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.
sd/-
(D.K. Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India