diff --git a/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance/employee_leave_balance.py b/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance/employee_leave_balance.py
index 22f0203..7717ba0 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance/employee_leave_balance.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance/employee_leave_balance.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.leave_application.leave_application \
 	import get_leave_balance_on, get_leaves_for_period
 
+from erpnext.hr.report.employee_leave_balance_summary.employee_leave_balance_summary \
+	import get_department_leave_approver_map
 
 def execute(filters=None):
 	leave_types = frappe.db.sql_list("select name from `tabLeave Type` order by name asc")
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
 
 def get_columns(leave_types):
 	columns = [
-		_("Employee") + ":Link/Employee:150",
+		_("Employee") + ":Link.Employee:150",
 		_("Employee Name") + "::200",
 		_("Department") +"::150"
 	]
@@ -52,11 +54,13 @@
 
 	active_employees = frappe.get_all("Employee",
 		filters=conditions,
-		fields=["name", "employee_name", "department", "user_id"])
+		fields=["name", "employee_name", "department", "user_id", "leave_approver"])
+
+	department_approver_map = get_department_leave_approver_map(filters.get('department'))
 
 	data = []
 	for employee in active_employees:
-		leave_approvers = get_approvers(employee.department)
+		leave_approvers = department_approver_map.get(employee.department_name, []).append(employee.leave_approver)
 		if (len(leave_approvers) and user in leave_approvers) or (user in ["Administrator", employee.user_id]) or ("HR Manager" in frappe.get_roles(user)):
 			row = [employee.name, employee.employee_name, employee.department]
 
@@ -66,46 +70,13 @@
 					filters.from_date, filters.to_date) * -1
 
 				# opening balance
-				opening = get_total_allocated_leaves(employee.name, leave_type, filters.from_date, filters.to_date)
+				opening = get_leave_balance_on(employee.name, leave_type, filters.from_date)
 
 				# closing balance
-				closing = flt(opening) - flt(leaves_taken)
+				closing = get_leave_balance_on(employee.name, leave_type, filters.to_date)
 
 				row += [opening, leaves_taken, closing]
 
 			data.append(row)
 
-	return data
-
-def get_approvers(department):
-	if not department:
-		return []
-
-	approvers = []
-	# get current department and all its child
-	department_details = frappe.db.get_value("Department", {"name": department}, ["lft", "rgt"], as_dict=True)
-	department_list = frappe.db.sql("""select name from `tabDepartment`
-		where lft >= %s and rgt <= %s order by lft desc
-		""", (department_details.lft, department_details.rgt), as_list = True)
-
-	# retrieve approvers list from current department and from its subsequent child departments
-	for d in department_list:
-		approvers.extend([l.leave_approver for l in frappe.db.sql("""select approver from `tabDepartment Approver` \
-			where parent = %s and parentfield = 'leave_approvers'""", (d), as_dict=True)])
-
-	return approvers
-
-def get_total_allocated_leaves(employee, leave_type, from_date, to_date):
-	''' Returns leave allocation between from date and to date '''
-	leave_allocation_records = frappe.db.get_all('Leave Ledger Entry', filters={
-			'docstatus': 1,
-			'is_expired': 0,
-			'leave_type': leave_type,
-			'employee': employee,
-			'transaction_type': 'Leave Allocation'
-		}, or_filters={
-			'from_date': ['between', (from_date, to_date)],
-			'to_date': ['between', (from_date, to_date)]
-		}, fields=['SUM(leaves) as leaves'])
-
-	return flt(leave_allocation_records[0].get('leaves')) if leave_allocation_records else flt(0)
\ No newline at end of file
+	return data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.js b/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.js
index 838f4ad..3fb8f6e 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.js
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
 frappe.query_reports['Employee Leave Balance Summary'] = {
 	filters: [
 		{
+			fieldname:'from_date',
+			label: __('From Date'),
+			fieldtype: 'Date',
+			reqd: 1,
+			default: frappe.defaults.get_default('year_start_date')
+		},
+		{
+			fieldname:'to_date',
+			label: __('To Date'),
+			fieldtype: 'Date',
+			reqd: 1,
+			default: frappe.defaults.get_default('year_end_date')
+		},
+		{
 			fieldname:'company',
 			label: __('Company'),
 			fieldtype: 'Link',
@@ -19,18 +33,10 @@
 			options: 'Employee',
 		},
 		{
-			fieldname:'from_date',
-			label: __('From Date'),
-			fieldtype: 'Date',
-			reqd: 1,
-			default: frappe.defaults.get_default('year_start_date')
-		},
-		{
-			fieldname:'to_date',
-			label: __('To Date'),
-			fieldtype: 'Date',
-			reqd: 1,
-			default: frappe.defaults.get_default('year_end_date')
+			fieldname:'department',
+			label: __('Department'),
+			fieldtype: 'Link',
+			options: 'Department',
 		}
 	]
 };
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.py b/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.py
index 64a5c1c..15a5da0 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/report/employee_leave_balance_summary/employee_leave_balance_summary.py
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 import frappe
 from frappe.utils import flt
 from frappe import _
-from erpnext.hr.doctype.leave_application.leave_application import get_leaves_for_period
-
-from erpnext.hr.report.employee_leave_balance.employee_leave_balance import get_total_allocated_leaves
+from erpnext.hr.doctype.leave_application.leave_application import get_leaves_for_period, get_leave_balance_on
 
