When applying for Casual leave as a government employee, you can take leave mentioning 'Personal Matter' as a reason.

Under the Right to Information Act, the query addressed to the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Eastern Province has been answered above.

As per Establishment Code, when a government employee applies for Casual leave, the reason may be stated in the application form as personal matter. Moreover, it has been mentioned that there is no need to explain what the issue is,  and that the Head of the institute has no legal authority to inquire about it.