This office memorandum details changes to government policies regarding child adoption and paternity leave. Specifically, it announces an increase in Child Adoption Leave for female government employees from 135 to 180 days, aligning it with the current length of maternity leave. Furthermore, it extends the benefit of Paternity Leave to adoptive fathers, granting them 15 days of leave within six months of valid adoption, provided they have less than two surviving children. These changes apply to all ministries and departments of the Government of India, with specific consultation for the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
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No. 13018/1/2009-Estt.(L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, the 22^{nd } July, 2009.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-Enhancement of Child Adoption Leave from 135 days to 180 days and extension of the facility of Paternity Leave to adoptive fathers.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 13018/4/2004-Estt.(L) dated 31st March, 2006 regarding grant of Child Adoption Leave for 135 days to female Government servant on adoption of a child upto the age of one year, on the lines of maternity leave admissible to natural mothers. After implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations, the period of maternity leave was enhanced from 135 days to 180 days. Subsequently, this Department has received representations requesting for enhancement of the period of Child Adoption Leave from 135 days to 180 days in line with the maternity leave. The matter has been examined in this Department and it has been decided to enhance the period of Child Adoption Leave from 135 days to 180 days.
- A female Government servant in whose case the period of 135 days of Child Adoption Leave has not expired on the date of issue of these orders shall also be eligible for Child Adoption Leave of 180 days.
- It has also been decided that a male Government servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children, on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, may be sanctioned Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days within a period of six months from the date of valid adoption.
- These orders shall take effect from the date of issue.
- In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Aditor General of India.
Tmahus
(Simmi R. Nakra)
Director
To
All Ministries/Department of the Government of India.
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No. 13018/1/2009-Estt.(L)
Dated the 22nd July, 2009.
Copy forwarded to:-
(1) Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
(2) Office of the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
(3) Secretaries to Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/Election Commission/Lok Sabha Sectt./Rajya Sabha Sectt./Cabinet Sectt./Central Vigilance Commission/President’s Sectt./ Vice-President’s Sectt./ Prime Minister’s Office/ Planning Commission.
(4) All State Governments and Union Territories.
(5) Secretary, National Council of JCM (Staff Side), 13-C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
(6) All Members of Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/Departmental Council.
(7) All Officers/Sections of DOPT/Deptt. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances/Department of Pensions & Pensioners Wclfarc/PESB.
(8) Official Language Wing (Legislative Deptt.), Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi.
(9) Railway Board, New Delhi.
(10) NIC, DOPT – With the request to upload the O.M. on the website.
(11) 50 spare copies.
(Simmi R. Nakra)
Director(P&A)