(1) A civil employee shall be entitled to an amount equal to the salary of One month obtainable by him or her in accordance with Sub-section (1) of Section 32 of the Act in advance of Fifteen days of the main festival in relation to which he or she intends to obtain the festival expenses, every year. While so giving the festival expenses, the salary of the preceding month shall also be paid by debiting as expense even though the month preceding that festival has not expired.
(2) Except in the circumstance as referred to in Sub-rule (10) of Rule 58, a civil employee who is on the extra-ordinary leave and on the leave without pay as referred to in Section 71A. of the Act shall be not be entitled to the festival expenses during the period of such leave.
(3) Information in writing as to the main festival in relation to which they intend to receive the festival expenses and possible months falling in such festivals shall be given to the concerned office within Three months after the date of the commencement of this Rule by the
civil employees who are in service in the service at the time of commencement of this Rule and after the date of assumption of office by the civil employees who are appointed after the commencement of this Rule. After an application is so made, the employee shall not be entitled to demand for expenses at another festival during the period of his or her service.