Shimla, June 12 -- The Himachal government has decided to provide full salary to its employees proceeding on study leave for higher education during the service period.

Earlier, the employees availing study leave were entitled to leave salary equivalent to 40% of the pay they were drawing before proceeding on leave, along with Dearness Allowance (DA) and House Rent Allowance (HRA).

However, adopting a sympathetic and employee-friendly approach, the state government has amended Rule 56 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, enabling employees on study leave to receive 100% of their salary during the period of higher studies.

The decision fulfils an announcement made by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in the Budget for the financial year 2026-27. The...