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LTC cannot be availed during :
Explanation
Under Rule 7 of the CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, LTC is technically admissible during any period of leave, including Casual Leave (CL) and Special Casual Leave. However, in many administrative and departmental examinations, Casual Leave is cited as the correct answer for this question due to the following reasons:
- Technical Definition: Casual Leave is not a "recognized form of leave" under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972; it is technically a concession where the official is not treated as absent from duty.
- Encashment Restriction: To avail the benefit of Earned Leave encashment (up to 10 days) along with LTC, an employee must take at least some amount of regular leave (like Earned Leave). Encashment is not permitted if the employee only avails Casual Leave.
Additionally, this question often persists from older rulebooks (pre-1988) where LTC was strictly prohibited during CL. In the context of modern rules, while travel is permitted on CL, the technicality of it not being "regular leave" often makes it the intended answer in MCQs.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
For an encashment of earned leave of up to 10 days at the time of availing LTC, a balance of at least how many days should be available to a government servant's credit after taking into account the period of encashment as well as leave being availed of ?
Earned leave can be combined with which of the following?
If a Government servant, who is governed by the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972, joins an industrial establishment on absorption basis, then :
During suspension period, on what basis is Dearness Allowance drawn ?