Leave Rules In Indian Railways

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Railway has very clear and precise rules defined for all kind of employee wheather you are new recruits, trainee, running staff, permanent employee or high rank railway officer. Undertstanding Leave Rule In Indian Railway is very crucial to maintain work life balance.

Leave Rules In Indian Railway Overview

Leave Rules in Indian Railway is  called the Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 1949. Indian Railway leave rules are governed mainly by:

• Railway Establishment Code (IREC, Chapter 5)
• Railway Board circulars
• 7th Pay Commission updates

These rules apply to:

1. Permanent railway servants appointed on or after 1st February 1949
2. Temporary staff
3. Apprentices
4. Running staff
5. RPF personnel

The Railway administration aims to design the indian railway leave system to ensures that employees get sufficient rest while maintaining operational efficiency.

It is crucial to note that leave of any kind cannot be claimed as right. Moreover the leave of any kind may be refused or revoked by the authority competent to grant leave. However authority cannot alter the nature of leave applied by empolyee. Except as proved otherwise under leave rule any kind of leave may be granted in combination with any other kind of leave. No Railway Servant shall be granted leave of any kind for continuous period exceeding five years.

Types Of Leaves In Indian Railway

Under this you will undertstand about the types of leaves available in Indian Railway.

1. Leave On Average Pay (LAP) or Annual Paid Leave (APL) or Earned Leave (EL)

1. Railway Servant shall be entitled to 30 days leave on average pay in a calendar year. It shall be credited in advance. It is credited in 2 installments of 15 days each on the 1st January and 1st July of every calendar year.
2. LAP shall be credited at the rate of 2 1⁄2 days for each completed months.
3. The maximum leave can be accumulated upto 300 days w.e.f. 01.07.1997 (RB No.
   F(E)III/97/LE-1/03 dated 10.11.1997) + 15 of current half year.
4. Maximum leave may be granted 180 days at a time.
5. If employee is on EOL/LWOP/Absent from duty during previous half year, the credit of next half year shall be reduced by 1/10 of the period of such absent/EOL subject to maximum 15 days in one half of the year. While affording credit of LAP fraction of day shall be rounded off to the nearest day (RBNo.E(P&A)1-96/CPC/LE-5 dated 07.02.1997).
6. Railway Servant serving in Railway School shall be credited to 5 days each of the half
   year on 1st January and 1st July of every calendar year.
7. In case of Railway Servant serving in Railway School, if the period is availed as EOL/Absent/Dies non the credit in next half year shall be reduced by 1/30 of the period of such EOL/Absent/Dies-non subject to maximum of 5 days.
8. If School Teacher is appointed/ceases to be in service shall be allowed at 5/6 days for each completed month in the half year in which appointed.
9. If Railway School staff avails portion of vacation he/she shall be entitled to LAP in such proportion of 30 days as the number of days of vacation not availed during full vacation.
10. If Railway Servant does not avail himself any vacation, LAP shall be admissible to him maximum as due in that year under Rule 523/RI. Provided leave taken in conjunction shall not exceeds 300 days.

Leave on Averace Pay applicable to School Staff- (Revised in 7th CPC)

1. The leave account of every Railway servant who is serving in a Railway School such as teacher, principal, headmaster, librarian, laboratory assistant or a waterman shall be credited with leave on Average Pay, in advance, in two installments of five days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.
2. In respect of any year in which a Railway servant avails a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to additional leave on Average Pay in such proportion of twenty days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation, provided the total Leave on Average Pay credited shall not exceed thirty days in a calendar year.
3. If, In any year, the Railway servant does not avail any vacation, Leave on Average Pay will be as per Rule 523 instead of clauses (a) and (b).

2. Leave On Half Average Pay (LHAP)

1. It can be granted to Railway Servants on half average pay other than Railway School/Staff.
2. It shall be credited in leave account in 2 installments 10 days each of the half year on 1st January
3. and 1st July in advance.
4. The amount of LHAP can be availed in one spell combined with any other kind of leave or not shall be limited to 24 months.
5. This leave may be granted on Medical Certificate or private affairs or at the request of employee.
6. It can be accumulated in Leave Account unlimited.
7. LHAP is not admissible to Railway School Staff. (RB No.E(P&A)1-92/CPC/LE-3 dated 04.12.1992)
8. If an employee remain absent or under suspension and the period is treated as ―No work (without pay) than 1/8 of that number of days will be deducted from earning of LHAP. (RB No.E(P&A)1-85/JCM/NC/3 dated 09.03.1988)

Leave on half average pay (Revised in 7th CPC)

1. A Railway servant, permanent or temporary otherthan one who is serving in a railway school, shall beentitled to Leave on Half Average Pay of 20 days inrespect of each completed year of service.
2. The account of Leave on Half Average Pay of every Railway servant (other than a Railway servantserving in a Railway School) shall be credited withLeave on Half Average Pay in advance, in twoinstallments of ten days each on the first day ofJanuary and July of every calendar year.

3. Commuted Leave (COL)

1. It can be granted on Medical Certificate to Railway Servants.
2. If authority competent to grant such leave is satisfied that there is reasonable prospect of the Railway Servant returning to duty on its expiry.
3. If authority competent to grant such leave is satisfied that there is reasonable prospect of the Railway Servant returning to duty on its expiry.
4. No limit to the number of days of commuted leave to be availed during entire service.
5. 180 days shall be allowed to be commuted during the entire service, in case (LHAP) only utilized for approved course of study and is certified to in the interest of Public interest.
6. Where commuted heave has been sanctioned and employee retire/resign from service without returning the duty, the commuted leave shall treated as half average pay and difference between the leave salary be recovered.
7. Provided that retirement is thrust upon employee compulsorily and due to ill health no leave salary shall be recovered.
8. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of employee even LAP is due to him.

4. Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL) or LWP

5. Leave Not Due (LND)

6. Maternity Leave

7. Paternity Leave

8. Child Care Leave (CCL)

9. Study Leave

10. Casual Leave (CL)