Child Care Leave in respect of Central Government employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission - 18.11.2018
No. 130
18/2/2008-Estt. (L)
Government of India
Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of
Personnel and Training)
New Delhi, dated the 18th
November, 2008.
Subject : Child Care Leave in
respect of Central Government employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay
Commission - clarification regarding –
The order regarding introduction
of Child Care leave (CCL) in respect of Central Government employees were
issued vide this Department's O.M. of even number dated 11th September, 2008.
Subsequently, clarification in this regard were also issued vide O.M. dated
29th September, 2008.
2. Consequent upon the
implementation of orders relating to Child Care Leave, references has been
received from various sections regarding the procedure for grant of this leave
etc. In this connection, it is mentioned that the intention of the Pay Commission
in recommending Child Care Leave for women employees was to facilitate women
employees to take care of their children at the time of need. However, this
does not mean that CCL should disrupt the functioning of Central Government
offices. The nature of this leave was envisaged to be the same as that of
earned leave. Accordingly, while maintaining the spirit of Pay Commission's
recommendations intact and also harmonizing the smooth functioning of the
offices, the following clarifications are issued in consultation with the
Department of Expenditure (Implementation Cell) with regard to Child Care Leave
for Central Government employees:-
i) CCL cannot be demanded as a
matter of right. Under no circumstances can any employee proceed on CCL without
prior proper approval of the leave by the leave sanctioning authority.
ii) The leave is to be treated
like the Earned Leave and sanctioned as such.
iii) Consequently, Saturdays,
Sundays, Gazetted holidays etc. falling during the period of leave would also
count for CCL, as in the case of Earned Leave.
iv) CCL can be availed only if
the employee concerned has no Earned Leave at her credit.
Baj Bala Singh)
Under Secretary to the
Govt. of India
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