Grant of Special Casual Leave (SCL) to Organ Donors – Railway Board Order

Grant of Special Casual Leave (SCL) to Organ Donors – Railway Board Order dated 11.07.2024

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS रेल मंत्रालय
(RAILWAY BOARD रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. 2024/H-1/3/2/Organ Donors SCL

New Delhi, Dated 11.07.2024

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units. :
PCAO/PLW, CAO/RWP & DG/RDSO.

CORRIGENDUM

Sub:- Grant of Special Casual Leave (SCL) to Organ Donors-reg.

Ref:- This Office Letter of even No. dated 10.07.2024.

Railway Board vide letter referred above has circulated instructions regarding Grant of Special Casual Leave (SCL) to Organ Donors. Point no. (vii) of the letter may be read as follows:

(vii) “Authorized Hospital” is defined as Railway/Government Hospital or Private Hospital empanelled by Railways.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Railway Board Order dated 12.07.2024

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS रेल मंत्रालय
(RAILWAY BOARD रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. 2024/H-1/3/2/Organ Donors SCL

New Delhi, Dated: 10.07.2024

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
PCAO/PLW, CAO/RWP & DG/RDSO.

Sub:- Grant of Special Casual Leave (SCL) to Organ Donors-reg.

Ref:- Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions’s O.M. No. A-24011/23/2022-Estt. (Leave) dated 25th April, 2023.

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions’s vide O.M. No. A-24011/23/2022-Estt. (Leave) dated 25th April, 2023 has issued instructions regarding grant of Special Casual Leave (SCL) to organ donors in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW).

DoPT has stated that “organ removal from a donor is a major surgery, which requires time for recovery, including both hospitalizing and post hospitalization period. Further, keeping in view the noble activity to help another human being and to promote organ donation among the Central Government employees, it has now been decided to grant a maximum of 42 days Special Casual Leave to Central Government employees for donating their organ(s) to another human being, as a special welfare measure in public interest”

Now, it has been decided that said instructions are applicable to Railway Employees also, on the following conditions:

(i) Irrespective of type of surgery for removal of donor’s organ, the duration of Special Casual Leave will be a maximum of 42 days as per the recommendation of Government registered medical practitioner ‘ Doctor.

(ii) The leave shall be granted to all types of Living Donors provided that donor had been duly approved for donation by the Government registered medical practitioner as per the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994.

(iii) The Special Casual Leave shall not be combined with any other leave except in exceptional circumstances of complications of surgery on medical recommendation by the Government registered medical practitioner’ Doctor.

(iv) Special Casual Leave shall normally be taken in one stretch starting from the day of admission in the hospital, however, in case of requirement it can be availed starting maximum one week prior to surgery on the recommendation of Government registered medical practitioner’ Doctor.

(v) Flexibility or splitting of leaves may be permitted on the recommendation of treating Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) Doctor.

(vi) Treatment in connection with organ donation shall as far as possible be done from any Authorized Hospital. In a case where no authorized hospital is available in the area / zone of treatment and the treatment is done from a Private Hospital, production of medical certificate duly certified by concerned HOD of the Hospital is mandatory.

(vii) “Authorized Hospital” ts defined as Railway Hospital or Private Hospital empanelled by Railways.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.