DOPT ISSUES MORE ORDERS TODAY
Maternity Leave increased from 135 to 180 Days.
Child Care Leave for 730 Days in the entire service period is introduced for Women Employees with full pay.
Children Education Allowance on double the rate viz., Rs. 2000/= per month for disabled children.
Disabled Women Employees will get Rs.1000/= per month as Special Allowance for Child Care.
2009 Year Holidays Announced by Government.
Dear Comrades!
The DOPT has released orders today on:
1. Special Allowance for Child care for Women with disabilities and Education Allowance for disabled children of Government Employees.
2. Enhancement of Maternity Leave and Introduction of Child Care Leave.
3. Holidays for 2009
The Salient features of the above orders are as follows:
1. Special Allowance for Child Care: The Women employees of Central Government with 40% disabilities are granted a Special Allowance for Child Care @ 1000/= per month. This Allowance can be claimed for a maximum of 2 Children. From Child birth to 2 years old for the child this allowance is payable. As like many other allowances this Allowance also is to be enhanced by 25% when the DA payable goes up by 50% on new pay.
2. Education Allowance: The Education Allowance payable is doubled for the children with disability. Therefore a maximum of 24,000/= per child can be reimbursed per year. This also is eligible for a maximum of 2 Children. All other conditions as applicable to the earlier order of grant of Education Allowance on 2.9.2008 to other Government Employees will automatically apply.
3. Maternity Leave: The total number of days of maternity leave is enhanced from 135 to 180 days. Two years of leave in continuity of maternity leave can be availed. Employees already on maternity leave for 135 days on 1.9.2008 also can avail leave up to 180 days.
4. Child Care Leave: A new kind of leave called as "Child Care Leave" is introduced by the Government. Accordingly in the entire service period, a woman Government Employee can avail 730 days [2 years] of Child Care Leave with leave salary equal to total pay and allowances immediately before proceeding on leave. This leave will not be debited against regular leave account. Even one more year of leave for the third year can be granted as LND without production of medical certificate.
5. Holidays for 2009: Holidays to be observed during the year 2009 are also announced.
Comrades! The enhancement of maternity leave – the introduction of 2 years Child Care Leave – the increased quantum of Education Allowance for disabled children – the introduction of special allowance for child care @ 1000/= per month for 2 years are really welcome measures announced by the Government.
The full text of the above orders can be downloaded by clicking on the Rapidshare links below:
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K.Ragavendran
Secretary General NFPE
my wife is postal assistant since 17 years and 16 year old daughter is sick due to entric malaria and doctor advised for 2 months bedrest and nursing care. as she do not have ant leave at credit she4 has applied for child care leave for 2 months. no such response is received from the department. please inform whether she is elegible for this leave immediate please.
ReplyDeleteDear Mr.Ramamurthy - Greetings. As per the orders of the DOPT dated 11.09.2008 your wife is entitled for the leave but the leave granting authority normally do not follow the DOPT Orders until the same is endorsed by the Department of Posts. The endorsement of Department of Posts may come at any time therefore your wife may take the help of our divisional union there to help availing the leave pending directorate orders - She may apply for Child Care Leave and for the records hand over an application for EOL also with the covering letter that the same may be treated as Child Care Leave on receipt of the Directorate Orders soon. I am writing a letter to the Directorate today for expediting release of the said endorsement orders immediatly. Regards.
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