APPENDIX 20

(Re ferr ed to it, note under rule 8. 126)

to the gra nt of add itional lea ve to Ott
t111teS h . 1 s· .
1 e• Tee mc a or nn,l ar proble ms uVetnmen emp )
" . n ,•fi
. t Ir yecs f<>r the Stud Y of
~i.:1c ",or und . ki 'spe '
ci al cou r~ 'i t·
~ ,ructi on. r . , , or crta ,ng o
u,s LJ ) AR T A ST
-, lJDY LE AV E RU L ES, 1963
1. Short title, com me nce me nt and appllcatlt>n:-
( 1) Theserules may be called the Study L
· .
(2) They shall come into force at once. eave Rul es, 1963 .
2. Oe tin itio ns: -
( 1) In these rules unless the context othe
rw·ise •.
requ1res :-
(a) 'Audit Officer' means the Accountant G
- enera,I PunJ.a b.
(b) 'Head of Mission' tfi~~ms Ambassador~Cha
rged-Affairs Minister,
Counsul General, H1gh Commissioner and any
oth
as such by the Central Government in the er authorit y declared
cou
Government employee und~rgoes a course of stud ntry in which the
y or trainin g.
(2) All other words and expression~ used
in these rules but not defined shall
have the meanings respectively assigned to them
Volume I, Part 1. irt the Punjab Civil Services Rules,

3. Conditions for grant of stuffy i~Avt.=

(I) Subject to the conditions specified in thes
e rule s, ~tUdy \eave may be granted
to a Government employee with due regard
to the exigencies of public ~rv_ice to
enable him to undergo, in or out of India,
_a special course o~ study ~ons1st1~g of
higher studies, specialised training in a profes~
iona\ or a techmca\ subJect havmg a
direct and close connection with the sphere
of his duty.
(2) Study leave may also be' granted:
. . • ~nich a Government employee may
(i) For a course of tra1mng or stu~y tour:~i
-academic course, if the course of
not attend a regular academ•~ or s. ti d ·to
be of definite advantage to
training or the study t~ur 18 ~erti ~~ public inte
Government from the pomt of view \oye rest and is related to the
. e· and .
f
sphere of duties o t eh Go vernm ent emp '
. , framework or background of
d'
(ii) Fo r the purposes ~f ~tu ie~ c onnecte d with toe
the conditions that-
, pub lic administration; subJect to .
a rov ed by the authonty
. . stud tour shou\d be PP
(a) the particular stu~y or d l~ave; and ,
com pet ent to sanction stu y
 82 ERVICES RULES VOLUME I (PART II)
pUNJAB CIVIL 5
THE .ee should be required to submit, on his
h Government employ b him while on study leave.
(b) .t e n the work done y return a
report O f~11
rse of study, the Government en-i
.
(c) On completion of the cou . h d I
t e stu y eave, the,..cepo".Jee Sha
1
. hich granted him
submit to the authority w ecial courses of study Undertak
en, ind~1fica11:s;~
examinations passed ~~ :d tennination of the course
with the :;ating1~
date of commenc~m~ barge of the course of the study.
any, of the authority m c rnarks , if
. .
. . h ma not be closely or directly connected With th
(iii) for the studies whic Yee but which _are capable of widening his / "".on:
I
of aOov~rnment :m~ o~ his abilities as a ~ivil employe 11
e and toe ~~din a
manner hkely boto mtp with those employed m other bran
better to colla ra e ches oft~ Ph1111
Public
service.
. . for the study leave in cases falling under clause
Note:-Appl~cat1ofns h. e in consultation with the Finance (iii) shall
considered on ments O eac cas Dep artm ent. be
.
(3) Study leave shall not-be granted, unless:- .
(i) it is certified by the authority competent te s~an
ction leave that the proposed
course of study or training s~all be of defimte advantage
from the point of
view of public interest;
(ii) it is for prosecution of studies in suQjects othe
r than academic or literary
· subjects or it is applied for by a Medical Officer for
prosecuting course of
post-graduate study in · Medical Sciences and the appH
cant obtains a
certificate from the Director, Health Services, Punjab, to the
effect that such
study shall be valuable in increasing the efficiency of such
Medical Officer
·in the performance of his duties; and ·
(iii) the Economic Affairs Department of the Ministry
of Finance agrees to the
release of foreign exchange involved in the grant of stud
leave is outside India: y leave, if such
·
~ovided that · in releasing foreign exchange to Gov
ernment employees
prreedmg on study leave abroad, the Department ..afor
esaid shall satisfy itself
wqu:i~hfier .such Government employee comply with the
I ica1ions as specified in the g
:minimum educational
time to time regu I d .
latin rel ene~ ~ ers issued by the said Department from
0 .
