No 28016/0^/2007-Estt (A)
                                                                     Government of India
                                     Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
                                                   (Department of Personnel & Training)
 
                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 North Block, New Delhi,
                                                                                                                              dated 14t h November, 2007
                                                       \\
                                                                 OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject-- Grant of Special Casual Leave\ to differently abled Central Government
Employees.

The undersigned is directed to say that this Department had received
representations from differently^bled persons for grant of Special Casual Leave to
participate in conferences/workshops/seminars/trainings for Disability and
• Development related programmes. 

2. The question of granting Special Casual Leave to differently abled Central
Government Employees has been considered and it has been decided that subject to
exigencies of work, Special Casual Leave for not more than 10 (Ten) days in a calendar
year may be granted to differently abled 'Central Government Servants with
disabilities as defined in the. Persons with disabilities (Equal ^ Opportunities,
Protection of. Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 for participating in the
Conference/Seminars/Trainihg/Wor&shop related to Disability .and Development
related programmes organized at National and State level agencies to be specified by
the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

3. The period of absence in excess of 10 days is to be treated as regular leave of the
kind due and admissible. Special Causal Leave under these orders will be allowed to
be combined with regular leave as a special case.

4. The power of granting Special Casual Leave under these orders will be exercised
by the Heads of Departments concerned.
Hindi version will follow.

                                                                                                       (CA.. Subramanian)