Gandhinagar: Union government’s department of personnel and training (DPT) has announced new leave rules for various Central Civil Service employees. The new rules, in force from December 1, will apply to all CCS officials serving across the country and even outside India. Highly-placed sources in the state government said the new rules would also be effective for the state cadre IAS/IPS and IFS officers.
The new rules are for catering to the leave-related needs of the employees in different circumstances such as transfer to industrial establishment; earned leave for those serving in vacation departments, cash equivalent of leave in case of invalidation, paternity leave for child adoption and child care leave.
In case of transfer to an industrial establishment wherein employee’s leave terms are governed by the Factories Act, 1948, the authorities competent to grant leave will suo motu issue an order granting cash equivalent of leave in respect of earned leave and half-pay leave at his credit subject to a maximum of 300 days.
On premature retirement, babus will get cash equivalent of unutilised earned leave but half-pay leave will be subject to the condition that the number of days of earned leave and half-pay leave for which encashment had already been allowed under this rule and the number of days of earned leave and half-pay leave to be encashed on premature retirement will not exceed 300 days.
A government employee (other than a military officer) serving in a vacation department will not be entitled to any earned leave in regard to duty performed in any year in which he avails the full vacation.
If a government employee dies while in service, the cash equivalent of leave salary for both earned leave and half-pay leave, if any, at the credit of the deceased employee on the date of his death, not exceeding 300 days, will be paid to his family.
A male employee, with less than two surviving children, on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year may be granted paternity leave for a period of 15 days within a period of six months from the date of valid adoption.
A woman employee having children below 18 years and who has no earned leave at her credit may be granted child care leave for a maximum period of two years.
source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_officials-to-get-leave-for-child-adoption_1320245