G.O.(Ms) No.62, Regulation of Period of Absence of Government Employees During Complete Lockdown and Lockdown, 2023
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management [D.M.IV (1)] Department, issued G.O.(Ms) No.62 dated 13 February 2023 to regulate the absence of State Government employees during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2021. It explains when absence is treated as duty, deemed joining or leave, and does not govern land ownership, property transactions or revenue land records.
What the document covers
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management [D.M.IV (1)] Department, issued G.O.(Ms) No.62 dated 13 February 2023 after examining a request from the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration. The document clarifies how employee absence during the 2021 Covid-19 lockdown must be recorded.
The document is an employment and attendance measure. It contains no provisions changing land ownership, registration, land classification, revenue records or property rights.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms) No.62 dated 13 February 2023 applies to Tamil Nadu Government employees and also extends the guidelines to employees of State Government Commissions, Boards, Corporations, Universities, Companies, Institutions and Societies.
The automatic treatment of absence as duty from 10 May 2021 to 4 July 2021 excludes listed essential departments and services, including the Secretariat, Medical and Family Welfare, Revenue, Disaster Management, Police, District Administration, Local Bodies, Treasuries and other specified offices.
Key provisions
G.O.(Ms) No.62 dated 13 February 2023 provides that:
- Absence during the complete lockdown from 10 May 2021 to 4 July 2021 is treated as duty, except for employees of the listed essential departments.
- Employees whose approved leave began before 10 May 2021, but who could not return because of lockdown, are treated as having joined duty when their leave ended. Medical leave cases require a Medical Fitness Certificate.
- Employees who did not attend even one day under the roster from 6 May 2021 must apply for eligible leave until they resume duty.
- Employees who missed a specifically allotted roster day must apply for eligible leave from their last attendance until resuming duty.
- Non-Covid medical treatment may be covered by UEL on production of a medical certificate, if applied for.
- Covid-19 treatment or certified quarantine affecting an employee, family member or residence in a containment zone is treated as Special Casual Leave.
- Approved lockdown exemptions for differently-abled employees are treated as duty.
- Pregnant State Government employees are exempted from attendance, with the exemption period treated as duty.
- Employees aged 55 years and above with co-morbidities may be exempted on production of a medical certificate, with the period treated as duty.
Secretariat cases
G.O.(Ms) No.62 dated 13 February 2023 records that, for the 2021 lockdown, Department Secretaries and Additional Chief Secretaries could decide exemptions for pregnant women, lactating mothers and persons with co-morbidities in the Secretariat.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No.62 affect my land ownership or property purchase?
No property or land provision appears in G.O.(Ms) No.62 dated 13 February 2023. It deals with the attendance and leave treatment of government employees during the 2021 Covid-19 lockdown.
Was every government employee's lockdown absence automatically treated as duty?
No. Absence from 10 May 2021 to 4 July 2021 was treated as duty except for employees in the listed essential departments and services. Employees who failed to attend under an assigned roster could be required to apply for eligible leave.
How was Covid-19 treatment or quarantine recorded?
The entire certified period of Covid-19 treatment or quarantine was treated as Special Casual Leave when the employee was positive, a family member was affected and the employee was quarantined, or the residence was in a containment zone requiring quarantine.
Were pregnant employees exempted from attending work?
Pregnant State Government employees were exempted from attending duty, and the exemption period was treated as duty. For the Secretariat, Department Secretaries and Additional Chief Secretaries could decide exemptions for pregnant women, lactating mothers and persons with co-morbidities.
