Leave Rules

148 documents with key points and a PDF copy. Orders issued before 02-06-2014 are of the erstwhile combined State of Andhra Pradesh: check that they still apply in Telangana.

• G.O.Ms.No.528 · 26 Apr 1961Compensatory holiday when an optional holiday is refused.
• Memo.No.11302 · 16 Jun 1964EOL granted to regularise a suspension period does not count for increments.
• G.O.Ms.No.390 · 26 Nov 1964Special Casual Leave for office-bearers of recognised service associations on the Joint Staff Council — new Instruction 10-B in Annexure VII of the FRs.
• Memo.No.16808 · 12 May 1965Grant of Earned / Privilege Leave — leave should not normally be refused.
• G.O.Ms.No.181 · 16 Jul 1973Earned leave for last-grade (Class IV) employees — liberalisation.
• Memo.No.20584 · 12 Sep 1974Half pay leave not admissible to temporary (emergency) employees — clarification on Leave Rule 23(a)(i).
• G.O.Ms.No.186 · 23 Jul 1975Liberalisation of State leave rules (following Government of India O.M. dt. 09-01-1974).
• G.O.Ms.No.208 · 16 Aug 1975Leave encashment on death in service and on superannuation — further liberalisation.
• G.O.Ms.No.234 · 29 Aug 1975Full pay in lieu of HPL for Leprosy, TB, Cancer and Mental illness extended from Class IV to lower-paid NGOs.
• G.O.Ms.No.27 · 19 Jan 1976Leave encashment extended to other kinds of retirement.
• G.O.Ms.No.43 · 5 Feb 1976Delegation to Heads of Departments to count EOL for increments — amendment to FR 26.
• Memo.No.618 · 5 Feb 1976Clarifications on encashment of leave on death / superannuation (G.O.Ms.No.186 and 208/1975).
• Memo.No.73501 · 6 Apr 1976Leave encashment not admissible to those who retired on the afternoon of 31-05-1975.
• G.O.Ms.No.386 · 6 Sep 1976Full pay in lieu of half pay leave for employees suffering from Leprosy, TB, Cancer or Mental illness — pay limit removed.
• G.O.Ms.No.449 · 28 Oct 1976Full pay in lieu of half pay leave extended to employees suffering from heart attack.
• G.O.Ms.No.19 · 24 Jan 1977Removal of the maximum limit on leave salary — amendments to the AP Leave Rules, 1933 / FRs / HCSR.
• G.O.Ms.No.20 · 25 Jan 1977'Heart Attack' changed to 'Heart disease' for the full-pay-in-lieu-of-HPL benefit.
• G.O.Ms.No.315 · 6 Sep 1977Transfer of leave at credit when State employees are permanently absorbed in public enterprises.
• G.O.Ms.No.384 · 5 Nov 1977Simplified (advance-credit) system of Earned Leave from 01-01-1978, following the Government of India.
• G.O.Ms.No.415 · 30 Nov 1977Further liberalisation of leave rules — leave preparatory to retirement and encashment raised to 180 days.
• G.O.Ms.No.183 · 21 Jul 1978No Extraordinary Leave for higher studies to emergency (temporary) employees; enforcement of bonds already executed.
• G.O.Ms.No.221 · 22 Aug 1978Full pay and allowances for leave encashed on death / retirement beyond 120 days.
• G.O.Ms.No.34 · 27 Jan 1979Maximum accumulation and credit rate of Earned Leave for emergency and junior last-grade employees — amendment to G.O.Ms.No.384/1977.
• G.O.Ms.No.555 · 6 Aug 1979Special Casual Leave for office-bearers of district units of associations on the Joint Staff Council raised from 7 to 21 days.
• G.O.Ms.No.349 · 16 Dec 1980Full pay for up to six months during HPL for serious illnesses — amendment to Rules 28 and 29 of the AP Leave Rules, 1933.
• G.O.Ms.No.48 · 24 Mar 1981Avoiding compulsory-wait periods for employees returning from leave, relief, training or deputation — further instructions.
