Important clarifications regarding the period of absence to be treated for Central Government Employees and Railway Employees during the period of lockdown:
- Doubt: An employee remained in Hq but could not attend office due to lockdown, disruption of public transport, or being in containment zone.
- Clarification: Duty work from home
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
Headquarters Office, Rail Soudha
Personnel Department
Gadag Road
Hubballi – 580020
Dated: 25.06.2020
No.SWR/(P) 72/COVID-19
CAO/CN/BNC,
All PHOD’s/CHOD’s/SWR
DRMs/UBL,SBC & MYS
CWM/UBLS & MYSS
Sub: Treatment of period of absence from the place of duty during the period of lockdown due to COVID-19.
Ref: 1. GS/SWRMU letter No.SWRMU/CO-dated 28.5.2020
2. This office letter of even number dated 28.04.2020
3. This office letter No.SWRMU/P.694/SWRMU/Corres/2020 dated 19.03.2020
Clarifications have been sought by Divisions/Units in SWR from this Office regarding how the period of absence of staff/officers from workplace/HQ be treated in the context of nationwide lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic. Keeping in view extant instructions contained in Master Circular-10 and those issued by concerned Ministries/Department in Government of India, implementation of provisions of Disaster Management Act,2005 by state & Central Governments, it has been decided to treat the different categories of absence from duty as follows:
| Sl.No | Type | The period of absence to be treated as |
| 01. | An employee remained in Hq but could not attend office due to lockdown, disruption of public transport or being in containment zone. | Duty work from home |
| 02 | An employee went on tour before lockdown and could not return back | Special Casual Leave (SCL) |
| 03. | An employee went outstation before lockdown with/without HQ leave permission, but could not return back due to Lockdown | Special Casual Leave (SCL) |
| 04. | An employee went on leave with/without HQ leave permission during lockdown, but could not return back due to extended lockdown | Leave as per sanctioned & SCL thereafter |
| 05. | An employee was asked to remain in quarantine on return from outstation duty | Special Casual Leave (SCL) |
| 06 | An employee remained in quarantine due to Central/State Govt. instructions | Special Casual Leave (SCL) |
| 07 | An employee was advised by Railway Medical Authority to remain in quarantine | Special Casual Leave (SCL) |
| 08 | An employee who chose to remain in quarantine as a precaution | Special Casual Leave (SCL) |
| 09 | An employee who worked from home due to co-morbidity or underlying medical conditions as per central/state Govt instructions | Duty only after permission of cadre controllind authority otherwise leave |
| 10 | An employee who was in HQ but did not turn up for duty on being called | Absent the period & pay may be decided as per normal rules |
Note: The above guidelines are affected from 20.03.2020
This issues with the approval of the Principal Chief personnel officer.
(Timothy T.Gonmei)
CPO/Admin