This Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions addresses the simplification of procedures for verifying government service records. It highlights issues with the non-adherence to existing guidelines, leading to delays in processing retirement benefits. The memorandum reiterates the importance of maintaining service verification records in the revised Part V format of the...
This office memorandum addresses the simplification of the service verification process for government employees. It reiterates the instructions from a previous notification dated October 23, 2013, regarding the use of a revised format for service books, specifically Part V, which records service verification details. The memorandum highlights that the prescribed format is not being followed...
This Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions clarifies guidelines regarding Child Care Leave (CCL) for Central Government employees, particularly women. It references previous OMs and proposes instructions stating that leave requests for at least five working days should generally not be refused unless there are exceptional circumstances. Ministries and...
This Office Memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training outlines proposed changes to Maternity Leave and Child Care Leave (CCL) policies for government employees. Key proposals include extending maternity leave to surrogate and commissioning mothers (up to 180 days), removing the age limit for CCL in cases of disabled children (while maintaining a 730-day CCL ceiling), allowing...
A recent clarification has been issued by the Department of Personnel & Training regarding the eligibility of leave encashment for government servants who are re-employed after retirement. According to the clarification, re-employed pensioners are governed by rule 39(6)(a)(iii) of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, and can be granted leave encashment for up to 300 days, including any encashment...
This office memorandum clarifies and expands the existing rules regarding Special Casual Leave for government employees who donate blood. Previously, the rule only covered whole blood donation. It has now been decided that Special Casual Leave can also be granted for apheresis (donation of blood components like platelets and plasma) at licensed Blood Banks. Employees can avail this leave up to...
This office memorandum clarifies the rules surrounding Child Care Leave (CCL) for government employees. It addresses whether employees on CCL can leave headquarters, avail Leave Travel Concession (LTC), and proceed on foreign travel. The memorandum states that employees on CCL may be permitted to leave headquarters with prior approval, can avail LTC while on CCL, and may proceed on foreign travel...
A recent directive removes the 22-year age limit for children eligible for Child Care Leave under CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, Rule 43-G. It also stipulates that Child Care Leave will not be granted for periods less than five days at a time. This order came into effect on June 13, 2018, and formal amendments to the relevant rules were already issued via notification on the same date. The...
A recent directive removes the 22-year age limit for children eligible for Child Care Leave under CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, Rule 43-G. It also stipulates that Child Care Leave should not be granted for periods less than five days at a time. This order came into effect on June 13, 2018, and formal amendments to the relevant rules were already issued via notification on the same date. The...
The Department of Personnel & Training has announced revisions to the Child Care Leave rules, effective June 13, 2018. The age limit of 22 years for disabled children seeking Child Care Leave has been removed. Additionally, Child Care Leave will now only be granted for periods of five days or more. Formal amendments to Rule 43-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 have been...