Leave Rules for Officials working in Post Offices

Leave Types and Rules:

• Casual Leave (CL)
• 8 days/year
• Full pay | No carry forward
• Can combine with RH/PH
• Cannot combine with EL/ML/CCL

Restricted Holiday (RH)

• 2 days/year (optional religious leave)
• Can combine with CL
• Earned Leave (EL)
• 30 days/year
• Full pay | Unlimited carry forward

Commuted Leave

• Granted on medical grounds
• 2 Half-Pay Leaves (HPL) = 1 Commuted Leave (CL)
• Medical certificate required

Leave Not Due (LND)

• Granted if no HPL balance
• Half pay (must have 360 days in service)
• Requires medical certificate & approval
• Special Casual Leave (SCL)
• For blood donation, family planning, sports
• Full pay

Maternity Leave (For Women)

• 180 days (childbirth) | 45 days (miscarriage)
• Full pay

Paternity Leave (For Men)

• 15 days (up to 2 children)
• Must be taken within 6 months of birth

Child Care Leave (CCL) – Women & Single Male Parents

• 730 days total (child up to 18 years)
• 365 days full pay + 365 days 80% pay
• Cannot combine with CL/ML/RH

Extraordinary Leave (EOL)

• No pay (granted when no other leave is available)
• Requires strong justification

Study Leave

• Up to 2 years (full/half pay based on rules)
• Requires approval

Leave Combination Rules:

✔ Allowed:

• CL + RH + PH
• EL + Commuted Leave
• ML + EL/HPL

✘ Not Allowed:

• CL + ML
• CCL + CL/RH

General Guidelines:

• Apply with proper documents in advance.
• Medical leave requires a medical certificate.
• CCL requires child’s medical/school proof.
• Maintain a copy of leave balance.
• Approval needed for leave combinations.