Treatment of period of Leave towards minimum residency period for in-situ promotion under Modified Flexible Complimenting Scheme (MFCS)

To view DoPT OM dated 25th February 2019, please CLICK HERE.
 

Child Care Leave- Regardingh

Child Care Leave (CCL) - Clarifiacation Reg.

Proposals on Child Care Leave (CCL) and Maternity Leave - Reg.

To view DoPT OM dated 1.4.2016, please CLICK HERE. 

Male Bank employees can avail 15 days paternity leave to take care of wife

Grant of Paternity Leave to bank employees has been accepted under the 10th Wage Negotiation Settlement signed between Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the Unions/Associations of employees.

Male employees with less than two surviving children shall be eligible for 15 days paternity leave during his wife’s confinement and may be availed upto 15 days before or upto 6 months from the date of delivery of the child.

This was stated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 11/3/2016.

Read at http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2016-03-09/Male-Bank-employees-can-avail-15-days-paternity-leave-to-take-care-of-wife/212382

Child Care Leave (CCL) in respect of Central Government Employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations - Clarification - regarding.

To view DoPT OM No. 13018/6/2013-Estt.(L) dated 12th January 2015, please CLICK HERE. 

Government considers extending maternity leave to boost child nutrition

NEW DELHI: The government is considering extending maternity leave to 24 weeks from 12 weeks, a government official said on Friday, adding that it would encourage more women to breastfeed and help reduce high rates of child malnutrition in the country.

"We feel the current three months is not enough time for women to adequately care for their newborns," said an official from the ministry of women and child development.

"The proposal, if approved, would give working women in all sectors -- public, private and even the informal sector such as domestic workers -- some kind of protection."

According to the ministry, an expectant mother needs one month of rest before birth, and seven months after, to adequately nurse her child, said the official, who declined to be named.

India has one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world. Forty-six percent of children under five are underweight and 48 per cent are stunted, according to the latest government figures from 2005/6.

Child malnutrition is an underlying cause of death for 3 million children around the world every year

nearly half of all child deaths - with most dying from preventable illnesses due to weak immune systems, says the United Nations Children's Fund.

Those who survive, grow up without enough energy, protein, vitamins and minerals, causing their brains and bodies to be stunted which means they cannot fulfill their physical, academic or economic potential.

The World Health Organization (WHO) - which recommends exclusive breastfeeding for babies up to six months old - says breastfeeding reduces child mortality and has proven health benefits that extend into adulthood.

Yet only 47 per cent of Indian mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first six months, compared with 70 percent in neighbouring Nepal and 76 per cent in Sri Lanka.

Gender experts say extending maternity leave will also encourage more women to return to work and close the gender gap in the labour market. Many women reluctantly drop out of work because they need more time for their newborns, they say.

At around 33 per cent, female participation in the workforce in India is well below the global average of 50 percent, a March report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

During to a visit to India in March, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the gender disparity in the labour sector was a "huge missed opportunity".
 Source :http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

CCL : 15 days minimum period removed

To view Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension (Department of Personnel and Training) OM No. 13018/6/2015-Estt (L) dated 5th June 2015, please CLICK HERE. Child Care Leave at present is allowed for a minimum period of 15 days and now this minimum period is removed by keeping all other conditions as it is. 

Central Govt employee opts for a surrogate child – What says CCS (Leave) Rules..?

Can Central Govt Female Employees Opting for Surrogate Pregnancy Claim Maternity Leave?

Parenthood is a gift of god. Thanks to the development in medical sciences, childless couples can now opt for surrogate pregnancies. If women employees of Central Government organizations opt for surrogate pregnancies, can they claim maternity leave?

Women employees of Central Government establishments are given Maternity leave for a period of 180 days and male employees are given Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days if they choose to adopt babies. At present, there is no leave entitlements for parents of the surrogate child.

Let’s see what the Indian medical Research Council has to say about couples who choose to have babies through surrogate mothers.

Surrogacy: General Considerations

A child born through surrogacy must be adopted by the genetic (biological) parents unless they can establish through genetic (DNA) fingerprinting (of which the records will be maintained in the clinic) that the child is theirs.Guidelines for ART Clinics in India ICMR/NAMS

Surrogacy by assisted conception should normally be considered only for patients for whom it would be physically or medically impossible/undesirable to carry a baby to term.

Payments to surrogate mothers should cover all genuine expenses associated with the pregnancy. Documentary evidence of the financial arrangement for surrogacy must be available. The ART centre should not be involved in this monetary aspect.

Advertisements regarding surrogacy should not be made by the ART clinic. The responsibility of finding a surrogate mother, through advertisement or otherwise, should rest with the couple, or a semen bank.

A surrogate mother should not be over 45 years of age. Before accepting a woman as a possible surrogate for a particular couple’s child, the ART clinic must ensure (and put on record) that the woman satisfies all the testable criteria to go through a successful full-term pregnancy.

