F.R. & S.R. – PART III - Leave Rules

CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (LEAVE) RULES, 1972

No.11013/7/04-Estt. (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, dated the 18th May, 1994.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Requirement of taking prior permission by Government servants for leaving station/headquarters - clarification regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that doubts have been expressed by Ministries/Departments as to whether a Government servant is required to take permission before leaving station/headquarters during leave or otherwise, especially for visits abroad.

2. Attention of the Ministries/Departments is invited in this connection to the provisions of FR. 11 which provides that ‘unless in any case it be otherwise distinctly provided the whole time of a Government servant is at the disposal of the Government which pays him ………’ Article 56 of the Civil Service Regulations also provides that ‘no officer is entitled to pay and allowance for any time he may spend beyond the limits of his charge without authority.’ It is implicit in these provisions that a Government servant is required to take permission for leaving station/head¬quarters. It is thus clear that such permission is essential before a Government servant leaves his station or headquarters and more so when he proposes to go abroad during such absence, as such visit may have wider implications.

3. However, separate permission may not be necessary where a Government servant has indicated his intention of leaving headquarter/station alongwith Leave address while applying for leave. The Leave application form prescribed under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 contains necessary columns in this regard. In case the leave applied for the purpose of visiting foreign country is sanctioned, it would imply that permission for going abroad is also granted; and therefore leave sanctioning authorities should keep this aspect in mind while granting the leave applied for. In the case of officers who are competent to sanction leave for themselves they should obtain permission for leaving station from their superior authority. Failure to obtain permission of competent authority before leaving station/headquarter especially for foreign visits is to be viewed seriously and may entail disciplinary action.

4. Ministry of finance etc., are requested to bring the contents of this Office memorandum to the notice of all Government servants serving under their control and ensure that these are strictly followed by all concerned.

Hindi version will follow.

(KRISHNA MENON)
UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA