G.O. (Ms). No. 28, Special Casual Leave for Infectious Diseases, 2017
The Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR.III) Department issued G.O. (Ms). No. 28 on 24 February 2017, allowing Tamil Nadu government servants special casual leave when specified infectious diseases are present in their homes and the required medical certificate is produced. It covers chicken-pox, measles, swine flu (category C), plague and rabies, but requires an affected government servant to use another eligible type of leave if personally ill.
What the government order does
The Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR.III) Department issued G.O. (Ms). No. 28 on 24 February 2017 under Rule 85 of the Fundamental Rules. It adds specified infectious diseases for which a Tamil Nadu government servant may receive special casual leave when the disease is present in the servant's house.
The leave is intended for absence caused by the presence of infection in the household. It is not special casual leave for a government servant who is personally suffering from the disease.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms). No. 28 applies to Tamil Nadu government servants seeking special casual leave because a listed infectious disease is present in their home. The document was circulated to government departments, heads of departments, District Collectors, District Judges, District Magistrates and other listed public authorities.
The document concerns government employee leave. It does not create or change any housing, land, property ownership, planning or building requirement.
Leave periods and conditions
G.O. (Ms). No. 28 permits the following periods of special casual leave:
- Chicken-pox, 7 days.
- Measles, 7 days.
- Swine flu (category C), 7 to 10 days.
- Plague, 10 days.
- Rabies, 10 days.
The government servant must produce a certificate from the relevant authority. Depending on the area, the certificate may be issued by the Municipality Health Officer, Corporation Health Officer or District Health Officer (DDHS).
When the employee is personally ill
G.O. (Ms). No. 28 states that a government servant who is personally affected by one of the listed infectious diseases must use another eligible kind of leave. The document identifies Unearned Leave on Medical Certificates or another kind of leave available under the Tamil Nadu Leave Rules, 1933 or the Fundamental Rules, 1922.
Existing and future provisions
G.O. (Ms). No. 28 records that rabies and plague were already treated as infectious diseases for special casual leave where those diseases were present in a government servant's house. It also states that necessary amendments to the Fundamental Rules would be issued separately.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms). No. 28 affect my property purchase or housing rights?
No property, housing, planning or ownership provision appears in the document. It deals with special casual leave for Tamil Nadu government servants.
Can I claim special casual leave if chicken-pox is present in my house?
A Tamil Nadu government servant may receive 7 days of special casual leave for chicken-pox in the house, subject to producing the required certificate from the relevant health authority.
What leave applies if I personally have one of the listed diseases?
The document says an affected government servant must use another eligible kind of leave, such as Unearned Leave on Medical Certificates or other leave available under the applicable leave rules.
Who can issue the certificate needed for special casual leave?
The certificate may be issued by the Municipality Health Officer, Corporation Health Officer or District Health Officer (DDHS), as applicable.