.
higher studies at th . g ease of foretgn--exchange to persons
. e1r expense. . proc eedi ng abro ad for
(4) Study leave out of Ind' h
subjects for whic 1~.8• all not be granted
h ad for the prosecution of studi•es in·
administered by the Eco~uat~ facd~t•es exist in India or unde
r any of the sch~mes
of Education and the M' ~ic Affairs Department of the Fina
10 stry nce Ministry the MinistrY
' of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs~
 _,,..-·
. - _ _A~PE~o,x 20
sht\\\ not ord inar ily be r,rnntc· i \
- \ "\Ve.!
.;) ~·t \llh'· t:. .
b u o a lw,v cr
l·
~ .
\ \,t\S ren der ed less tha n five ycu,·1:.•, ,,mc.rtt crripl, ,y,--,,~
') ,,, ,,..1 · ·"' -"'crv1cc \I , \
l.• • •
Lt •
.. ,ho ,s du~ to rehre o_r hos the nt er l 1e <i<,vcr11Jru:.nt
1
1t1) '~ . .
opti on \ . ,
1
\ ,ervic~ w,t lun t \ nee yea rs of the date on 0 retir e ftc
~ , . f
l . •, . ,rn t~,c <,,,1,~rru n,~m
duty at\e r the \!xp uy o the \eav e. w n' c ' he 18 c x . . • l
· P<!t:lu t,, n:1 1nr , t 1 1
\ldY knv e sha\\ not be granted to a G
10) St .., h" ~
\ •\S to re,nove ,n1 u0t n contact with his ove re l ent cm P\<>ycc wito1. ·; ,e.
mm
\i, 'l1~ ~ , • -,wing to h1s abs enc e on \eav e.
' flk\ll tl~ l
gu ar wor k <>r to cau ;1,; <.Al1r~
4

11
'
4_ Aut hor itie s competent to sanction stud y leav e :-
t l) Study \eav e n,ay be gra nted -
,1) to a Gov ernmen t emp loy ee by the concern
\ d ed Ad • • .
Gov ernm ent an t h e Hea d of Department whe m1mstrat1ve Department (,f
h be d \ th
leave ave en e ega te d b"i the Administrati re e powers to grant suc h
the Dep artm ent~ ve Department to the Hea d ( f
>
(ii) !O the Sec ret~ y- of ~e Runjab Legislative Assembly
by the Department c,f
Gen era\ Adm1n1strat1on~ and
(iii) to the oth er Sec reta riat staf f of the Pun
jab Legislative Assembly by the
Spe ake r of the Pun jab Leg is\a tive Assembly.
(2) Wh ere a Gov ern men t emp loy ee born
e pennanently on the cadre of one
department or esta blis hm ent is serv ing temporarily in ano
ther department or
establishment, the gra nt of stud y \eave to him shal
l be subject to the conditions that-
(i) No sub stit ute sha ll be appointed to carry on
his work in his absence, and
(ii) The con cur ren ce of the department or
the establishment to which he is
per man ent ly atta che d is obtained before \eave
is granted.
5. Maximum amount of stu dy leav e tha t may
be gr~nted at a tim e dur ing-
. ser ·
the en t ire Th · um amo unt of stud y \eav
vice.- e max1m e wh1ch may be gran ted to a
Govemment emp loy ee sha \\ be:-
(i) ord ina rily twe lve mon t h s at any one time which shall not be exceeded sa\~
'
for exceptional reas ons , and
· . ive of stud y \eave granted under~ ) \)thcr rul~'.:) )
(ii) twe nty -fou r mo nth s (i n c\us _
in a\\ dur ing the enti re service.
.
. . "th leav e of othe r kinds.-
6. Com b1n f stu dy \eave w1
at1 on o . . other \<l~ of leaYe, but in no 1..-asc shalt tls:
( ·
\ ) Studv \eave maybe com bu~ w1~h "tJ·1th \eave ott~r
·J combmauon \! than extraortli11df) \~ave
~ t of this \eave
•
'°
 84 CIVIL SERVICES RULES VOLUME I (PART II)
E PUNJAB . . ~
TH ·
bse nce of more than twenty eight months fromthe
involve a tota I a rtgu1-~,
. f the Go vernment employee.
dut1es o . an
bination With
t employee granted. study leave .in com
h.
