Child Care Leave in respect of Central Government employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations - Clarification regarding - 07.09.2010
No. 13018 /1/2010-Estt.
(Leave)
Government of India
Ministry of
Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of
Personnel & Training)
New Delhi, the 7th
September, 2010
Office Memorandum
Sub: Child Care Leave in respect
of Central Government employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission
recommendations - Clarification regarding
The undersigned is directed to
say that this Department has been receiving representations from Government
Servants through various quarters like the Public Grievances Cell/Associations
etc requesting to review the decision to allow Child Care Leave (CCL) only if
the employee has no E.L. at her credit.
2. This Department's O.M.
No.13018/2/2008-Estt. (L) dated 11/09/2008 regarding introduction of Child Care
Leave in respect of Central Government employees and subsequent clarifications
vide O.Ms. dated 29/9/2008, 1811 112008 and 2/12/2008 were reviewed. It has now
been decided in consultation with Department of Expenditure, to delete the
condition that CCL can be availed only if the employee concerned has no Earned
Leave at her credit, subject to the following conditions:-
(i) CCL may not be granted in
more than 3 spells in a calendar year.
(ii) CCL may not be granted for
less than 15 days.
(iii) CCL should not ordinarily
be granted during the probation period except in case of certain extreme
situations where the leave sanctioning authority is fully satisfied about the
need of Child Care Leave to the probationer. It may also be ensured that the
period for which this leave is sanctioned during probation is minimal.
3. It is reiterated that the
leave is to be treated like Earned Leave and sanctioned as such.
4. These orders take effect from
1.9.2008. Earned Leave, if any, availed by women employees before availing CCL
subsequent to the issue of the OM 13018/2/2008-Estt. (L) dated 18- 1 1-2008 may
be adjusted against CCL, if so requested by the employee.
5. Hindi version will follow.
Director
(Simmi R. Nakra)
Director
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