Centre Says Employees Eligible For 730-Day Parental Leave: Here Are Rules Across The World
NDTV
This is a step towards bringing equality as per the paternity leave rules across the world.
The Centre on Wednesday said in Parliament that female and single male government employees are eligible for 730 days of child care leave. "The employees are eligible for child care leave under Rule 43-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 for a maximum period of seven hundred and thirty days during the entire service," Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. The rule is applicable for taking care of two children up to the age of 18, the minister added.
The government hasn't set any age limit in case of differently-abled child.
Till now, men are entitled to 15-day leave within six months of birth or adoption. In 2022, women's panel had proposed extending paternity leave to reduce burden on mothers.
