(1) A permanent Government servant in last grade service earns leave at the rate of one twenty second of the period he has spent on duty provided that he shall cease to earn leave while he has to his credit such leave amounting to 240 days]. G.O.Ms.No. 165, Fin., Dt. 17-8-67 & G.O.Ms.No. 10, Fin.,Dt. 10-1-83 .
If the Government servant is in a vacation department, his earned leave shall be reduced by 15 days for each year of duty if the Government servant has availed himself of the vacation. If a part only of the vacation has been taken in any year the period by which the earned leave shall be reduced shall be a fraction of 15 days equal to the proportion which the part of the vacation taken bears to the full period of the vacation.
(2) The amount of leave due is the amount of earned leave diminished by (a) the amount of earned leave which has been taken, and (b) one-half of the special disability leave taken on full pay under Fundamental Rule 83(7)(b).
[(3) The maximum earned leave that may be granted at a time to a last grade Government servant in permanent employ shall be 60 days]. G.O.Ms.No. 165, Fin., Dt. 17-8-1967 & G.O.Ms.No. 159, Fin., Dt. 5-6-1970 (4) Vacation may be combined with or availed of in continuation of any kind of leave admissible under these rules [Provided that the total duration of vacation and earned leave taken in conjunction, whether such earned leave is taken in combination with or in continuation of other leave or not shall not exceed the amount of leave due and admissible under sub-rule (3) above]; [G.O.Ms.No. 159, Fin., Dt. 5-6-1970] [Provided further, that the total duration of vacation, earned leave on half pay commuted on medical certificate and / or half-pay leave on private affairs taken in conjunction shall not exceed 180 days].
[G.O.Ms.No. 143, Fin. & Pig., Dt. 1-6-1968] Note: All regular last grade employees are allowed earned leave on par with the employees in superior service, vide GO.Ms.No:329, Finance, Dt. 17-12-1982 and G.O.Ms.No:9, Finance,Dt. 10-1-1983 .