9.2.1 Presently Central Government offices observe a five-day
week which results in 104 holidays every year on account of weekends. In
addition, there are three National Holidays, fourteen Gazetted Holidays and two
Restricted Holidays. Further, civilian government employees are entitled to 8
days’ Casual Leave, 20 days’ Half Pay Leave (commutable to Medical Leave) and
30 days’ Earned Leave. Besides the above, quite a few other types of leave are
admissible.
9.2.2 The following paragraphs bring out, in alphabetical order,
the different...