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Service Rule Answers

Plain-English answers to the questions Central Government employees ask most, each checked against the official rules and orders, with the rule and page cited.

Leave

Can I Get 60 Days Leave After a Stillbirth or Infant Death?Can I Take Earned Leave During Probation?Can I Take Leave Without Pay (Extraordinary Leave)?Child Care Leave Rules: Who Gets CCL and How Many Days?How Do Half Pay Leave and Commuted Leave Work?How Many Days of Paternity Leave Do Central Govt Staff Get?How Much Earned Leave Do Teachers and Vacation Staff Get?How Much Maternity Leave Do Central Govt Employees Get?

Pay and Allowances

Annual Increment Date: 1 January or 1 July? CCS (RP) Rule 10Children Education Allowance (CEA): Amount and ConditionsDA Rate for Central Government Employees: Current and HistoryHRA Rates for Central Government Employees: X, Y and Z CitiesHow the 7th CPC Pay Matrix Works: Levels, Cells and IncrementsMACP Scheme Under 7th CPC: Upgradations at 10, 20, 30 Years

Conduct

Can Government Employees Do Business, Tuition or Part-Time Work?Do I Need Permission to Buy Property? CCS Conduct Rule 18Gift Rules for Central Government Employees: Rule 13 Limits

Discipline

Deemed Suspension After 48 Hours in CustodyHow to Appeal Against a Penalty Under CCS (CCA) RulesInquiry Report: Your 15-Day Representation Under Rule 15Minor and Major Penalties Under CCS (CCA) RulesSubsistence Allowance During Suspension Under FR 53Suspension of a Central Government Employee: 90-Day Review

Pension and Retirement

Commutation of Pension: How Much and When It Is RestoredFamily Pension Rules for Central Government EmployeesHow Is Leave Encashment on Retirement Calculated?Retirement Gratuity: How It Is Calculated and the CeilingUnified Pension Scheme (UPS): How It Differs From NPS

Health and Travel

CGHS Eligibility: Who Can Get a CGHS Card in 2026LTC Rules: Block Years, Home Town and All-India LTC

Teachers (KVS/NVS)

How Is the KVS Transfer Count Calculated?KVS Vacation 2026-27 and Earned Leave for Duty in Vacation

Delhi Police

Delhi Police Departmental Enquiry Appeal: Deadline and AuthorityDelhi Police Preliminary Enquiry: What Rule 15 Says