This office memorandum details amendments to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, aligning them with the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015, under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The key changes concern Paternity Leave and Child Adoption Leave for government employees. Specifically, male employees accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or through valid adoption of a child under one year are eligible for 15 days of Paternity Leave. Similarly, female employees are eligible for 180 days of Child Adoption Leave under the same circumstances. The memorandum clarifies that if pre-adoption foster care doesn’t lead to adoption, any leave already taken will be deducted from other available leave balances. These orders are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
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F.No. A-24011/6/2023-Estt. (Leave)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110067
Dated: 26.05.2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015 under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 – reg.
The undersigned is directed to say that the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 have been amended vide Notification G.S.R. No. 374(E) dated 18.05.2023 (copy enclosed) to bring them in conformity with the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015 under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children Act, 2000.
2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 43-AA, in sub-rule (1), for the portion beginning with the words “surviving children, on valid adoption” and ending with the words “six months from the date of valid adoption”, the following shall be substituted, namely: –
“surviving children, on accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or 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 accepting the child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption, as the case may be:
Provided that in a case where the pre-adoption foster care is not followed by valid adoption of the child, the Paternity Leave already availed shall be debited from any other kind of leave available to the credit of such male Government Servant”.
3. In the said rules, in rule 43-B, in sub-rule (1), for the portion beginning with the words “surviving children, on valid adoption” and ending with the words “after the date of valid adoption”, the following shall be substituted, namely: –
“surviving children, on accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, may be granted child adoption leave, by an authority competent to grant leave, for a period of 180 days, immediately after accepting the child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption, as the case may be:
Provided that in a case where the pre-adoption foster care is not followed by valid adoption of the child, the leave already availed shall be debited from any other kind of leave available to the credit of such female Government Servant”.
4. These orders are to be effective from date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(Sunil Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
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नई दिल्ली, बृहस्पतिवार, मई 18, 2023/वैशाख 28, 1945
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023/VAISAKHA 28, 1945
कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत और पेंशन मंत्रालय
(कार्मिक और प्रशिक्षण विभाग)
अधिसूचना
नई दिल्ली, 15 मई, 2023
सा.का.नि. 374(अ)—राष्ट्रपति, संविधान के अनुच्छेद 148 के खंड (5) के साथ पठित अनुच्छेद 309 के परंतुक
द्वारा प्रदत्त शक्तियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, और भारतीय लेखा परीक्षा और लेखा विभाग में सेवारत व्यक्तियों के संबंध में
भारत के नियंत्रक-महालेखा परीक्षक के परामर्श के पश्चात्, केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवाएं (छुट्टी) नियमावली, 1972 में और
संशोधन करने के लिए, निम्नलिखित नियम बनाती हैं, अर्थात् :–
- संक्षिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ—(1) इन नियमों का संक्षिप्त नाम केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवाएं (छुट्टी) (संशोधन) नियम, 2023
है।
(2) ये राजपत्र में उनके प्रकाशन की तारीख से प्रवृत्त होंगे।
- केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवाएं (छुट्टी) नियमावली, 1972 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त नियम कहा गया है) के
नियम 43कक के उपनियम (1) के स्थान पर, निम्नलिखित नियम रखा जाएगा, अर्थात् :–
“43कक. कोई पुरूप सरकारी कर्मचारी (अप्रेंटिस सहित), जिसके दो से कम जीवित बझे हों, दत्तक ग्रहण स्वीकार
करने से पूर्व पोषक देखरेख करने या एक वर्ष से कम उम्र के बझे को वैध रूप से दत्तक लेने पर, यथास्थिति, दत्तक
स्वीकार करने से पूर्व पोषक देखरेख करने या वैध रूप से दत्तक लेने की तारीख से छह मास की अवधि के भीतर
15 दिन की अवधि के लिए पैतृत्व छुट्टी प्रदान की जाएगी :
परंतु ऐसे मामलों में, जहां किसी बङ्ग्रे के विधिपूर्ण दत्तक ग्रहण पर पूर्व दत्तक ग्रहण पालन पोषण नहीं किया जाता है, वहां पहले की उपयोग की जा चुकी पैतृत्व छुट्टी, ऐसे पुरूष सरकारी कर्मचारी के किसी अन्य प्रकार की उपलब्ध जमा छुट्टी से काटी जाएगी ।”।
3. उक्त नियम के नियम 43ख के उपनियम (1) के स्थान पर, निम्नलिखित नियम रखा जाएगा, अर्थात् :–
“43ख. महिला सरकारी कर्मचारी, जिसके दो से कम जीवित बङ्ग्रे हैं, दत्तक ग्रहण से पूर्व पोषण देखरेख स्वीकार करने पर या एक वर्ष से कम उम्र के बङ्ग्रे को वैध रूप से दत्तक लेने पर, सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा, यथास्थिति, दत्तक-पूर्व पोषण देखरेख या विधिपूर्ण दत्तक में बङ्ग्रे को स्वीकार करने के तुरंत पध्धात् 180 दिन की अवधि के लिए छुट्टी प्रदान की जा सकेगी:
परंतु ऐसे मामलों में, जहां किसी बङ्ग्रे के विधिपूर्ण दत्तक द्वारा दत्तक-पूर्व पोषण देखरेख का पालन नहीं किया जाता है, पहले से ली गई छुट्टी को ऐसी महिला सरकारी कर्मचारी के खाते में उपलब्ध किसी अन्य प्रकार की छुट्टी से काट लिया जाएगा ।”।
[फा. सं. ए-24011/6/2023-स्था.(छुट्टी)]
मनोज कुमार द्विवेदी, अपर सचिव
टिप्पण : मूल नियम भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii), तारीख 8 अप्रैल, 1972 में संख्यांक का.आ. 940, तारीख 15 मार्च, 1972 द्वारा प्रकाशित किए गए थे और भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i), तारीख 14 दिसंबर, 2018 में प्रकाशित अधिसूचना संख्यांक सा.का.नि. 1209(अ), तारीख 11 दिसंबर, 2018 द्वारा अंतिम बार संशोधित किए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th May, 2023
GSR. 374(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely: –
- Short title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. - In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 43-AA, in sub-rule (1), for the portion beginning with the words “surviving children, on valid adoption” and ending with the words “six months from the date of valid adoption”, the following shall be substituted, namely: –
“surviving children, on accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or 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 accepting the child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption, as the case may be:
Provided that in a case where the pre-adoption foster care is not followed by valid adoption of the child, the Paternity Leave already availed shall be debited from any other kind of leave available to the credit of such male Government Servant”.
3. In the said rules, in rule 43-B, in sub-rule (1), for the portion beginning with the words “surviving children, on valid adoption” and ending with the words “after the date of valid adoption”, the following shall be substituted, namely: –
“surviving children, on accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, may be granted child adoption leave, by an authority competent to grant leave, for a period of 180 days, immediately after accepting the child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption, as the case may be:
Provided that in a case where the pre-adoption foster care is not followed by valid adoption of the child, the leave already availed shall be debited from any other kind of leave available to the credit of such female Government Servant”.
[F.No. A-24011/6/2023-Estt. (Leave)]
MANOJ KUMAR DWIVEDI, Addl. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated $8^{\text {th }}$ April, 1972 vide number S.O. 940, dated the $15^{\text {th }}$ March, 1972 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 1209(E), dated the $11^{\text {th }}$ December, 2018 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section III, Sub-section(i), dated the $14^{\text {th }}$ December, 2018.