(2) A Govemmen is study before t You~
kind of leave may, if he so desires, ~ommence
such leave coinciding ,;e end
of the other kipd of leave but the penod of 1th 1~
cou rse of study s
_hall not count as study leave.
.
e prescribed in sub-rule (J) IOclu
N t - The limit of twenty-eight months of absenc des
o e. .
the period of vacation.
hen
_ Reg ula tion of stu dy leave extending beyond course of study,-W 1
7 , the Government employee shall resumhee
course of stud y falls sho rt of leav e sanctio ned h .
f dy, un1ess t e prevwus assent of auth .
duty on the conclus
com pete nt to san
ion
ction
of
leav e
the
to
cou
trea
rse
t
o
the
stµ
per iod of short fall as ordinary leave has:? n
d . ·.
.
obtame .
8. Grant of study allowance.-A stud
y allowance shall be granted for th
of study at a recognised institution or-' e
period spent in prosecuting the ·definite course peri;
any definite tour of inspection of any special
class of wor~, as well as for the
rse ~f study.
covered by any examination at the end of the cou
iod for wh ich stu dy aH owa nce ma y be granted.-The period for which
9. Per
twenty-four months in all.
study allowance may be granted shall not exceed
10. Rates of study allowance.-
!
(1 The rates of study allowance shall be
as follows ·but may be revised from
·
. ·
time to t4me: -
Name of Country Study allowance per diem
Australia . . . £ J.oo (S terling)
ope ... £ J.65 . (S ter1mg· )
-eo_ntinent offiur
~
New Zealand · ... £ 1.20 (Sterling)
United Kingdom · ... £ 2.00 (Sterling)
U 'ted
m. States of America . . . £ 2.75 .(Ster1:i •mg)
•. h0. .
(2) The rates of stud 1J · .
ent employee w
takes study J • ~ a owance to be granted to a Governm
the competen~authvem ~t~r countriese. sha'll ·be
such as may specially be detennined by
· onty in each cas ·
• · as
. <3) In casesthewhe re a G
oveinmJentthe plo
em · yee is on studv leave at the
·
placethe
same _-A
his place, of duty Jeave saJa "' .,
that he wou ld have othe,wj-.,~ P us stud y allowance shall not together ex ~
pay . .
. sedrawn ~ h e~ on:duty.
 ---- 85
IW~I N OIX 70
I I . C ondH ioniJ 6,Cov crni
( l)S . n14 gru 11th (tl1 ll11 tud yst llow art cc.
uhJ cc
e ffect that I· • · t l.o .the n,rnl HIllllg , ,
o f 11 <.: (•t I i lic·rt1 . I L (
ic i s not 111 rccc ln 1 c: r ·
•· 1 1111 Y 11 ct 1o l11 rn l11· r c , ·Y IncI ,,, vcrn rncri t ernpl,>yce to the
res pect of an 1
•
_Y_ port -t11n e cmp loyn 1c 111 _ • H •rc n< or att y nth~; r rc rnun eraticm
mon th prov 1s1o nally s ubj cc1 to . . Hlud y in
Gov ern m e t 111
ull owa 11cc n, uy he r,r1 id rJt the (~ncJ of CVN
' 1111dc rtu k i · y
, n ern~ loyc c tt,a t · · ,. ~
cons eq uent on hi s foilurc t he wou l d re. ,' rig in V.:rtl ing hcing oht;.i incd frr,m the
r. ·1 . fu nd to C,o vc rnmc nt any
the auth ority prod uce th c requ .ired ccrti
,a1 ure to sa tisfy o • ()Ver Ap-dym ent
the tim e spen t for whic h stud ~o,,mpctcnt ~o fi c,1 tc of . ltcnd a h'
Ya o wan cc 18 c l aime d c a hout the pr/'" "~r ~- ~~~ ~rn l'if
gr.mt lc,w
(2) A Gov ernm ent em ' ,·~ 1 1:1..at1on ,,
. . d f . 1oyce may ·
enti re pert 0 o vaca tion duri ng the p be allow ·cJ cJ ~
. c to raw study all o wance, for the
(I.) h co urse o f stud y s ubje ct to conditi ons that- -
e atten ds duri ng vacation an • .
unde r the direc tion of G .
