WRIIL is fully Known as Work Related Illness and Injury Leave.

WRIIL has replaced the concept of Hospital Leave and introduced in Indian Railways w.e.f., 14.12.2018.

All railway servants (gazetted or non gazetted) may be granted WRIIL, who suffers illness that is attributable to or aggravated in the performance of his official duty or in consequences of his official position.

The authority competent to grant leave may grant Work Related Illness and Injury Leave (here after referred as WRIIL) to Railway servant (Whether permanent or Temporary), who suffers illness or injury that is attributable to or aggravated in the performance of her or his official duties or in consequence of her or his official position subject to the provisions contained in rule 521of these rules, on the following conditions namely:

(1) Full Pay and allowance shall be sanctioned to all employees during the entire period of hospitalization on account of WRIIL.

(2) Beyond hospitalization, WRIIL shall be governed as follows:

(a) A Railway servant (other than RPF/RPSF) full pay and allowances for six months immediately following hospitalization and Hal pay for twelve months beyond the said six months. The half pay period may be commuted to full pay with corresponding number of days of Leave on Half Average pay debited from the employees leave account.

(b) For officers RPF/RPSF full pay and allowances for six months immediately following the hospitalization and full pay only for the next Twenty Four months.

(c) For personnel below the rank of officer of the RPF/RPSF full allowances, with no limit regarding period.

(3) In case of persons to whom the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 applies, the amount of leave salary payable under WRIIL shall be reduced by  the amount of compensation paid under the Act.

(4) No Leave on Average Pay or Leave on Half Average Pay shall be credited during the period that employee is on WRIIL.