A relative, a known person, as well as a person unknown to the couple may act as a surrogate mother for the couple. In the case of a relative acting as a surrogate, the relative should belong to the same generation as the women desiring the surrogate.

A prospective surrogate mother must be tested for HIV and shown to be seronegative for this virus just before embryo transfer. She must also provide a written certificate that (a) she has not had a drug intravenously administered into her through a shared syringe, (b) she has not undergone blood transfusion; and (c) she and her husband (to the best of her/his

knowledge) has had no extramarital relationship in the last six months.

(This is to ensure that the person would not come up with symptoms of HIV infection during the period of surrogacy.) The prospective surrogate mother must also declare that she will not use drugs intravenously, and not undergo blood transfusion excepting of blood obtained through a certified blood bank.

No woman may act as a surrogate more then thrice in her lifetime

Source: 7thpaycommissionnews.in

[http://7thpaycommissionnews.in/central-govt-employee-opts-for-a-surrogate-child-what-says-ccs-leave-rules/]

CHILD CARE LEAVE - MINIMUM PERIOD OF 15 DAYS CONDITION REMOVED

To view DoPT memo, please CLICK HERE. 

Will the 7th CPC Extend Child Care Leave for Male Employees Too?

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No proposal to introduce ‘Parents Care Leave’ on line of ‘Child Care Leave’ – Central Government

In Rajya Sabha the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri.V.Narayanasamy said in written reply to a question that there is no proposal to provide for Parent Care Leave on the lines of Child Care Leave (CCL).

And also he replied, "Global Age Watch Index is a measure of quality of life and well-being of older people around the world. It measures the economic, social and political elements. India is ranked 73rd out of 91 countries selected for the index.

The Government has no proposal to provide for Parent Care Leave on the lines of Child Care Leave (CCL). CCL is allowed to female Central Government employees with a specific purpose of improving participation of more females in Government service. The Central Government employees are already entitled to various kinds of leave which can be availed for appropriate purposes".

180-day Maternity Leave for Govt staff must: House panel

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Child Care Leave (CCL) to third child in case of second child has been given away in adoption: DoPT clarification vide Min of Labour & Emp.

To view memo, please CLICK HERE.
 

Cash Assistance to Pregnant and Lactating Women

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Permission to the Female Employees for lactating the child

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Clarification on the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) during the Child Care Leave (CCL)

Expenditure) OM No.2(9)/2012-E.II(B) dated 27th August, 2012 please Click here.

CHILD CARE LEAVE (CCL) IN RESPECT OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES.

Copy of D.G. Posts No. 51-3/2011-SPB-II dated 10^th May, 2012.(Addressed to All the Heads of Circles)

I am directed to refer to this office letter of even number dated 15.6.2011 on the subject mentioned above and to say that Unions, in the meeting with Secretary (Posts) on 10.1.2012 and 12.1.2012, pointed out that the instructions issued vide ibid letter are not being followed strictly.

It is, therefore, again requested to please ensure that the cases of grant of Child Care Leave are liberally dealt with as per the instructions of Government of India as mentioned in the letter referred to above.

Sd/-

(Raj Kumar)

Director (Staff)

 

Sanction of Child Care Leave: Instructions regarding

Controller General of Defence Accounts

Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010

No. AN/XIV/19404/Leave Matters/Vol. III    Dated 25- 8-2011

To

All PCsDA/CsDA

Sub: Sanction of Child Care Leave: Instructions regarding

Consequent upon the implementation of 6th CPC, Child Care Leave to Women Employees of the Central Govt. was introduced w.e.f. 1st September 2008 vide DoP&T OM No.13018/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 18-11-2008.

2. DoP&T vide their OM No.13018/2/2008-Estt(L) dated 18-11-2008 have further clarified on the subject that Child Care Leave for women employees is meant to facilitate them in taking care of their children at the time of need. However, it should not disrupt the functioning of Central Govt. Offices. It was further clarified by DoP&T that CCL cannot be demanded as a matter of right and under no circumstances can any employee proceed on CCL without prior approval of leave by the leave sanctioning authority.

3. Instances have come to the notice of this HQrs office, where CCL has been used as a means to dodge unpalatable postings or to avoid functioning in a specific office/section and even to proceed abroad, rather than for the purpose for which CCL was introduced. This goes against the spirit of the Govt. orders on the subject. There have also been instances where even IDAS officers have left their offices ‘in anticipation" of sanction of the CCL.

4. In view of the above, it is requested to all PCsDA/CsDA that the cases of CCL granted to the employees under their jurisdiction may please be reviewed and ensured that the CCL has been genuinely granted for the purpose for which it is meant. It may also be impressed upon all concerned that proceeding on CCL without sanction constitutes misconduct and will invite disciplinary proceedings against the official concerned.

This issues with the approval of CGDA.

Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-

(Rakesh Sehgal)

Jt.CGDA(AN)

Source: www.cgda.nic.in

[http://www.cgda.nic.in/adm/ccl250811.pdf]

Child Care Leave to Central Government employees - regarding

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