Leave encashment for Central Government Employees

Leave Encashment Calculation in India – Act, Formula, Tax Exemption and Calculator

Leave encashment is one of the huge retirement benefits for the employees working in the Government and Private sector. While retirement, a lump sum amount will get on surrender of leave saved in his entire service.

In the private sector, there is no static calculation method for the encashment of the leave. But, in Government, there will be a formula for calculating the amount of leave encashment. The Central Government has notified the formula to calculate the encashment as per the suggestion of the 7th pay commission. The formula may change for the employees working under state governments.

Encashment for CG Employees

At the time of regular retirement, as per the CCS (Leave) Rules Section 39 said, a Government employee is permitted to cash equivalent of leave salary for both Earned Leave (EL) and Half pay leave (HPL) credit on the date of retirement, condition to a maximum of 300 Days to encash.

Maximum of 300 Days Leave Allowed to Encash at the time of regular Retirement for Central Government employees

How to Calculate Leave Encashment

As per the encashment rules, a Central Govt employee can encash a total of 300 days Earned Leave (in case shortage of 300 days in EL, take HPL for balance) at the time of retirement. The simple formula to calculate the lump sum amount of encashment…

7th CPC Leave Encashment Calculation

As per Rule 39 of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, a Central Government servant is entitled to the cash equivalent of leave salary for both earned leave and half pay leave at his/her credit on the date of retirement, subject to a maximum of 300 days including the period of encashment allowed in the previous employment under the Central Government. In case a Government servant resigns or quits service, the maximum encashment of leave allowed is 150 days.

How is earned leave encashment calculated while retirement?

The amount of leave encashment will be calculated as follows:

Earned Leave Calculation Formula

• [(Basic Salary + DA) / 30] x No of days

Hal Pay Leave Calculation Formula

• [(Half Pay Leave Salary + DA) / 30] x No of days

7th CPC Recommendations on Encashment and Accumulation of Earned Leave – Click to read more

Earned leave settlement calculation Example: The Encashment Table of 300 days Earned Leave for the pay matrix level – 6 (4200 Grade Pay):

Encashment Leave Rules and Orders:

• Pending payment of encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave for BSNL VRS Retirees October 19, 2020
  The payment of leave encashment was required to be completed latest by 14.08.2020, which was further extended up to 05.09.2020 in respect of retirees under BSNL VRS-2019 – BSNL Corporate ...
• Immediate settlement of pending issues in respect of retired employees under BSNL VRS 2019 September 11, 2020
  Immediate settlement of pending issues in respect of retired employees under BSNL VRS 2019 – BSNL Orders issued on 3.9.2020 BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (A Government of India Enterprise) CORPORATE OFFICE Establishment Cell Bharat Sanchar ...
• Payment of leave encashment in respect of VRS-2019 optees whose Vigilance clearance is withheld May 9, 2020
  Payment of leave encashment in respect of VRS-2019 optees whose Vigilance clearance is withheld – BSNL Order dated 6.5.2020 Also Check: Leave encashment of Central Government Employees BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (A Government ...
• Leave encashment for Central Government Employees December 29, 2019
  Leave Encashment Calculation in India – Act, Formula, Tax Exemption and Calculator Leave encashment is one of the huge retirement benefits for the employees working in the Government and Private sector. ...
• Leave encashment to officers appointed on contract in various posts under Government – DoPT June 21, 2019
  Leave encashment to officers appointed on contract in various posts under Government – DoPT “The officers who are appointed on contract in various posts under the Central Government will be allowed ...
• Clarification in respect of encashment of Earned Leave to reemployed pensioners – DoPT July 4, 2017
  Clarification in respect of encashment of Earned Leave to reemployed pensioners – DoPT No.14028/1/2017-Estt(L) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 ...
• Cabinet approved leave encashment up to 180 days to Defence personnel April 19, 2017
  Cabinet approved leave encashment up to 180 days to Defence personnel Cabinet approved leave encashment up to 180 days in respect of those Defence personnel who died or were invalidated out ...
• 7th Pay Commission Report on Leave Encashment of EL December 12, 2015
  7th Pay Commission Report on Leave Encashment of EL Enhancement of ceiling of Earned Leave for purposes of Leave Encashment The Commission has received representations seeking raising the ceiling limit of 300 days ...
• IBA Clarification on Paternity Leave, Encashment on LFC, Re-fixation of Pay and Special Allowance July 28, 2015
  IBA Clarification on Paternity Leave, Encashment on LFC, Re-fixation of Pay and Special Allowance ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION Singapore Plaza, 164, Linghi Chetty Street, Chennai – 600001 CIRCULAR No.27/120/2015/31 To ALL UNITS AND MEMBERS: 27th July, 2015 Dear ...
• Encashment of earned leave alongwith LTC – Clarification issued by Dopt February 9, 2015
  Encashment of earned leave alongwith LTC – Clarification issued by Dopt G.I., Dep. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No.14028/2/2012-Estl(L), 9.2.2015 Subject: Encashment earned leave alongwith LTC- clarification. The undersigned is directed to refer to ...
• One time relaxation in Rules for leave encashment during service January 12, 2015
  One time relaxation in Rules for leave encashment during service – Permission for leave encashment to Railway Employees who have failed to avail leave encashment during the previous blocks. RBE No. ...
• One time relaxation for leave encashment during service: Railway Board Order December 24, 2014
  Railway Board Orders on one time relaxation in Rules for leave encashment during service – Permission for leave encashment to Railway Employees who have failed to avail leave encashment during ...
• Timely payment of dues of encashment of leave to Government servants retiring on attaining the age of superannuation… October 25, 2013
  Timely payment of dues of encashment of leave to Government servants retiring on attaining the age of superannuation — need to obviate delays in payment of such dues No. 18019/6/2013-Estt(L) Government of ...

Is Leave Encashment while on retirement taxable?

• Leave salary received at the time of retirement (at the time of Leaving Service) is not taxable in any respect of amount.
• Leave salary received during previous year (before retirement) is taxable

Grant of accumulation and encashment of 300 days of earned leave for Defence and other Industrial employees – Dopt Order dated 7.11.2006

Calculation Method with Formula for Encashment of Leave