All govt employees to be present on days before and after bandh: Finance dept

MP| 24 Sep 2018 | Kolkata: All state government employees have to be present on the day before and after the bandh. 

As per a notification issued by the state Finance department, "...the employees who are on leave on September 24, have to report to duty on September 25. It has also been decided that besides the day of the bandh, no leave for the day preceding the bandh (September 25) and for the day following the bandh (September 27) shall be allowed". 

It has been further mentioned in the notification that no casual leaves will be allowed in the first or second half of the day and "all state government offices, including those provided with grant-in-aid, shall remain open and all the employees shall report for duty on that date".

No casual leave for absence either in the first half, the second half or for the whole day, as well as any other leave, shall be granted to any employee on the day of the bandh. 

Moreover, no salary will be admissible, unless such absence is due to hospitalisation of employees, bereavement in the family, severe illness continuing prior to September 24 and employees who had been on child care leave, maternity leave, medical leave and earned leave, sanctioned prior to September 24.