LEAVE PREPARATORY TO RETIREMENT (LPR), ENCASHMENT OF REFUSED LEAVE PREPARATORY TO RETIREMENT AND PAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCASHMENT (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — According to Notification of Government of the Punjab, Finance Department dated: 01-06-2023, Leave Encashment will be paid on monthly basis after 01-06-2023. According to Rule 17(7) of the Revised Leave Rules, 1981, a civil servant who desires to get the benefit of encashment of LPR for a maximum period of three hundred and sixty five days, shall submit his written application to the Appointing Authority for grant of LPR, at least three months before the date of commencement of his LPR and if, the Appointing Authority so refused his request, he shall be entitled to encashment of refused LPR for three hundred and sixty five days equal to initial Pay of Basic Pay Scale. A civil servant is bound to apply to the Appointing Authority for grant of the benefit of Leave Encashment in lieu of LPR at least three months before the commencement date of the LPR in terms of Rule 17(7) of the Revised Leave Rules, 1981.