Y s~1 al course of study or prd(,1.ical trdining
·1·) . ovem men t m consultat ion with Finance Depa
(1 m the abse nce of any such d' rtment
.
the Head of Mission or the : 1
?'\ he produces ~is f ~ evidence befor,e
case may be, that he has contin~:?h~~tud~tdto ~h• on
stud.~ leave , as tl-x:
(3) No study allowance shall be draw n durin 1es unng t e v~a tion .
course of study except for a maximum period of fouJe~;~ . . 1
~~~~ fall mg at the end of a
Note.-The peri od of vaca tion durin g whic h study
. allo · d
account m ca Icu Ia1·mg t h e max imum
.
perio wanc e is rawn shall be taken into
• d · 'bl d of twen ty-fo ur mon th r, h' h
.1s a m1ss1 e.
s, or w 1c study allow ance

( 4) Study allow~nce shall ~ot be granted

Government employee mterrupts his course of study any peri od duri ng which the
for
to suit his own convenience:
Provided that the authority competent to sanction stud
the study leave is taken in India or a country whe
y leave, in a case where
re there is no Indian Missio~ and the
Head of Mission, in other cctSes, may authorise the
grant of study allowance for any
period not exceeding fourteen days at a time during
which the Government employee
is prevented by sickness from pursuing his course of
study.
(5) In the case of a definite course of study at a reco
gnised institutio~ 'the study
allowance shall be payable by the authority compete
nt to sanction study \eave if the
study leave availed of is in India or in a country whe
re there is no Indian-Mission and
by the 'Head· of Mission in other cases~ ori claims
submitted by the Government
~mployee from time to time, supported by proper cert
ificates of attendance.
(6) The certificate of attendance required to be subm
itted in support of the claims
for sttxly allowances shall be f01Warded at the end
of the tenn, if the Go v~ t
; ernt,loyee is undergoing study in an educational imtitutio
n, ,or at intervals not exceedmg
three tnonths, if he is undergoing study at any o~ i~tu tion .
 86
SE RVICES RULES VO
E pUNJAB CIVIL LUME I (PART It)
TH ,~ st udy appro ved do -
7 When th e pro gra mm e o es not includ .
of stu dy . th G ,.... t I
• (t )ntirel y of su
ch a co urs~ stu dy
e ov ern .. ,e n e or d
emp oyee sha ~ s -
co ns1s e leav e direct or th
th to sa ncti on ro ugh the Headll subtn i;( ~
th e au - ority co mhpetenhi s . I bee n spent an d a re rt · d. .
1
tune ,as po in ,eatin g full of... . lei
a DI·ary showi ng ow . d.
h·1ch have been stu ie d an d . I •v1 1ssj
f th e methods and operati ons w me udin g suYthe nat ~ron
. h m et ·
hods or operations to co . .
~o the poss ibility of adop
tin g suet sa nic tio nditi ons ggbes.r'~n8 ~~
India. Th.e aut t,on.ty co mpetent o
n study leave shall decide
. f the Government emp Ioy wh ~t~ ta,n,n gi~
and report sho w if th e t,me
.
O ee was properly ernperl the d'
I fo r w ha • d 11
t penods stu y a owance iary
shall detem1in e accordin
gy may be granted0 Yed , ~~
f a Government employ
(8) (i) In the .~~e ~ ee who holds a Grou.
the payment of study allo
Grbo_up t t~:sp, roduction wance-fit the full ra t/ t
ill
su ~ect o
receipt of any scholarsh1.p/ . d
of a certificate to the effect
st1pen or any other rem
that he all~
.
i:
no
of any part-time employm uneratio n in res pet inq
ent, and
(ii) In the case of a Gov
ernment employee who
or Group 'B' post, to who does not hold a Group IA'
m stu.~y leave has been
of the provisions of clau granted in relaxation
se (11) of sub:rule (5~
. certificate as is referred of
to in clause (1) of this rule 3, such a
obtained from him by th sub-rule shall be
e drawing officer and
- enclosed along with the -the same shall be
bill for the draw al of stud
12. Grant of study allow
y allowance.
ance to Government em
or stipend-A Governmen ployees in receipt of scho
t employee who is grante lanbip
receive and retain, in additio d study leave' may be pe
n to his leave salary any nnitted to
be awarded to him fro scholarship or stipen,d that
m a Government or no may
Government employee has n-Government source.
been permitted to receive Where
salary, any scholarship or sti and retain in addition to his a
pend that may be awarde leave
non-Government source, d to him from a Governm
or any 'other remunerat ent or
employment.- ion in respect of any
· part-time
(a) no study allowance sh
all be admissible in case
.schol~hip or s!ipend or the net• amount of such
remuneration ·(arrived at
fees if a?y, paid_ by th by deducting the cost of
e Government employee
scholarship or st~pend or from the· value of the
allowance, otherwise admiss rem un er ation) exceeds the amQunt of stu
ible. · dY
- (b) in case the net arn~
the stud unt 0· f- h I h.