 def execute(filters=None):
 	if filters.to_date <= filters.from_date:
@@ -58,16 +56,14 @@
 def get_data(filters):
 	leave_types = frappe.db.sql_list("SELECT `name` FROM `tabLeave Type` ORDER BY `name` ASC")
 
-	conditions = {
-		'status': 'Active',
-	}
+	conditions = get_conditions(filters)
 
-	if filters.get('employee'):
-		conditions['name'] = filters.get('employee')
+	user = frappe.session.user
+	department_approver_map = get_department_leave_approver_map(filters.get('department'))
 
-	active_employees = frappe.get_all('Employee',
+	active_employees = frappe.get_list('Employee',
 		filters=conditions,
-		fields=['name', 'employee_name', 'department', 'user_id'])
+		fields=['name', 'employee_name', 'department', 'user_id', 'leave_approver'])
 
 	data = []
 
@@ -76,21 +72,59 @@
 			'leave_type': leave_type
 		})
 		for employee in active_employees:
-			row = frappe._dict({
-				'employee': employee.name,
-				'employee_name': employee.employee_name
-			})
+			
+			leave_approvers = department_approver_map.get(employee.department_name, []).append(employee.leave_approver)
 
-			leaves_taken = get_leaves_for_period(employee.name, leave_type,
-				filters.from_date, filters.to_date) * -1
+			if (len(leave_approvers) and user in leave_approvers) or (user in ["Administrator", employee.user_id]) \
+				or ("HR Manager" in frappe.get_roles(user)):
+				row = frappe._dict({
+					'employee': employee.name,
+					'employee_name': employee.employee_name
+				})
 
-			opening = get_total_allocated_leaves(employee.name, leave_type, filters.from_date, filters.to_date)
-			closing = flt(opening) - flt(leaves_taken)
+				leaves_taken = get_leaves_for_period(employee.name, leave_type,
+					filters.from_date, filters.to_date) * -1
 
-			row.opening_balance = opening
-			row.leaves_taken = leaves_taken
-			row.closing_balance = closing
-			row.indent = 1
-			data.append(row)
+				opening = get_leave_balance_on(employee.name, leave_type, filters.from_date)
+				closing = get_leave_balance_on(employee.name, leave_type, filters.to_date)
+
+				row.opening_balance = opening
+				row.leaves_taken = leaves_taken
+				row.closing_balance = closing
+				row.indent = 1
+				data.append(row)
 
 	return data
+
+def get_conditions(filters):
+	conditions={
+		'status': 'Active',
+	}
+	if filters.get('employee'):
+		conditions['name'] = filters.get('employee')
+
+	if filters.get('employee'):
+		conditions['name'] = filters.get('employee')
+
+	return conditions
+
+def get_department_leave_approver_map(department=None):
+	conditions=''
+	if department:
+		conditions='and department_name = %(department)s or parent_department = %(department)s'%{'department': department}
+
+	# get current department and all its child
+	department_list = frappe.db.sql_list(''' SELECT name FROM `tabDepartment` WHERE disabled=0 {0}'''.format(conditions)) #nosec
+
+	# retrieve approvers list from current department and from its subsequent child departments
+	approver_list = frappe.get_all('Department Approver', filters={
+		'parentfield': 'leave_approvers',
+		'parent': ('in', department_list)
+	}, fields=['parent', 'approver'], as_list=1)
+
+	approvers = {}
+
+	for k, v in approver_list:
+		approvers.setdefault(k, []).append(v)
+
+	return approvers