Leave Granting Authority in the Education Department, Related Orders

 

Orders have been issued determining the time limit of the officers issuing various types of leave grants, reporting and reposting orders in the Education Department.

(G.O.Ms.No.58,Edn Date:22-04-2008)

(G.O.Ms.No.70,Edn Date:07-07-2009)

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PS & UPS Headmasters:

 CL, Spl.CL grant to the co-teachers in the schools.

 

High School Headmasters

 CL, Spl.Cl, CCL grant to the co-teachers in the schools along with any other leave with a limit of 4 months.

 

Mandal Education Officer (MEO)

 CL, Spl.CL, CCL grant to the PS, UPS Headmasters within the mandal limits and any other leave with a limit of 4 months.

 

District Deputy Educational Officer (Dy.EO):

 He grants CL, Spl.CL, CCL to High School Principals and other leave up to 6 months to all PS, UPS & HS teachers under his jurisdiction.

 

District Education Officer (DEO):

 He grants CL, Spl.CL, CCL to Dy.Eo, MEO. He grants any type of leave above 6 months but not exceeding 1 year to Dy.Eo, MEO, High School Principals and all teachers.

 

Director of School Education (DSE):

 He grants any type of leave above 1 year but not exceeding 4 years to Divisional Education Officers, Principals and teachers. The power to grant leave for the period beyond that lies with the government.

 

In the context of Maternity Leave

 Orders have been issued delegating the authority to grant leave up to 6 months to female teachers to the High School Principals and the authority to grant leave to female teachers working in the Mandal to the Mandal Education Officers (MEOs).

(G.O.Ms.No.84 dated:17-09-2012)

 

Grant of leave to go abroad:

 Teachers going abroad should take prior permission from the government for any type of leave (up to 5 years). Employees going abroad for work are allowed to grant EOL up to 5 years with certain conditions.

(G.O.Ms.No.214 F&P dated:03-09-1996)