15. Wages during leave period. -

(1) For the leave allowed to him under Section 14, an employee shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily average of his total full time earnings for the days on which he worked during the month immediately preceding his leave, exclusive of any overtime and bonus but inclusive of dearness allowances and the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to the employee of foodgrains and other articles. (2) The cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to the employee of foodgrains and other articles shall be computed as often as may be prescribed oh the basis of the maximum quantity of foodgrains and other articles admissible to a standard family as hereinbefore referred to in the Explanations to Sub-section (3) of Section 8. (3) For the purpose of this section the provisions of Sub-section (4) of Section 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis.