GOVERNMENT OF
ANDHRA PRADESH
FINANCE (FR-I)
DEPARTMENT
Circular.Memo.No.13422/C/274/FR-I/2009
Dated:
21-5-2009
Sub: Fundamental Rules - Common doubts
on which files are received in finance - Frequently Asked - Clarification -
Reg.
Fundamental Rules
84 & 85 gives a detailed procedure and conditions for sanction of Study Leave
and sanction of EOL for study purposes and other special circumstances. In the
annexure to FR 84 1-A it is stated that, "Study Leave should not
ordinarily be granted to Government Servants of less than five years’ service
or to Government Servant within three years of the date at which they have the
option of retiring or if they have option of retiring 20 years’ service, within
three years of the date at which they will complete 25 years’ service".
Instructions were also issued in G.O. Ms.No.224 Finance (FR-I) Department dated
3-11-1966 for permitting the Government Servants to study Post Graduate courses
at their own cost, subject to execution of the bond and sureties and following
other conditions mentioned therein. Annexure-1 to the Subsidiary Rules under FR
9 (6) (b) (i) gives the list of authorized courses of instruction or training which
will be treated as duty, for all purposes. Inspite of the above rule position,
files are being received from various departments of Secretariat requesting to
consider the study leave as in service training which is not possible and which
will result heavy financial burden to the State exchequer, by way of payment of
salary to the employee who is under the study leave and by way of payment of
salary to the employee who discharge the work of the seat caused vacant due to
study leave. Therefore, the following
clarification is issued.
The Government
will not bear any financial burden in respect of the employees who wants to
prosecute higher studies, whether they get seats in the said courses either in
the seats earmarked for the in service persons or others, because the sanction
of study leave (EOL) which counts for increments itself is a concession to such
employees and therefore salaries cannot be paid to them during the period of
study, since the said study cannot be considered as an Authorized course of
instruction or training included in the list of courses in the Annexure-1 to
the Subsidiary Rules under FR 9 (6) (b) (i). Hence, all the departments of the
Secretariat are requested to examine the request of the employees pertaining to
the sanction of study leave as per FR 84 & 85 and G.O.Ms.No. 224 Finance (FR-I)
Department dated 3-11-1966 and sanction only EOL without pay and Allowances
subject to satisfaction of other conditions.
Sd/-
Dr. Sameer
Sharma
Secretary To Govt.
(FP)
