Hospital Leave

Hospital Leave

107. (a) Hospital leave is entitled to the service personnel who has to do fieldwork in the following departments:
(i) the forest ranger and the service personnel below such post in the Department of Forestry;
(ii) executive supervisors and the service personnel below such post in the Department of Settlement and Land Record;
(iii) survey or grade (3) and the service personnel below such post in the Survey Department.
(b) In addition, the service personnel who has to do fieldwork in remote areas from the Ministries and organizations may be granted hospital leave in coordination with the Union Civil Service Board and with the approval of the Union Government.

108. Hospital leave may be granted if the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) illness is due to the performance of duties;
(b) there are sufficient reasons to believe that illness is due to the consequence of performing the duties;
(c) having the recommendation of the relevant doctor in respect of illness.

109. The leave pay for the period of hospital leave may be granted the full average pay or half average pay or part of the leave period on full average pay and remaining part of the period on half average pay as appropriate by the person authorized to grant leave.

110. In calculating the period of hospital leave:
(a) the entire period of actual hospitalization shall be counted as hospital leave if the leave pay is paid at full average pay;
(b) half of the period of actual hospitalization shall be counted as hospital leave if the leave pay is paid at half average pay;
(c) period of such hospital leave shall not exceed a total of three months during three years of service.

111. The regional allowance shall be entitled to the service personnel on hospital leave in the township where such allowance is permissible.

112. (a) Hospital leave shall not be granted in continuation after other kinds of leave;
(b) Other kinds of leave shall be granted in continuation of hospital leave if there is there mark of the relevant doctor.