15. SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE

(a) This leave shall be sanctioned under extraordinary circumstances and is an extra concession allowed to employees to treat their absence as duty, e.g., Special Casual leave allowed for Family Planning Operation etc.,

(b) The rate of leave differs in each case and is determined by specific rules.

( c) Necessary further details about rate of leave, in each case may be seen in Annex. VII to F.R.

(d) Special C.L. may be prefixed or suffixed or both with Government holidays – G.O.Ms.No.216, P&A.R. dt.14.3.1983.

Special Casual Leave for Family Planning Operation

(a) Seven days Special Casual Leave shall be allowed to an officer whose wife undergoes sterilization operation (Puerperal or Non-Puerperal) on the production of Medical Certificate from the doctor who performed the operation. In the event of failure of first operation, this leave may be allowed for the second time – G.O.Ms.No.470, P&A.R. dt.14.11.1990.

(b) IAS/IPS Officers are also eligible for 8 days of Special Casual Leave, if they undergo sterilization operation. Similarly 20 days Special C.L.be allowed to married women IAS/IPS Officers to undergo non-puerperal sterilization operation – G.O.Ms.No.203, Health , dt.13.02.1992.

(c ) Seven days Special Casual Leave shall be granted to an officer whose wife

undergoes Medical Termination of Pregnancy with Tubectomy. The

leave should be certified by the Medical Officer who performed the

operation. The certificate issued by a recognized Institution may also be

accepted – Govt.Memo.No.4535/R1/77-11, Health dt.25.6.77 and

G.O.Ms.No.270, Health dt.10.2.1978.

(d) The above leave is eligible for contingent staff also G.O.Ms.No.1452,

Health dated 14.7.1982.

(e) The Special Casual Leave shall be given from the date of such operation – Govt.Memo No.27620/R2/78-6, Health, dt.14.6.1978.

(f) This Special Casual Leave may be combined with Earned Leave, Un Earned Leave etc., - Govt.Memo. ibid.

(g) The Holidays may be prefixed or suffixed to the Special Casual Leave but should not be sandwitched between Special Casual Leave and regular leave (E.L. or U.E.L. etc.,) Govt.Memo –ibid.

(h) The combination of Special Casual Leave with regular leave may be sanctioned by the authority who normally sanctions leave – G.O.Ms.No.356, Health, dt.22.2.1982.

(i) 20days of Special Casual Leave shall be sanctioned to temporary married women employees for undergoing sterilization operation irrespective of their Service – G.O.Ms.No.229, dt.10.3.1982.

(j) 21 days of Special Casual Leave shall be allowed to employees who are unmarried or who have less than two children for undergoing operation for Recanalisation. The operation should have been performed in a hospital as per list complied by the Government of India. Special Casual Leave may be combined with any kind of leave. Prefixing of leave is not permissible. Sundays and Holidays shall count against 2 J days – G.O.Ms.No.2323, Health dt.28.12.1981..

(k) 8 days Special Casual Leave shall be sanctioned to women employees who undergo sterilization– Ruling 7 to 11(a) Annex VII to F.R.

(l) 20 days Special Casual Leave shall be sanctioned to women employees who under go non-puerperal sterilization operation during ordinary time. No Special Casual Leave is allowed if the operation is done immediately after confinement – Ruling ibid.

(m) In some cases, those who are sanctioned Casual Leave may require hospitalization even after the expirty of Special CL granted to them. In that case, they may require post sterilization treatment. They may be allowed additional special C.L. as certified by the Medical Officer who conducted the operation – G.O.Ms.No.644, Health, dt.25.3.1982.

The certificate shall be in the form of : Certified that Thiru/Tmt

………………. Employed as ……………….. in the ……………. Undergone sterilization operation at the ……………………..on………………………… He/She developed post operation complication due to ……………………which warranted hospitalisation from……………. To ……………………………………..

Signature of the Medical Officer