General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, 2017 – Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll : DoPT Order
F.No.12/3/2016-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel 85 Training)
Establishment (JCA-2l Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 1st February, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, 2017 – Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll – regarding
The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, to be held during the months, of February and March, 2017, the guidelines, issued by this Department vide OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001, may be followed for closing of the Central Government Offices, including Industrial establishments in the above mentioned States the relevant portion of the OM as referred to above are reproduced here.
(i) The relevant organizations shall remain closed in the notified areas where general elections to the State Legislative Assembly are concerned scheduled to be conducted;
(ii) In connection with bye-election to Lok Sabha/ State Assembly, only such of the employees who are bona-fide voters in the relevant constituency should be granted special casual leave on the day of polling. Special Casual leave may also be granted to an employee who is ordinarily a resident of a constituency and registered as a voter but employed in any Central Government Organization / Industrial Establishment located outside the constituency having a general / bye-election.
2. The employees detailed on election duty may also be permitted to remain away from their normal duties on polling day(s) as also on the days required for performing journeys which might be undertaken in order to perform such election duty
3. The above instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
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(D.K. Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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COMMENTS
plz intimate the travelling allowance payable to micro observer duty and by whom it is payable. Whether the concerned central/psu department will pay or election commission/DEO/SDM.
pLZ clerify.
plz. intimate or provide a copy of letter regarding…compensatory leave for the Govt. employees who were put on election duty in Punjab/GOA etc. on 4-2-2017.. as per norms, the day after poll is a holiday for the Govt. staff deployed on election duty… this time the election day is 4-2-2017 i.e Saturday… in this case plz. clarify, if compensatory leave is admissible..