Change in Holidays as per Sixth Pay Commssion

Change in Holidays - Sixth Pay Commision

• Three National Holidays - The Government Office will remain closed only on the 3 National holidays.
  

• No other closed holidays be allowed.

• The number of Casual Leave, Half Pay Leave and Earned Leave available to Government employees shall remain unchanged.

• Every Head of Department (HoD) should be allowed the option of declaring the office closed for a maximum of two Restricted Holidays in a year based on local considerations.

• Restricted Holidays available to an employee shall be increased to 8 with the list of Restricted Holidays being suitably enlarged to include all the erstwhile Gazetted Holidays therein.
  

• The number of casual leave for physically disabled employees will stand increased to 12 days. From 1/9/1981, Teachers, Principals and Head Masters working in schools and from 28/7/1984, Librarians, Laboratory Assistants and Watermen working in schools have not been allowed the facility of half pay leave. This facility needs to be restored for these categories as the present rules place them in difficulties in times of sickness, etc.