. sc. ~ ars tp or st .
. of th e ~ :~ :: :~ othe~ise adm ipend or. remunen-tti•on 1s· - I than
ess .
part-time emplo m~n~r st
authority compe~nt t an th st
issibl e, th
rn d or any other remun
_ e udy allowance
e differen ce between the fa:
eration in respect o -the -
. o grant _1eave. may -be granted by
 APPEND'IX 2Q,

t of study allowa nce to Government

3 Gran
1 . nt duririg stu dy Ieav ~.- lf. a G ove
m1nent ememployee wh
ployee .o acetJrt't J>-drt•tirne
111P10YJ1le d to receive and reta in, in addition to his leav
~ ,.ertT'ittfe part-time employm ent he shall ord e ' ~ho is l!JOntc<l ~tu<ly lt•avr
,s r- to a . f
ina ril"' not be 8a ary , any rcrrumerati, ~ ., ~.
re5pe' where the net am ount o remunerationJ granted a
bllt jo case~{ (arrived at by ded uct ing
rec e· ed . ny study all<JWarK.~r1·
from remuneration ,v m respect <>f the: part
eJ11P1 oyrne nt employee) is less than the study -t1r;,:
allo wa nce thaanty t
ernr of fee
oov ne
COS P<tid rr; tt~
neration: the d"ffi
1 erence
be
t~e en-
the net remuneraf· would be ad mt!i< · •h,
the rernugranted by the \ea ve san ctio nin g aut nd .;1 ,e hut for
rnaY be hor ity. ion a th e study al\owarv;
14 Allowances in addition to study allowance -No all
th~ dearness allowa nce and study allowan f
O
ce ;he re adom~a~cebl anyh ki nd ot~er
than . \\ .
allowance ~here spec ta y ~an ctto ned under rule 1S ~hall be admissi 1ss1 e or t e trave\mu
employee tn res pec t of pen od of stu dy \ea ble to a Governm~
ve grantedl to him .
1_s. Grant _of traveling allowance.-:-A Government e_m
be •paid tra veh ng . allo wa nce but
plo
yee shall not ordinar ily
the ~ompetent authority may in excepti
circumstanc ~s sanctio n the pay me nt of such ona l
allowance.
16. Cost of fees for study.-A Oo vem me
nt employee granted study leave shall
ordinari ly be req uir ed to me et the cos t
of fee s paid .for the study but in exceptiona
cases the·com pet ent aut hor ity may sanction l
the grant of such fees:
Provided tha t in no cas e sha ll the cost of
fees be paid to a Government employee
who is in rec eip t of sch ola rsh ip or stipend
from whatever sourc~ or _who is pennitted
to receive or ret ain in add itio n to his lea
ve salary, any remuneration m respect of part
time em plo ym ent -

17 E t· f
xecu 10n o a bo nd·_ ( l) Every
. ·
Government employee in pen n~ nt
.
employ wh o has bee n ~a nte ~ stu dy lea f h leave shall be requited
ve,or,e x:e :~o:i:,es~~-1', as the case may
to execute a bo nd as giv en 1n Schedule be,
A O tension of such leave granted t~
a~nexed to. the se rul es, bef ore -the study
~e~v;f ~:ce:\eave is granted to a Government
him com me nce s. If stu dy lea ve or ex ten s:
employee not in per ma nen t em plo y, th O
d
shalt be executed as given in Schedule
,B, e d to these rules, before the studY
or Sch edu le 'B- I', as the cas e may be annexe
nt~d to him commences.
leave or ext ens ion of suc h stu dy leave gra
h u send to the Audit
.. tO sanction study \eave s a has execute
(2) Th e aut hor ity co~ pet ent d the
the· Govemment employee
Office r, a cer tifi cat e to the eff ect that
-
req uis ite bon d.
