Leave entitlements in India accrue gradually through the year rather than landing in your account all at once, which is exactly why “how many leave days do I have left” is harder to answer than it sounds partway through a leave year. This calculator applies standard monthly pro-rata accrual to give you a working estimate.
Leave entitlements, the split between casual, sick, and earned or privilege leave, and carry-forward rules all vary by state under each state’s Shops and Establishments Act, and further by individual employer policy on top of that statutory floor. Rather than guess at your specific state and employer combination, this tool asks for your actual entitlement and lets you plug in your own numbers, which stays accurate regardless of where you are employed.
Monthly pro-rata accrual, your annual entitlement divided evenly across 12 months, is the most common accrual method in Indian private-sector policy, but some employers front-load the full entitlement at the start of the year instead. If yours does, the accrued figure here will understate your actual available balance early in the year.
They typically serve different purposes and often have different accrual and carry-forward rules; see our guide to casual leave for the distinction and how it is usually applied.
Often yes, depending on your employer’s policy and leave type, and there is a specific tax treatment involved that most employees are unaware of until they actually process an encashment. Our leave encashment guide covers the Section 10(10AA) exemption calculation in detail.
Depends entirely on your employer’s carry-forward policy, some cap how many days can roll into the next year, others allow full carry-forward, and some require encashment or forfeiture of anything above a cap. Check your specific policy rather than assuming.
Once you know your available balance, our Working Days Calculator can help you plan exactly how many working days a specific date range covers, useful for deciding how far a given leave balance will actually stretch.