G.O.Ms.No.132 ,Dated. 06.07.2016. Child Care Leave - Sanction of Child Care Leave for two months to the women employees of the State. Orders Issued

                   

    GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH                                ABSTRACT

Public Services – Finance Department  -  Recommendations of  Tenth Pay  Revision Commission on  Child  Care Leave  - Sanction  of  Child Care Leave  for  two  months  to the women employees of  the State – Orders –Issued

        FINANCE (HR-IV-FR) DEPA RTMENT                G.O.Ms.No.132      Dated. 06.07.2016            
  Read the following:

 1.  Representation of  the  Andhra Pradesh  Non-Gazetted Officer’s Association                Dated,  Nil.
2. Representation of the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Association dated, Nil.

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ORDER: In the references read  above, the  Associations  requested  for sanction  of  the Child Care leave to all women employees. `

2.   The recommendations  of  the Tenth Pay  Revision Commission in this regard are extracted below: The Commission  considers the  demand  to be  reasonable and recommends sanction of  Child  Care  Leave of  up to 2  years  to all women employees  in the entire service career, to look after 2 eldest children up to the age of 18 years.

 3.   Government after careful consideration hereby  order that the women employees be permitted  to avail child care leave  for two  months  viz.,  sixty  days in the entire service to take  care of the  minor  child  for  rearing or  for looking  after any other needs of  the  child during school or college  examinations,  sickness etc.,  subject to the following conditions:

 a)  Child Care leave of  two  months  can be  sanctioned in not less  than 3 spells  to look after two children up to the age of  18 years and with disabled children up to 22  years. The Child  Care leave would be  permitted  only  if  the  child is dependent on the Government servant.

b)  LTC cannot be availed  during the Child  Care Leave as  the leave is  granted for the specific purpose of  taking care  of  the  minor  child for rearing or  for looking after any other needs of the child during examination, sickness etc.

c)  The leave account  for  child care shall be  maintained in the prescribed proforma enclosed and  it shall be kept along  with the Service Book  of the Government servant concerned. The leave shall be deducted  from  the Child care leave account.

d)  Child Care leave  shall  not be debited against  the leave  account viz.,Earned Leave, Half Pay leave

 e)  The Head  of  the  office  shall ensure  that the availment  of  Child  Care leave to an employee will not affect the  functioning  of  the office  for which necessary orders depending upon the circumstances of the office may be issued.

 f)  Child Care leave cannot  be demanded  as a  matter of  right. It requires the prior proper approval of the leave sanctioning authority.

g) The leave is to be treated like Earned Leave and sanctioned as such

h)  The Child Care Leave may  be  sanctioned in continuation with maternity  leave or any other leave other than Casual Leave and Special Casual Leave.

i)  The Child Care leave  can be  sanctioned during period of  probation  also. However, the period of probation shall be extended to that extent.

 j) The Child Care leave can also be allowed for leave not due. 4 This Order can be  accessed at http//www.aponline.gov.in, http//www.goir.ap.gov.in and http//www.apfinance.gov.in

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)  

    A JE YA K ALL AM  
SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT


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