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Master Circular No. 10 - Special Casual Leave
Master Circular No. 10
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 10 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Special Casual Leave. Master Circular compilation sourced from the PBTVC Personnel website; check subsequent Railway Board amendments before use.
Text of the circular
MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 10 Special Casual Leave. General Occasions for grant of SCL and General Conditions SCL for Railwaymen's Cooperative Societies SCL for Family Welfare Scheme. SCL for Sports events/Tournaments. SCL for meetings of Trade Union/Federation. SCL on other occasions. Clarification. List of letters on which consolidation has been made. Annexure 'A' Annexure 'B' Annexure 'C' Annexure 'D' The instructions issued by the Railway Board from time to time on the subject of grant of special casual leave are contained in several letters. It has now been decided by the Railway Board to issue a Consolidated Master Circular, as below, incorporating all the instructions issued so far on the subject for the information and guidance of all concerned. 2. Special casual leave is granted to Railway employees to cover their absence from duty, on the following occasions for the following work. i. For attending to work connected with running/administration of Railwaymen's Cooperative Societies; ii. For promoting small family norms under the Family Welfare Programme; iii. For participation in sports events; iv. Attendance as officials at meetings of Trade Union/Federation; v. Participation in cultural activities like Drama, Music competitions; vi. Scout work; vii. Occasions like Voluntary Donation of Blood; attendance at meetings of Technical/ Scientific institutes; attendance at courts a jurors/assessors; participation in Republic Day parade; unavoidable absence due to civil disturbances; etc. ; 2.1. Special casual leave is admissible to both the permanent and temporary employees. Like casual leave, it is not a recognised leave or is subject to any rule under the leave rules applicable to the Railway employees. Full pay is admissible during the period when the employee is on special casual leave. Special casual leave can be sanctioned with retrospective effect also. 2.2. Special casual leave cannot be combined with ordinary casual leave and regular leave, except in certain cases, where the combination is allowed. 3. The details of the quantum of special casual leave admissible and the items of work connected with the running/administration of Railwaymen's Cooperative Societies for which special casual leave can be granted have been shown in Annexure 'A' 4. The details regarding the special casual leave admissible to the Railway employees under the Family Welfare Scheme have been shown in Annexure 'B'. 5. For participation in Sports events/Tournaments, the details of special casual leave admissible are contained in Annexure 'C'. 6. The details of admissibility of special casual leave to Railway employees for attendance at meetings of Trade Union/Federation have been shown in Annexure 'D'. 7. Special casual leave not exceeding 30 days in a calendar year, excluding Sundays/ Holidays, may be granted to employees who participate in cultural activities like Drama, Music and take part in Inter-Railway, Inter-Divisional competitions. [Ref: Board's letter No. E(W)75 WE 6/13 dated 12.05.1980] 7.1 Scouting Duties: i. Special casual leave up to a maximum of 30 days in a calendar year may be granted to Railway employees and also apprentices and trainees who are scouts or Rover scouts for attending camps or rallies or when engaged on scouting duties on instructions from Scouting authorities. If a Railway servant, while on special casual leave on scouting duties, is injured and is required to be hospitalised the period of his absence due to hospitalisation should be regulated as special casual leave but the limit of 30 days of special casual leave in a calendar year on scouting duties including the period of absence on account of injuries/hospitalisation should not be exceeded. [Ref: Board's letter No. E(W)83 SP 1/4 dated 12.08.1983] ii. Special casual leave, when sanctioned for scouting work, may be combined with casual leave or regular recorded leave. When regular leave is granted in combination
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