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Confirmation: The Scheduled and Non-scheduled employees, when appointed on
permanent basis are kept on probation. Probation period for Scheduled employees is
Six months; and for Non-scheduled employees is three months. During their
probationary period, they are not entitled for any type of leave with pay except Sports
Leave, Accident Leave and Special Leave for Family Planning unless they are
confirmed in the service or have completed twelve months of continuous service,
whichever is earlier as per Service Regulation No.4.4. (iii). After completion of
probationary period they are confirmed.
It is observed that sometimes the intimation of confirmation is
delayed and as a result, the concerned members of staff are not held
eligible for leave benefits during the intervening period i.e. from the due
date of their confirmation and the date of intimation of their confirmation.
The Heads of Branches/ Departments are, therefore informed that
members of staff who avail leave during such intervening period be held
eligible for leave benefits as provided under the Service Regulation.
In terms of Instruction No. 11 dated 23/4/1999, Members of staff
who avail leave during the intervening period (the period from the due
date of confirmation to the date of receipt intimation of confirmation),
should be held eligible for leave benefits as per S.R. 4.4.(iii) considering
that intimation of confirmation is delayed due to which the staff is held
not eligible for leave benefits during the said period.
LEAVE: Leave means and includes absence without permission. It also
includes weekly-offs and holidays falling in the leave period and non-