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section (b) of Section 130, periods of inaction of less than 5 minutes shall be ignored

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section (b) of Section 130, periods of inaction of less than 5 minutes shall be ignored During the period of such leave, the women employee shall be paid leave salary equal to the pay

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LEAVE RULES 
[IREC Vol.-I (1995) (Second Reprint Edition 2003) Rule 501 to 557] 
Railway servants are entitled for different kinds of leave which is governed by the Railway 
Servant (Liberalised Leave) Rules-1949. 
Extent of application 
[Rule 502] 
These rules shall apply to (i) Railway Servants appointed on or after 01.02.1949 (ii) Railway 
Servants appointed prior to 01.02.1949 who have elect to be governed by these rules. (iii) 
Others who are brought under these rules by special order. 
Right of leave 
[Rule 503] 
Leave cannot be claimed as a right. It may be refused or revoked by the authority competent 
to grant such leave. 
Effect of dismissal, removal or resignation on leave at credit 
[Rule 504] 
Except as provided in rule 541 and this rule, any claim to leave to the credit of a railway 
servant, who is dismissed or removed or who resigns from railway service ceases from the 
date of such dismissal or removal or resignation. 
 
 
 leave on average pay 
[Rule 524] 
Shall be credited at the rate of 2½ days for each completed months. Maximum leave may be 
granted 180 days at a time. If employee is on EOL/LWOP/Absent from duty during previous 
half year, the credit of next half year shall be reduced by 1/10 of the period of such 
absent/EOL subject to maximum 15 days in one half of the year. While affording credit of 
LAP fraction of day shall be rounded off to the nearest day. 
[RBE No. 24/97] 
Commuted leave 
[Rule 527] 
Commuted leave not exceeding half the amount of leave on half average pay due may be 
granted on Medical Certificate to Railway Servants. If authority competent to grant such 
leave is satisfied that there is reasonable prospect of the Railway Servant returning to duty on 
its expiry. Twice the amount of such leave shall be debited against leave on half average pay. 
No limit to the number of days of commuted leave to be availed during entire service. 180 
days shall be allowed to be commuted during the entire service, in case (LHAP) only utilized 
for approved course of study and is certified to be in the Public interest by the leave 
sanctioning Authority. 
Where commuted leave has been sanctioned and employee retires/resigns from service 
without returning to duty, the commuted leave shall be treated as half average pay and the 
difference between the leave salary be recovered. Provided that retirement is thrust upon 
employee compulsorily and due to ill health no leave salary shall be recovered. Commuted 
leave may be granted at the request of employee even LAP is due to him. There is no limit to 
the number of days of commuted leave to be availed of during the entire service. 
Leave not due 
[Rule 528] 
May be granted to permanent Railway Servants. LND shall be limited to leave on half 
average pay, which is likely to be earned thereafter. 
Leave Not due during the entire service shall be limited to 360 days on Medical Certificate, 
out of which not more than 90 days at a time and 180 days in all in one spell. Leave not due

shall be debited against LHAP account and is likely to be earned subsequently. Where 
Railway Servant who has been granted leave not due resign or retire voluntarily from service 
without returning to duty, leave salary be recovered considering resignation or retirement is 
taking effect from the date such leave had commenced. If employee’s retirement is 
compulsorily thrust upon him by reason of ill health and incapacitated Railway Servant for 
further service, no leave salary shall be recovered. 
[RBE No. 30/89] 
Leave not due shall be granted to temporary Railway Servant who has put in minimum one  year service 
and suffering from TB, Cancer, Leprosy etc. for 360 days during entire service. 
Maternity leave 
[Rule 551] 
A female Railway Servant (including an apprentices) with less than two surviving children 
may be granted maternity leave for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement. 
[RBE 154/97 & 158/08] 
In case of Mis-carriage/Abortion it can be granted for 4

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