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(2)
(3) On and from 1st day of April, 2000, leave upto a period of 6 months at a time may be granted by way of Maternity Leave including in respect of post-natal period or at the time of miscarriage or abortion or medical termination of pregnancy:
Provided that not more than 12 months of such leave shall be available during the entire period of service of the officer.
Leave may also be granted once during service to a childless female employee for legally adopting a child which is below one year of age till it reaches the age of one year, subject to a maximum period of two months on the following terms and conditions :-
(i) Leave will be granted for adoption of only one child.
(ii) The adoption of a child should be through a proper legal process and the employee should produce the adoption deed to the Bank for sanctioning such leave.
With effect from 1st day of May 2010, within the overall period of 12 months, leave may also be granted in case of hysterectomy upto a maximum of 45 days.
Extra- Ordinary Leave
37. An officer shall be eligible for Extraordinary Leave on loss of pay and allowances for not more than 360 days during the entire period of service. Such leave may not be availed of except for sufficient reasons on more than 90 days at a time, provided that in very special circumstances the Board may grant Extra-ordinary Leave on loss of pay to an officer upto a total period of 720 days.
Special Casual Leave and Special Leave
37.
(A) An officer may be granted Special Casual Leave and any Special Leave as may be decided by the Board in accordance with the guidelines of the Government.
Lapse of Leave
38.
Save as provided below, all leave to the credit of an officer shall lapse on resignation, retirement, death, discharge, dismissal or termination.
Provided that where an officer retires from the Bank’s service, he shall be eligible to be paid a sum equivalent to the emoluments of any period, not exceeding 240 days of privilege leave that he had accumulated.
Provided further that where an officer dies while in service, there shall be payable to his legal representatives, a sum equivalent to the emoluments for the period not exceeding 240 days of privilege leave to his credit as on the date of his death.
Provided also that where an officer leaves or discontinues his services by resignation on or after 1st April, 2001 after giving due notice under Sub- Regulation (2) of Regulation 20, he may be paid a sum equivalent to the emoluments in respect of the privilege leave to the extent of half of such leave to his credit on the date of cessation of service, subject to maximum of 120 days.
Recall for duty
39. An officer on leave may be recalled to duty by the Competent Authority whenever the Bank deems fit to do so, but if the officer is at that time out of station, he shall be eligible to be paid the actual expenses incurred by him and the members of his family for coming back to the station and if the officer and the members of his family go back to the same station from which he was called, for the return journey also.
Furnishing the leave address to the Bank
40. An officer, who has been sanctioned leave and leaves his place of duty shall furnish to the Bank, the address at which he can be contacted while out of station.
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