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LWA under KSR Appendix XII A / XII C - Guideline Dated 30-12-2020

    Govt have issued Guidelines vide Circular No.83/2020/Fin Dated 30/12/2020,for sanction of Leave Without Allowances for better Employment under Appendix XII A and for visiting Spouse under Appendix XII C of Kerala Service Rule, Part I.

  • Maximum period of LWA under Appendix XIIA / XIIC shoulde be 5 years w.e.f 05/11/2020 vide GO(P)No.152/2020/Fin dated 05/11/2020
  • Disciplinary proceedings should be taken to terminate those who are not joined in service after the expiry of Leave Without Allowance.

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LWA under KSR Appendix XII A / XII C - Guideline Dated 30-12-2020 HOT 

Time Limit for Handling LWA Application as per Appendix XII A & XII C - Order HOT 

KSR Amendment (3) 2021 - Enhanced LWA Sanction Power to HOD HOT 

KSR Amendment (One) 2022 - LWA Period Limited to 5 Years HOT 

Paternity Leave for PSU Employees - Order Issued

Vide GO(P)No.78/2020/Fin Dated 10/06/2020 ,Govt. have issued oders for sanctioning Paternity Leave for 10 days w.e.f 10/06/2020 for all permanent male employees of Public Sector Undertaking which not following Kerala Service Rules.

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Paternity Leave for PSU Employees HOT 

Paternity Leave - Guidelines HOT 

KS&SSR Amendment 2014 - Paternity Leave reckoned as duty for all purpose including probation HOT 

Maternity, Miscarriage & Hysterectomy Leave [Rule 100]

  •  A  competent authority may grant to a female officer, maternity leave on full pay for a period of 180 days from the date of its commencement [Rule 100]
  •  Maternity leave is also admissible to temporary female officers [Rule 100 Note:1]
  • The female candidates undergoing pre-appointment stipendiary training may be allowed leave for maternity purpose to the extent envisaged under this rule on full rate of stipend admissible [Note:3]
  • Maternity leave  shall be admissible to provisional female recruits continuing in service in a single department beyond one year provided they would continue in service but for proceeding on such leave. [Note:4]
  • Maternity Leave under Rule 100  is extended to all female officers appointed on contract basis, irrespective of the tenure of the contract upto 180 days or till the expiry of the existing contract whichever is earlier, vide GO(P) No.2/2021/Fin dated 04/01/2021.
  • Female recruits through Public Service Commission who join duty within 180 days from their date of delivery (otherwise than on account of miscarriage) shall, on joining, be granted from the next day the balance portion of maternity leave admissible as on the date of joining duty, subject to the following condictions: [Note:5]
    •  Holidays/vacation falling immediately after the date of joining service cannot be prefixed to the leave.
    •  A certificate from the medical officer who attended the delivery showing the date of delivery along with the medical certificate of health as prescribed in Rule 13, Part I of Kerala Service Rules should be produced
  •  Female Officers on maternity leave who get appointment in another Department or in the same Department by direct recruitment or by transfer or by promotion shall be allowed to avail the balance portion of maternity leave from the next day of  her joining duty in the new post or department subject to the maximum period of leave admissible under this rule including intervening holidays and vacation, in both the departments or posts together, shall be 180 days [Note:6]
  • Materninty leave for 180 days is also admissible for Supernumerary Employees appointed under Compassionate Employment scheme vide Order GO(Ms) No.1/2022/P&ARD Dated 18/01/2022.
  • Maternity leave may be combined with leave of any other kind but leave applied for in continuation of the former may be granted only if the request be supported by a medical certificate [Rule 102]
  • No medical certificate shall be necessary for grant of any leave for a period not exceeding sixty days in continuation of maternity leave.
  • Leave under Rule 100 above may also  be granted to female officers in cases of miscarriage including abortion subject to the condition that the leave does not exceed six weeks and application for the leave is supported by a certificate from the medical attendant. [Rule 101]
  • Miscarriage Leave under Rule 101 is extended to all female officers appointed on contract basis, irrespective of the tenure of the contract upto 6 weeks or till the expiry of the existing contract whichever is earlier, vide GO(P) No.2/2021/Fin dated 04/01/2021.
  • Leave under rule 100 may also be granted to female officers in cases of hysterectomy subject to the condition that the leave does not exceed 45 days and application for the leave is supported by a certificate from the medical attendent [Rule 101A]
  • Maternity Leave [Rule 100], Miscarriage Leave [Rule 101] & Hysterectomy Leave [Rule 101A]  reckoned as duty for all purpose including probation [KS&SSR, Part-I, Rule.2(6)(g)] [KS&SSR Amendment(Second) 2024 vide G.O.(P)No.6/2024/P&ARD dated 23/09/2024]

