Election Holiday (Leave) for Employees on the Day of Poll

Election Holiday (Leave) for Employees on the Day of Poll

Election Holiday (Special Casual Leave) for Employees on the Day of Poll in Jharkhand

The Department of Personnel and Training issued a notification on granting of paid holiday to the employees on the day of poll due to General Election in Jharkhand.

Also check: Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll – DoPT Orders

As per the notification, the Election Commission of India, vide their letter No. ECI/PN /102/2019, dated 01. 11.2019, Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand is as under:

According to the guidelines issued in the OM (Dopt order No. 12/14/ 99-JCA, dated 10.10.2001) closure of Central Government Offices including the industrial establishments and grant of paid holiday to all the Government employees.

Special Casual leave on Bye-Election

In case of bye-election to Lok Sabha, State Assembly, only such of the employees who are bonafide voters in the relevant constituency should be granted special casual leave on the day of polling.

Also see: Rate of Election Duty Allowance (Remuneration) to the employees and teachers deployed on election duty

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 or bye-election. [Click to know more guidelines]

View the dopt order in pdf