• G.O.Ms.No.133 · 10 Jun 1981Special Disability Leave for road accidents on official duty — new ruling under FR 83-A.
• G.O.Ms.No.1 · 3 Jan 1983Surrender of up to 30 days' Earned / Privilege Leave in a calendar year.
• G.O.Ms.No.10 · 10 Jan 1983Maximum accumulation of Earned / Privilege Leave raised from 180 to 240 days.
• G.O.Ms.No.9 · 10 Jan 1983Earned Leave for all Last Grade employees on par with superior service.
• G.O.Ms.No.232 · 17 Aug 1983Surrender of up to 30 days' EL / PL allowed for calendar year 1983 only.
• G.O.Ms.No.137 · 23 Feb 1984Special Casual Leave to employees who donate blood.
• G.O.Ms.No.219 · 25 Jun 198490 days' maternity leave for non-permanent women employees without first exhausting other leave — amendment to SR 1 under FR 101(a).
• U.O. Note.No.39 · 16 Jan 1985Posting staff on holiday turn duty in Secretariat Departments.
• U.O. Note.No.671 · 10 Apr 1985Late attendance and forfeiture of casual leave — clarification.
• U.O. Note.No.301 · 14 May 1985Reducing pendency of files in Secretariat Departments.
• G.O.Ms.No.129 · 13 Aug 1985Restoring the word 'abortion' in the maternity-leave rule — amendment to SR 1 under FR 101(a).
• Memo.No.22478 · 5 Nov 1988Implementing interim court orders on leave encashment and certain allowances.
• Memo.No.28055 · 18 Nov 1988Clarification on restoration of EL / PL encashment (G.O.Ms.No.294/1988).
• Memo.No.8903 · 31 Mar 1989Schedule for encashment of Earned / Privilege Leave during 1989-90.
• Memo.No.313 · 1 May 1989Encashment of Earned / Privilege Leave in 1989-90 — further relaxations.
• Memo.No.34260 · 2 Apr 1990Schedule for encashment of Earned / Privilege Leave during 1990-91.
• G.O.Ms.No.420 · 3 Dec 1990Ceiling on encashment of EL at retirement raised from 180 to 240 days.
• G.O.Ms.No.238 · 16 Sep 1991Encashment of EL up to 240 days extended to employees who die in service.
• G.O.Ms.No.268 · 29 Oct 1991Full pay in lieu of half pay leave extended to employees with kidney (renal) failure.
• G.O.Ms.No.607 · 12 Nov 1991Guidelines when a family-planning operation (vasectomy / tubectomy) fails — special leave and incentive increment.
• G.O.Ms.No.10 · 24 Jan 1992Special Casual Leave for infectious disease in the employee's house withdrawn — deletion from Annexure VII of the FRs.
• G.O.Ms.No.38 · 18 Mar 1992Maternity leave limited to women with less than two surviving children.
• G.O.Ms.No.166 · 23 Sep 1992Full DA during Half Pay Leave dispensed with.
• G.O.Ms.No.7 · 11 Jan 1994HRA during leave — amendment to Rule 3(2) of the AP Public Employment (HRA) Rules, 1988.
• G.O.(P).No.21 · 19 Jan 1994Full Dearness Allowance during Half Pay Leave for lower pay scales.
• G.O.Ms.No.79 · 24 Feb 1994Notional pay in the Revised Pay Scales 1993 to count for leave encashment of employees who retired / died before monetary benefit.
• G.O.Ms.No.234 · 27 May 1994Higher ex-gratia allowance during EOL for treatment of TB, Leprosy, Cancer, Mental illness — and extension to Heart disease and Kidney failure.
• G.O.Ms.No.470 · 16 Sep 199421 days' Special Casual Leave per calendar year for principal office-bearers of recognised service associations.
• G.O.Ms.No.342 · 30 Sep 1994Encashment of Half Pay Leave at retirement introduced for State employees, as for Central Government employees.
• Memo.No.7992 · 15 Mar 1995Encashment of Earned / Privilege Leave during 1995-96.
• G.O.Ms.No.254 · 10 Nov 1995Maternity leave raised from 90 to 120 days.
