Section 58
Sick Leave
(1) A civil employee shall be entitled to get a sick leave of Twelve days in each year.
(2) A civil employee shall be entitled to get full salary while going on the sick leave.
(3) In cases where a civil employee falls seriously ill and the accumulated sick leave is insufficient, an advance sick leave of a maximum of Twelve days may be granted to him or her.
(4) A civil employee going on the extra-ordinary leave and on a
leave other than the leave without pay as referred to in Section 71A. of the Act shall also be entitled to get the sick leave during that period.
(5) A civil employee requesting for the sick leave for a period of more than Seven days shall have to submit a certificate issued by a recognized doctor.
Provided that, in cases where the authority empowered to grant leave believes that submission of such a certificate was not generally possible, he or she may sanction that leave even without certificate, by having recorded the matter accordingly.
(6) The employee shall be entitled to get accumulated the sick leave earned by him or her.
(7) In cases where any civil employee is detached from the service due to any reason, such an employee shall be entitled to get a lump sum amount against his or her accumulated sick leave at the rate of the salary being drawn by him or her in the post in which he or she has lien.
(8) In cases where any civil employee dies before receiving the amount payable in lieu of the accumulated sick leave, the person as referred to in sub-section (5) of Section 39 of the Act shall be entitled to receive a lump sum of the amount payable against such accumulated sick leave.
(9) In cases where the accumulated sick leave and home leave are insufficient for the treatment of a civil employee suffering from any serious or major disease, an additional sick leave not exceeding Forty- five days may be taken in advance upon submission of a certificate issued by a recognized doctor on conditions that such leave shall be deducted from the sick leave and the home leave to be earned subsequently. The civil employee taking such advance leave shall be entitled to full salary.
(10) In cases where the leave taken pursuant to Sub-rule (9) is insufficient and additional leave is required to be taken, the civil employee may, on recommendation of the medical board designated by the Government of Nepal, take the extra-ordinary leave for a maximum period of One year during the service period on the condition that it shall be deducted from the extra-ordinary leave to which he or she is entitled.
(11) In cases where a civil employee taking the advance sick leave pursuant to Sub-rule (9) dies, the sick leave so taken in advance shall ipso facto be remitted/exempted.
(2) A civil employee shall be entitled to get full salary while going on the sick leave.
(3) In cases where a civil employee falls seriously ill and the accumulated sick leave is insufficient, an advance sick leave of a maximum of Twelve days may be granted to him or her.
(4) A civil employee going on the extra-ordinary leave and on a
leave other than the leave without pay as referred to in Section 71A. of the Act shall also be entitled to get the sick leave during that period.
(5) A civil employee requesting for the sick leave for a period of more than Seven days shall have to submit a certificate issued by a recognized doctor.
Provided that, in cases where the authority empowered to grant leave believes that submission of such a certificate was not generally possible, he or she may sanction that leave even without certificate, by having recorded the matter accordingly.
(6) The employee shall be entitled to get accumulated the sick leave earned by him or her.
(7) In cases where any civil employee is detached from the service due to any reason, such an employee shall be entitled to get a lump sum amount against his or her accumulated sick leave at the rate of the salary being drawn by him or her in the post in which he or she has lien.
(8) In cases where any civil employee dies before receiving the amount payable in lieu of the accumulated sick leave, the person as referred to in sub-section (5) of Section 39 of the Act shall be entitled to receive a lump sum of the amount payable against such accumulated sick leave.
(9) In cases where the accumulated sick leave and home leave are insufficient for the treatment of a civil employee suffering from any serious or major disease, an additional sick leave not exceeding Forty- five days may be taken in advance upon submission of a certificate issued by a recognized doctor on conditions that such leave shall be deducted from the sick leave and the home leave to be earned subsequently. The civil employee taking such advance leave shall be entitled to full salary.
(10) In cases where the leave taken pursuant to Sub-rule (9) is insufficient and additional leave is required to be taken, the civil employee may, on recommendation of the medical board designated by the Government of Nepal, take the extra-ordinary leave for a maximum period of One year during the service period on the condition that it shall be deducted from the extra-ordinary leave to which he or she is entitled.
(11) In cases where a civil employee taking the advance sick leave pursuant to Sub-rule (9) dies, the sick leave so taken in advance shall ipso facto be remitted/exempted.