Notification Clarification Regarding Admissibility of Leave Preparatory to Retirement (LPR) on Retiring Pension
The Government of the Punjab, Finance Department, has issued a clarification regarding the admissibility of Leave Preparatory to Retirement (LPR) on retiring pension under the Revised Leave Rules, 1981. The clarification explains the position in cases of retirement on superannuation and voluntary retirement, and specifies the circumstances under which LPR encashment is admissible or otherwise.
Notification No. FD SR-II/2-148/2025, dated 24-12-2025
As per the notification issued by the Finance Department, Punjab, reference is made to your letter No. KPM&R/IL3-4/64/22-23/4968 dated 04.08.2025 on the subject cited above.
The matter has been examined in light of Rule 17(1) of the Revised Leave Rules, 1981, which provides that in cases of retirement on superannuation or voluntary retirement upon completion of twenty-six (26) years of qualifying service, where a civil servant cannot be granted Leave Preparatory to Retirement (LPR) due to the exigencies of public service despite having applied in sufficient time, such civil servant shall be entitled, in lieu thereof, to leave encashment equal to the initial pay of the relevant pay scale for the period of leave so refused. This entitlement shall be subject to a maximum limit of three hundred and sixty-five (365) days, as duly amended vide Finance Department Notification No. FD.SR-II/2-97-2019 dated 19-09-2025.
In view of the above, the attention of the Accountant General, Punjab, is invited to Rule 17(1) of the Revised Leave Rules, 1981, for information and guidance. However, it is clarified that leave encashment in lieu of LPR is not admissible in cases of voluntary retirement where the qualifying service is less than twenty-six (26) years.