• G.O.Ms.No.1036 · 29 Nov 199521 days' Special Casual Leave a year for district-level principal office-bearers of recognised service associations.
• G.O.Ms.No.283 · 27 Dec 1995120 days' maternity leave extended to women already on maternity leave on 10-11-1995.
• G.O.Rt.No.374 · 16 Mar 1996Five days' extra Casual Leave for women teachers.
• Memo.No.8593 · 22 Jun 1996Schedule for encashment of Earned / Privilege Leave during 1996-97.
• G.O.Ms.No.214 · 3 Sep 1996Leave up to five years for Government servants to take up employment abroad.
• G.O.Ms.No.11 · 15 Jan 1997Withholding encashment of Earned Leave at retirement when disciplinary or criminal proceedings are pending.
• Memo.No.26444 · 10 Jul 1997Encashment of Earned Leave in 1997-98 — protecting the 1 July credit for employees at 240 days.
• Memo.No.27 · 18 Aug 1997Time limit for presenting bills for surrender leave salary.
• Memo.No.2968 · 4 Oct 1997Encashment of Earned Leave by NGOs in 1997-98.
• Memo.No.52048 · 22 Dec 1997Encashment of Earned Leave in 1997-98 — Gazetted Officers and year-end credit.
• U.O. Note.No.13127 · 13 May 1998Procedure for leave to take up employment abroad (G.O.Ms.No.214/1996).
• Memo.No.16268 · 23 May 1998Schedule for encashment of Earned Leave during 1998-99.
• Memo.No.21102 · 7 Aug 1998Comprehensive instructions on Extraordinary Leave (EOL) on medical certificate.
• Memo.No.31948 · 12 Aug 1998Interim Relief does not count for encashment of leave.
• G.O.Ms.No.232 · 22 Aug 1998Power to sanction Special Disability Leave to police personnel delegated to the DGP & IGP.
• G.O.Ms.No.234 · 27 Oct 1998Encashment of Half Pay Leave at retirement — further orders (calculation method, DA, deaths in service).
• Memo.No.35224 · 28 Oct 1998Encashment of Earned Leave in 1998-99 — relaxation for employees with 226–239 days.
• G.O.Rt.No.1614 · 22 Dec 1998Strike period of NGOs in the office of the Commissioner & Director of School Education (05-11-1998 to 02-12-1998) treated as leave.
• G.O.Ms.No.37 · 30 Jan 1999Second Saturday declared a holiday instead of the third Saturday; third Saturday to be 'Clean and Green Day'.
• Memo.No.49578 · 23 Feb 1999DA component in encashment of Half Pay Leave at retirement — effective date clarified.
• G.O.Ms.No.77 · 4 May 1999Employment abroad on Extraordinary Leave — no amendment to Conduct Rules needed for passport NOC.
• Memo.No.17218 · 9 Jun 1999Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 1999-2000.
• Memo.No.17218 · 29 Jun 1999Encashment of Earned Leave in 1999-2000 — relaxation for employees with 226–239 days.
• Memo.No.27424 · 1 Jan 2000Encashment of Half Pay Leave at retirement — applicability to teachers in Panchayat Raj and Municipal institutions.
• Memo.No.459 · 6 Jun 2000Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2000-01.
• G.O.Rt.No.2516 · 27 Jun 2000Leave for employees who could not attend office on 11-05-2000 due to a strike / bandh.
• Memo.No.21291 · 6 Jul 2000Encashment of Earned Leave in 2000-01 — relaxation for employees with high balances.
• G.O.Ms.No.317 · 8 Sep 2000Special Casual Leave of 10 days for officers attending the Vipassana Meditation Course in Hyderabad.
• G.O.Ms.No.351 · 18 Oct 200010 days' Special Leave for the Vipassana Meditation Course — modification of G.O.Ms.No.317/2000.
• G.O.Rt.No.4128 · 30 Oct 2000Special Casual Leave for absence due to floods (24 & 25-08-2000) and a bandh (29-08-2000).
• G.O.Ms.No.151 · 14 Nov 2000Leave for teachers drafted during holidays for enumeration, electoral rolls, census etc.
