No 51-4/2011- SPB – 11
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Dated 01-08-2011
To,
1. All
Chief Postmasters General
2. All
Postmasters General
Sub: Grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I
Postmaster.
Sir / Madam,
It is observed that HSG.I Postmaster is competent to grant only
casual leave to the staff working under him/her. The applications for grant of
other kind of leave to staff are forwarded by him/her to the Division office
for approval. It has been brought to the notice of the Directorate that at
times the said procedure takes time and if such officials who do not have
casual leave left in their accounts want to proceed on earned leave immediately
to some unforeseen circumstances, they face problems in proceeding on leave at
short notice.
2. The matter has been looked into. It has been decided by the
competent authority in the Directorate that in such pressing circumstances, HSG
I Postmasters while recommending earned leave may relieve the official of his
duties in anticipation of grant of leave by the competent authority, provided :
I. The earned leave applied for by the individual is not for more
than the period of three days.
II. No substitute is required in case the official proceeds on
leave.
III. The leave may be recommended by the HSG I Postmaster by
recording that it is being recommended subject to the availability of leave in
the credit of the applicant.
IV. The official may be relieved after duly following the
procedure of handing/taking over of the charge.
V. If later on the sanctioning authority finds that the official
does not have the leave applied for to his credit he should obtain the revised
application from the individual for the kind of leave he/she is entitled to at
the earliest.
VI. If the official needs earned leave for more than three days or
wants to extend the earned leave beyond three days he should apply for same
well in advance so that it is sanctioned as per the existing procedure.
Yours faithfully,
-Sd-
(B.P.Sridevi)
Director (Staff)