 88
CIV I L SE RVI CES HU LES VOLU
THE PU~J_AB M E I (PART II)
~ - -- - - - .- -- _
rd
I~ Rt•si~nutaon uru1 irc me nC af h'r ~tu d~ ka vt· or no n-co rn pl u·-
.
of study.- e on of c,
~~
l empl oy ee res ign · · t ' . , c ·
I) s or re ire s 1rom serv ice or
. ( .If a Go.vctur rninc n
nirt ' to du . d f t d I oth
service without I e ty af\ er a pc no o s u y ca ve or within trw i~
. . tgr n to du ly ,or fa i Is to co mpl ete the course a ~ q,i,1,
thr ee yea rsa fte 1 u
_ . r suc,1r,e, ·t. fic . . 1... •Ir
of stu d Ptl'l,xi r)f
bk to lurrnsh tic 1 cc t, ''llC as requir ed unde r su u- c ,lU '->e ( CJ . lit. ,,f
' ~ and 1'
tu·,. r · , t},~
un:, . .~ . I
rule (2) of Ru 1Dv1 , 11c.. shall be rcqui ired to rc ftm<. :
c>
., i,J "
- ' ·.·,
.) d ble the ~mount of. leave sa
lary, study owance, co st of
anoud other ex' penses , 1· t· any, 1·ncur d b h all
(1
fee s tra .
re y t e Sta te Govemm ent; ' velJirt•
and ~
(11.. ) the actual amount, if any of the cost incurred by other _ag
Governments, Foundations, Trus • •
encies, such as~ .
•h
together with interest thereon at Go
ts etc., m connec~1o n wit . the ~urse ofore1 ~ ~
~
vemmen_t rates for !he tn:ne ~ mg
Government l~ans from the date in force ~
of d~n:1and be~ore his re~1gnat1
or permission to retire is granted on is ~
or qutttmg service otherwise :
Provided that except in the case
of employees who fail to comp
study competent authority may ord lete the course of
er:- 1

(a) that nothing in this rul e -sh 1

all apply to a Government f!m
return to duty from . study leave ployee wh o on
is. permitted to ret~re from the
medical grounds; service on
\
(b) that the amount required to
be refunded under this rule
Government employee who on shall, in the case -0f a
return to duty from study leave
resign from the service and to tak is pennitted to
e up e111ployment or is deputed
a statutory or autonomous body to serve uraier
or in a,ny institution under the
Government and is subsequently control of tll
permitted to resign frrnn servic
Government with a view to his e under Punjab
permanent absorption in the
autonomous body or institution statutory or
in the public interest be reduced
equal . to .the expenditure incurr to an amount
ed ·by the Government and
agencies m respect of the leave the said ~
salary, study allowance, cost of
~ o~er expenses sanctioned to him fees, traveh~
with interest thereon. du rin g the period of study leave togethe
c · (ied)T~e st udy leave avail
onvert ed of by such a Governm
commen edmto regular Ieave at. h. .
ent employee stla11 be
1s credit on the date on
adjusted cfor' t~~y ~egular . leave which the study .leav e
blY
taken in continuation of stu
~annot be so P rpose and the dy leave ~ing ~u:ich
balan~e of the period of study
to be refunded c~n~~rted, treated leave, tf any,
as extraordinary leave. In addit 00 nt
Y .e Government employee un ion to e
der sub rule ( 1) he shall be req
th to :red
.,
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- y excess of leave salary actually d - ----
. od an
retLl ·on of the stu d y Ieave. rawn ovcrt he leave sal
- -- -
--
,onverst . . , . . ary admissible on
J) Notw1thstandmg anythmg contained . h.
_( ecessary or expedient so to do e·1ther1_n t is rule, the com""te t
•· 1s n -
it it . . circumstances of the case or class f pub\'ic ·interest or 'havi
' tn 1 "' n auth 0 ·
rity may,
pecul~tr required to be refNnded under sub~ru~ases, by _order, wai v:g;rc~~rd to the
o,110~ rned or class of Government employees ( l) by the Government educe the
,once · employet
19. Leave salary during study leave.-
( 1){a) During study leave availed outside lndia
draw leave salary equal to the a ' ~ Government employee sha\\
dearness allowance) that the Gov p y (Wt th0ut allowances other than
with Government immediately ~~ment emp\o~ee drew while on duty
addit.i~n to the · study allowance e a:~i~~ocee?mg on such \eave, in
prov1s1ons of rule 9 to 11 and· stb\e m accordance with the
. '
(b) For courses of study in India no study allowance · . .