• G.O.Ms.No.174 · 19 Dec 2000Compensatory leave for teachers drafted during holidays for enumeration, census etc. — correction to G.O.Ms.No.151, Education, dt. 14-11-2000.
• G.O.Rt.No.2334 · 25 May 2001Regularising absence on the mass casual leave dharna of 19-04-2001.
• Memo.No.15239 · 31 May 2001Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2001-02.
• Memo No SP-246 Dt 11-06-2002 · 11 Jun 2002Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2002-03.
• G.O.Ms.No.756 · 7 Aug 2002Leave to take up employment abroad — may be used in spells, up to 5 years in all.
• Memo.No.476 · 8 Oct 2002Encashment of Earned Leave by All-India Service officers in 2002-03 — clarification to the Pay and Accounts Officer.
• G.O.Rt.No.197 · 14 May 2003Maternity benefit for women employees on contract in the AP Women's Cooperative Finance Corporation and Women Development & Child Welfare.
• G.O.Ms.No.69 · 6 Jun 2003Maternity leave of 120 days extended to women teachers in aided institutions.
• Cir. Memo.No.12091 · 8 Jun 2003Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2003-04.
• G.O.Rt.No.3027 · 9 Jun 2004Regularising absence on the token strike of 24-02-2004 (against the Supreme Court ruling on the 'right to strike').
• Cir. Memo.No.11926 · 18 Jun 2004Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2004-05.
• G.O.Ms.No.435 · 27 Dec 2004Earned Leave credit for teachers drafted for election duty during summer vacation (General Elections 2004).
• G.O.Ms.No.438 · 31 Dec 2004Full pay in lieu of half pay leave for serious illnesses extended to All-India Service officers.
• G.O.Rt.No.1988 · 21 Apr 2005Special Casual Leave for absence on 25-01-2005 due to the State bandh.
• Cir. Memo.No.13870 · 27 Jun 2005Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2005-06.
• G.O.Ms.No.231 · 16 Sep 2005Paternity leave for male Government employees.
• G.O.Ms.No.232 · 16 Sep 2005Accumulation and encashment of Earned Leave raised from 240 to 300 days — PRC 2005.
• Memo.No.2415 · 1 Jul 2006Abortion / miscarriage leave — clarification.
• G.O.Ms.No.234 · 10 Aug 2006Encashment of Earned Leave up to 300 days extended to employees who die in service.
• G.O.Rt.No.600 · 4 Feb 2008Regularising absence on the one-day nationwide strike of 30-10-2007 as leave.
• Memo.No.12754 · 27 Feb 2008Casual leave for Contract Junior Lecturers / Lecturers in Government Junior and Degree Colleges.
• Cir. Memo.No.15620 · 4 Jun 2008Schedule for surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2008-09.
• G.O.Ms.No.59 · 22 Jul 2008Five days' extra Casual Leave for women instructors in Government ITIs / DLTCs.
• Cir. Memo.No.10472 · 29 Apr 2009Surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave from 2009-10 — calendar dispensed with.
• G.O.Ms.No.152 · 4 May 2010Maternity leave raised from 120 to 180 days — Ninth PRC.
• G.O.Ms.No.153 · 4 May 2010Maximum Earned Leave at a time raised from 120 to 180 days — Ninth PRC.
• G.O.Ms.No.154 · 4 May 2010New formula for encashment of Half Pay Leave at retirement / death — Ninth PRC.
• G.O.Rt.No.2120 · 4 May 2010Special Casual Leave for employees affected by curfew in Hyderabad (29-03-2010 to 05-04-2010).
• Memo.No.15744 · 15 Jun 2010Surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave during 2010-11.
• Cir. Memo.No.20129 · 21 Jul 2010When paternity leave can be taken — clarification.
• G.O.Ms.No.433 · 4 Aug 2010Special Casual Leave to women employees on International Women's Day (8 March).
• G.O.Rt.No.114 · 10 Jan 2011Absence on 23-11-2010 for the 'Chalo Hyderabad' programme treated as Special Casual Leave.