Related Downloads

KS&SSR - Revised Edition 2025 HOT 

Kerala Service Rule Vol I 8th Edition HOT 

Introduction of Hysterectomy Leave and Enhancement of Maternity Leave up to 180 Days HOT 

Maternity Leave to Female Recruits who join after delivery - Enhanced to 180 Days HOT 

KSR Amendment (Second) 2012 - Enhancement of Maternity Leave to 180 Days HOT 

Hysterectomy Leave for PSU Female Employees where KSR not applicable HOT 

Maternity Leave extended to Female Officers on Contract basis irrespective of the tenure HOT 

Maternity Leave for Supernumerary Employees appointed under Compassionate Scheme HOT 

KS&SSR Amendment (Second) 2024 -Miscarriage & Hysterectomy Leave also reckoned as duty for probation HOT 
 

Half Pay Leave [Rule 83]

  • Half Pay leave admissible to permanent employee  in respect of each completed year of service is 20 days.[Rule 83]
  • The period of leave without allowances availed of under Appendix XIIA for taking up employment will be excluded in reckoning completed years of service for purposes of calculating half-pay leave.
  • Half Pay Leave may be availed of on private affairs or on medical certificate. [Rule 82]
  • Leave salary on half pay leave is generally half of pay and corresponding dearness allowance.[Rule 93]
  • Leave salary of Non-Gazetted Officer whose pay does not exceed Rs.50200/-[w.e.f 01/07/2019], shall be half pay and dearness allowance of full pay salay, subject to a minimum of sixty-five percent of the pay and dearness allowance while on duty.  The excess over the actual leave salary in such cases shall be termed as special leave allowance.  This shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st July 2009 [Rule 93 Exception]
  • Hill Tract  Allowance, House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance admissible from time to time will be payable during periods  of all leave with allowances, if the total period  of such leave at a time does not exceed 180 days or if the actual duration of the leave exceeds 180 days for the first 180 days of such leave [Rule 93(iii)]

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KSR Rule 90A, 93 & 103 and Appendix VII - Monetary Limit Revised order Dated 01-06-2021 HOT 

KSR Amendment (Two) 2017 - Modification of monetary limit HOT 

Special Casual Leave to undergo Angioplasty

  • Introduced  vide GO(P)No.153/2019/Fin Dated 06/11/2019.
  • Special Casual Leave for a period of 30 days may be granted to those employees who undergo Angioplasty subject to the conditions under Rule 19, Section II, Appendix VII, Part I, Kerala Service Rules.
  • The leave may be allowed to be combined with leave defined in Rule 77(i) KSR I (ie Earned Leave, Half Pay Leave, Commuted Leave, Leave Not Due and Leave Without Allowance ) and ordinary Casual Leave.
  • The period of Special Casual Leave shall be exclusive of intervening public holidays.
  • The leave may be availed of on more than one ocation, in a calendar year, if needed, but altogether it must not exceed 45 days in a calendar year.
  • The Special Casual Leave Period will not be reckoned as duty for the purpose of accrual of Earned Leave [ GO(P) No.17/2022/Fin Dated 15/02/2022]

Related Downloads

Kerala Service Rule Vol I 8th Edition HOT 

Special Casual Leave to undergo Angioplasty HOT 

Is Special Casual Leave period taken as duty for Earned Leave - Note by Adv Sreekumar T M HOT 

KSR Amendment (4) 2021 - Special Casual Leave for Angioplasty HOT 

Special Casual Leave Period not Reckoned for Earned Leave - Order Dated 15/02/2022 HOT 

  1. Visiting abroad for Personal Purpose
  2. Special Casual Leave to Employed Parents of Physically/Mentally Challenged Children
  3. Special Casual Leave to undergo Chemotherapy or Radiation, Heart Surgery and Organ/Kidney Transplantation
  4. Paternity Leave [Rule 102 B]

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