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36.
Hours of Attendance
(i)
The normal hours of attendance for all offices under the Andaman and
Nicobar Administration are from 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with lunch break
for half an hour from 1.00 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Every member of the staff is expected to be in his seat and to start work
by 8.30 a.m., unless he has previously obtained special permission for
late attendance.
(v)
Ten minutes grace may be allowed in respect of the arrival time to cover
any unforeseen contingencies. Persons reaching office during this period
of grace are nevertheless late but such late coming may be condoned
unless it becomes a matter of frequent occurrence.
37.
Attendance Register
Attendance Register in Form S. 37 will be maintained in each
Department/Office/Section under the personal supervision of the Section
Officer in respect of the persons working under his charge. In the case of
Personal Assistants/Stenographers the attendance register will be
maintained by the Officers to whom they are attached. Attendance of
Class IV staff will be maintained by the Care Taker/Section incharge/Officer to whom they are attached.
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(i)
Arrival (a)
(b)
(ii)
Departure While leaving the office, every member of the staff should record his
initials with the time of departure in the space against the letter `D
opposite his name.
38.
Recording of Non-Attendance
The following abbreviations will be used by the Section Officer to denote
the reasons of non-attendance(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
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39.
(ii)
40.
Punctuality
(i)
(ii)
Surprise daily checks may be carried out in one or two sections of the
Department/Office under the direct supervision of the senior officer like
the Heads of Department/Heads of Office.
(iii)
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(iv)
(v)
41.
(ii)
For the grant of half-a-days casual leave, the lunch interval is to be the
dividing line, i.e. Govt. servants taking half-a-days casual leave for the
forenoon shall attend office at 1.00 p.m. and those taking half-a-days
casual leave for the afternoon may leave office at 1.00 p.m.
(iii)
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with full days casual leave, if so applied for. Likewise, even when the
casual leave at the credit of a Government servant is in terms of full
days, there is no objection to the grant of half days casual leave in
conjunction with full days casual leave.
42.
(ii)
(iii)
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kind of leave due and admissible for the entire day. The same may be
sanctioned by the competent authority.
(iv)
(v)
(ii)
when on duty in office, the official leaves the office without proper
permission; and
(iii)
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cases would be to debit the casual leave account of the official as per
instructions issued from time to time.
43.
A member of staff will not leave the office premises during working hours
without permission of his Section Officer or in his absence, of the Branch
Officer.
(ii)
When a priority case requires action on the same day, the staff
concerned will not leave office without permission of the Section Officer
in the case of Dealing Clerks, Typists etc. and of the Branch Officer in
the case of Section Officers.
44.
(ii)
(iii)
No indoor games should be played in the office buildings after 7.00 p.m.
except on special occasions such as tournaments, etc.
Daftries and Peons will attend office half an hour earlier than the hour
prescribed for the office (i.e. at 8.00 am.) and shall start performing their
usual duties forthwith so that the normal business of the Office could
commence at 8.30 am.
(ii)
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Peons will not leave office without permission of the Section Officer
under whom they work. Group D staff attached to officers will remain in
the office until their officers leave or until they are permitted by their
officers to leave early.
46.
Surprise Visits
The Branch Officers will make surprise visits to the Office/ Sections
under their charge, as frequently as possible, to check attendance and
also to ensure that the members of staff are not absent from their seats
without permission and that they do not over-stay in the lunch period.
Whenever necessary a report of such surprise visit, will be submitted by
the respective Branch Officer to their next higher officer for taking
suitable action.
47.
48.
Casual Leave
(i)
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(iv)
Sundays and Holidays falling during a period of casual leave will not be
treated as a part of the casual leave.
(v)
b)
charge of office ;
c)
d)
return to duty ;
or so as to extend the term of leave beyond the time admissible
under the rules.
(vi)
Casual leave cannot be combined with any other kind of leave viz.
earned leaved, extraordinary leave, medical leave etc. Casual leave
cannot be combined with vacation.
(vii)
Casual leave shall be availed of only with prior sanction of the competent
authority except in case of ill health or any special circumstances when
the obtaining of such prior sanction becomes impossible.
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(viii) Casual leave on account of illness may be granted upto two days without
Medical Certificate. Applications for casual leave on medical grounds for
a period exceeding two days should be supported by Medical Certificate
from an Authorized Medical Attendant.
(ii)
If there are more than one Heads of Offices in a Deptt, casual leave to
other heads of offices will be sanctioned by the highest Head of Office
(Controlling Officer) in that Department.
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
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sanctioned by the Branch Officer upto two days at a time. Casual leave
to group `D staff will be sanctioned by the respective Branch Officers
upto
two
days
at
time.
Casual
leave
to
Personal
Public Holidays
Public Holidays are declared every year by the Lt. Governor, Andaman
and Nicobar Islands under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,
1881 (XXVI of 1881) subject to provision being made for urgent work
and essential services, all offices under the Andaman and Nicobar
Administration will remain closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public
Holidays.
51.
Restricted Holidays
(i)
Govt. servants can avail themselves of any two Restricted Holidays out
of the list of such holidays declared every year by the Lt. Governor,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, irrespective of religious denominations.
(ii)
52.
(ii)
Some of the purposes for which special casual leave is admissible are
indicated below:--
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a)
Where the staff is not able to attend office during civil disturbances,
curfews or strikes ;
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
53.
54.
Leaving Headquarters
Subject to any special orders issued in this regard by the Heads of
Departments/Offices in respect of the employees working under them,
no Government servant should leave his headquarters without prior
permission of the authority competent to sanction leave. He should,
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Addresses of Staff
A list of the addresses of all members of the staff working in an
office/section should be maintained by each Section Officer and a copy
pasted on the piece of cardboard and should be displayed at a
conspicuous place in the Office/Section.
56.
Office Rooms
(i)
(ii)
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(iii)
It is the general responsibility of the Section Officer to see that the room
or rooms occupied by the sections under his charge are maintained in a
neat and tidy condition. The clerical staff should keep their tables and
surrounding neat and clean and the papers neatly arranged.
(iv)
When leaving office, every member of the staff should see that all files,
papers, books, registers, etc in his charge are kept in proper places. (As
far as possible in locked Almirahs) pending paper should be kept
together in a separate folder appropriately marked.
(v)
It shall be the duty of the Section Officer to see that the electric lights,
fans etc. are used only when necessary and that they are switched off
when not required during office hours and also every evening when
leaving the office.
(vi)
57.
58.
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60.
(ii)
Every Government servant should attend his office punctually and do the
work allotted to him sincerely and honestly during office hours.
(iii)
He should wear clean and tidy attire, conduct himself while in the office
in a disciplined manner and behave courteously with all including his
colleagues, whether superior or inferior to him, in rank as also with
members of the public.
(iv)
(v)
He must not lose his temper or speak in loud or harsh tone, however
great the provocation is.
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61.
Officer/official
as
deemed
proper
by
Heads
of
(iii)
(iv)
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