(1) An officer shall be entitled to 30 days of Sick Leave for each completed year of service. Completed year of service shall mean one year of continuous service including period spent on duty and any kind of leave availed of. Such leave can be accumulated upto 360 days and may be availed of only on production of Medical certif icate from a Medical practitioner acceptable to the Bank or at the Bank’s discretion nominated by it at its cost.
(2) In respect of the period of Sick Leave an officer shall be entitled to receive one half of the full emoluments.
Provided that if an officer so desires, the Bank may permit him to draw full emoluments in respect of any portion of the Sick Leave granted to him twice the amount of such period on full emoluments being debited against Sick Leave account.
(3) An officer may be granted Sick Leave during the first year of his service on pro-rata basis at the discretion of the Competent Authority.
(4) An officer shall be entitled to maximum Sick Leave of 18 months in entire service and to additional Sick Leave after 24 years of service at the rate of one month for each year of service in excess of 24 years subject to a maximum of three months.
MATERNITY LEAVE:
26. *(1) Maternity Leave may be granted to a female officer upto a period of six months at a time and not more than twelve months during the entire period of service irrespective of cadre.
* Effective from 15.12.2001
(2) Maternity leave will be available for pre-natal and post-natal period or at the time of miscarriage or abortion, on production of medical certif icate.
(3) Female officer on maternity leave shall be entitled to full emoluments for the period of leave.
(4) Competent Authority may grant leave of any kind admissible to a female officer in combination with or in continuation of maternity leave if the request for its grant is supported by a medical certif icate acceptable to the Bank.
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(5) A female officer shall be eligible for maternity leave even in the first year of service.
EXTRA-ORDINARY LEAVE: