GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public Services Act,

1968 (19 of 1968), read with section 3 thereof, the Government of Kerala hereby make the following

rules further to amend the Kerala Service Rules, namely:—

FINANCE (RULES-B) DEPARTMENT

Dated, 1^st January, 2025

G.O. (P) No. 1/2025/Fin.

Thiruvananthapuram

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Government of Kerala

2025

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KERALA GAZETTE

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ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073

dated 05-09-2012 with RNI

Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023

വാല്ം 14

Vol. XIV

തിരുവനനപുരം,

തിങള

Thiruvananthapuram,

Monday

2025 ജനുവരി 06

06th January 2025

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22nd Dhanu 1200

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RULES

1. Short title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Kerala Service (First

Amendment) Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of the Rules.- In Part I of the Kerala Service Rules, in Appendix VII, under the

heading ‘Section II - SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE’, in rule 20, for the symbol and words ", on each

occasion of the leave" the following symbols and sentence shall be substituted namely:-

". The employee shall produce such certificate as and when the leave is required and copy of

the same can be used for the purpose in the same calendar year."

By order of the Governor,

DR. A. JAYATHILAK, I A S,

Additional Chief Secretary (Finance).

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

In Part I of the Kerala Service Rules, in APPENDIX VII under the heading SECTION II -

SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE, rule 20 envisages grant of Special Casual Leave to the employees having

physically or mentally challenged children for a maximum period of 15 days in a calendar year on

production of certificate from a medical officer attending the child, stating that the child is physically or

mentally challenged on each occasion of the leave. However, the production of fresh certificate on

each occasion creates unnecessary hardship to the employees. In order to simplify the procedure,

Government have decided to make suitable amendments in the Kerala Service Rules.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

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