Joining Leave

 Joining Leave

If transfer involves change of station and change of residence  the Railway servant is entitled to avail joining time with reference to the distance between the old headquarters and the new headquarters by the direct route and ordinary mode of travel as given below :

Distance between old and new headquarter are as follow:-

1.      If distance is 1000 Kms. or less then avail up to 10 days Special Casual Leave.

2.      If distance is More than 1000 Kms. And less than 2000 kms. then avail up to 12 days Special Casual Leave.

3.      If distance is More than  2000 kms. then avail up to 15 days Special Casual Leave (In case to travel by air the maximum will be 12 days).

 

Joining time is restricted to not more than one day when the transfer is within the same station or where the transfer does not involve a change of residence from one station to another. Same station for this purpose will mean the area falling within the jurisdiction of the same municipality or Corporation including such of the suburban municipalities, notified areas of Cantonment as are contiguous to the named municipality. (Ref : Board's letter No. E(G) 79 JT1/1 dated 21.02.1980; Para 4.1 of MC 6).

Extension of Period of Joining time :- Extension of joining time beyond the limits mentioned above can be granted up to a maximum of 30 days by the Head of the Department/Divisional Railway Manager in the case of non-gazetted Railway servants. Beyond 30 days, the case should be referred to the Ministry of Railways. The guiding principle for dealing with cases of extension of joining time is that the time for preparation should be approximately equal to 8 days plus reasonable transit time plus holidays if any following the extended joining time. While computing the transit time, allowance could be made for time unavoidably spent due to disruption of transport arrangements caused by strike/natural calamities or the period spent awaiting the departure of the Steamer.(Letter No. E (G) 79 JT1/1, dated 21.02.1980).

Credit for Unutilised Joining Time :- Where the full joining time is not availed of, the number of days of joining time admissible to the Railway servant (subject to a maximum of 15 days) reduced by the number of days actually availed of will be credited to his leave account as LAP, subject to the usual restriction of accumulation of LAP.(Letter No. E (G) 79 JTI/1, dated 21.02.1980). 

A Railway servant while in transit, on transfer, if directed to proceed to a place different from the one to which he was initially transferred will be entitled to joining time already availed of up to the date of receipt of revised transfer orders plus a fresh spell of full joining time from the date following the date of receipt of the revised transfer orders. The fresh spell of joining time will be calculated from the place at which he received the revised orders. (Ref: Board's letter No. E (G) 79 JTI/1, dated 21.02.1980).