• G.O.Rt.No.116 · 10 Jan 2011Absence on the one-day countrywide strike of 07-09-2010 treated as Special Casual Leave.
• Cir. Memo.No.14568 · 31 Jan 2011Dearness Allowance during Half Pay Leave — Ninth PRC recommendation.
• G.O.Ms.No.82 · 3 Feb 2011Special Casual Leave on polling day for elections to the AP Legislative Council from Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies.
• G.O.Ms.No.52 · 1 Apr 2011Special leave of up to 45 days for women employees undergoing hysterectomy.
• Cir. Memo.No.14781 · 22 Jun 2011Surrender (encashment) of Earned Leave from 2011-12 onwards — standing instructions.
• G.O.Ms.No.179 · 11 Jul 2011Power to sanction Special Disability Leave to police personnel re-delegated to the Additional DGP (Personnel).
• G.O.Ms.No.143 · 14 Nov 2011Salary for the Sakala Janula Samme strike period (13-09-2011 to 19-10-2011) to Intermediate Education staff in Telangana.
• G.O.Ms.No.2 · 13 Apr 2012Committee of officials on regularisation, uniform service conditions, remuneration and leave (including maternity leave) for contract and other employees of…
• Memo.No.6303 · 21 Apr 2012Encashment of leave at retirement — clarification to the DTA (PRC 2010).
• G.O.Ms.No.84 · 17 Sep 2012Authority to sanction 180 days' maternity leave to women teachers — amendment to G.O.Ms.No.70, SE, dt. 06-07-2009.
• Cir. Memo.No.4338 · 18 Feb 2013Encashment of Earned Leave only once in a financial year — clarification.
• G.O.Ms.No.201 · 23 Apr 2013Delegation of leave-sanctioning powers to RDOs and Tahsildars for Revenue staff.
• G.O.Ms.No.33 · 4 Feb 2014Regularising the strike period of Seemaandhra employees (from August 2013) as Earned Leave / EL to be earned / eligible leave.
• G.O.Ms.No.132 · 6 Jul 2016Child Care Leave of 60 days for women employees — Tenth PRC.
• G.O.Ms.No.90 · 8 Jun 2018HPL encashment at retirement extended retrospectively to staff of aided colleges, aided schools and PR / Municipal institutions.
• Memo.No.11033 · 19 Jul 2018Special leave (full pay in lieu of half pay leave) for serious illnesses — clarification on G.O.Ms.No.29, Finance (FR.I), dt. 09-03-2011.
• G.O.Ms.No.17 · 31 Jan 2019180 days' paid maternity leave for married women contract and outsourcing employees.
• Memo.No.1082740 · 2 May 2020Combining paternity leave with other regular leave — clarification.
• G.O.Ms.No.18 · 10 Mar 2021Five days' additional Casual Leave extended to all women employees of the State Government.
• G.O.Ms.No.22 · 1 Apr 2021Leave-sanctioning authorities for Panchayat Secretaries Grade I to VI in Village Secretariats.
• G.O.Ms.No.33 · 8 Mar 2022Leave benefits under the 11th PRC — Child Adoption Leave, Child Care Leave, Special CL, and ex-gratia during EOL for certain diseases.
• G.O.Ms.No.199 · 19 Oct 2022Child Care Leave of 180 days can be taken in up to 10 spells.
• G.O.Rt.No.2692 · 15 Dec 2022General and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 (Andhra Pradesh).
• G.O.Ms.No.35 · 16 Mar 2024Maternity leave during probation to be treated as duty for counting and declaring probation.
• G.O.Ms.No.44 · 17 Apr 2025Maternity leave during probation treated as duty — amendment to Rules 2 and 16 of the AP State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.
• G.O.Ms.No.21 · 5 May 2025Maternity leave of 180 days — condition of 'less than two surviving children' removed.
• G.O.Ms.No.70 · 15 Dec 2025Child Care Leave — upper age limit of children removed.
• Leave Rules, 1933The complete Andhra Pradesh Leave Rules, 1933 (Annexure III to the FRs), governing all kinds of leave for State Government employees, with notes and amendments.

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