RBE No. 48/2017: Leave on Average Pay – LAP – Encashment of Leave

No.F(E)III/2008/LE-1/1, dated 16.05.2017

Sub: Recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission – Encashment of Leave on Average Pay (LAP) while availing Privilege Pass/ PTO – relaxation of Rule – reg.

1. Attention is invited to Board’s letters of even number dated 29.10.2008 (RBE No. 161/2008) & 02.02.2011 (RBE No. 15/2011) on the above mentioned subject.
2. The provisions of encashment of leave while availing Pass/ PTO were relaxed vide Board’s letter dated 15.12.2014 (RBE No. 141/2014) on receipt of representations from Railway employees who failed to avail of benefits during previous block period despite availing Pass/ PTO and leave during that block period.
3. In terms of Rule 10 of the CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, a Government servant who is unable to avail of the leave travel concession within a particular block of two years or four years may avail of the same within the first year of next block of two years or four years. This means, a Government servant governed by CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 can avail encashment of leave twice – one while availing LTC for the current Block and another for the carry forward LTC of the preceding Block. Similar provision is not available in the Railway Services (Liberalized Leave) Rules, 1949 contained in IREC, Vol-I/ 1985-Edition.
4. Despite giving one time relaxation mentioned in Para 2 above, representations are still being received for relaxation of the provisions of the encashment of leave for the previous Block periods.
5. The Competent Authority after examining the matter has decided that Railway employees, who failed to avail the benefits of encashment of Leave in the preceding block period of two years, which ended on 31.08.2016 and onwards, can avail of the same within the first year of the succeeding block period of two years by fulfilling all conditions stipulated in this regard.

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