salary payable during study leave in Ind. /~a\\ be pa,d. The \eave
(without allowances other than dearness ,all s1a b)e equal to the pay
. 1
a owance that
drew wh11e on duty with Government immediat b c. the emp\o
• •

. y_
ee
h l Th . _,, r e1Y e1ore proceedmg on
sue eave. . e amount, 1f any ,··received by him d · h ·
study leave as scholarship or sti~end or remuneratiounn_ng t e penodf or
· 1 . m respect o any
_parth-time ed~p oymh enthshall be adjusted against_the \eave salary subject
to t e con 1tlon t at t e leave salary shall not be reduced to an amount
less than that payable as leave salary during half pay \eave.
(2) ·The rate of exchange prescribed by the President for the conversion of \eave
salary (other than that admissible during the first 120 days of..eamed.leave) shall apply
to leave salary during study leave.
~ .

20. Commencement of course of study during leave other than study leave.-
A Government employee may, subject to the approval' of the proper authority being
obtained as required under paragraph l of schedule 'C' annexed to these rules,
undertake or commence a course of study during earned leave and subject to rules 8 to
l 5-and 18, draw study allowance i.n respect thereof.
. . 21,Counting of study leave for promotion, pe~sion, se~iority, l~ve_ 18d
•ncrements.-Study leave shall count as service for promotion, pension_and ~e~tonty: It
shalt also count as service for fncrements as provided in rule 4.9 of Pun1ab Civil Serv,ces
t:
Rules, Volume Part I. . . ·
(2) The period spent on study leave shall i:iot count ·~or eamm
· g leave other than half
· '
pay leave 4.nder rule 8.119 of Punjab Civil S~rvices Rules, Volume l, Part 1·
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_ _ __ - "' 11 )
22. Debiting of study lcuv,! to the Jcuvc _ uccount: Study leave .
r,
, lialf : <11 / he 1'';1
n y •ind shall 1101 be taken 1111 0 account ;11 rc.;ckon,n
extra Icave 0 11 1
1 .. • . 1
. lc·tw 011 half pay taken by tile (Jovcrnmcnl rmploycc.: l<J 1~ th<: ~c · .,.t;,,.
mnoun t () t I W;Jrd, ll 1':,tp.,
. 'l I I 11{; -,;,,
'%1.,,. -~
period ad1n1ss1J ~ -
23. Procedure for mak!ng app_li~a_lfrm_ fo~ study leave and ,,, ,,
for rriakmg appl1cat1on for study , g ~nt ,,, ~o,~
lea. ve and g'rant
Id ivo, . - The procedure
I)
· . . . of
shall be :-ts laid down in the procedural instructi ons given 1n Schedule 'C' _'\Uc,, J..-1 1•
anrl(; ·
t h~se ru Ies. ·1.tt1 .,
J

24. Omitted.
SCHEDULE 'A '
(See _Rule 17)

BOND FOR PERMANENT GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PROCEED{N

S,--l llDY LEA VE UNDER THE STUDY LEAVE RULES CONTAINED fN APP G fJ~
20 TO THE PUNJAB CIVIL SERVICES RULES, VOLUME I, PART II. ENoix

Know all men by these presents that'- - - - - . - - - - - - - r •d

of · in the district of at present em;~'0 em
as _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Department/Office of_ _ _ _ _ ___ Y;d
hereby bind myself and my heirs, executors an~ ~dministrators to pay the Governor 0;
Punjab (here-in-after cafled "The Goven1nient") on demand the sum of
Rs._ _ _ _(Rupees_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ together with interest thereon
from the date of demand at Government rates for the time being in force on
Government loans or, if payment is made in a country other than India, the equivalent
of the said amount in the currency of that country converted at the official rate of
exchange between that country arrd India and TOGETHER with all cost between
attorney and client and all charges and expenses that shalJ or may have been incurred
by the Goyernment.
Signed and dated this _ _ _ _ _ day of_ _ _ _ _ _ two thousand
and
Signature- - - - - -
Witness:
I
(I)
- - - - - --
(2)_ _ _ _ __
'I
WHEREAS I _ _ _ _ __ am granted study leave by Government;
AN~ WHEREAS for the better protection of the Government I have agreed ro
execute th,s bond with such condition as here~nder is written;