to HMs & MEOs click here
Go.40_dated_7.5.2002_powers_and_function_of_
hms_meos_dyeos_deos click here


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