Grant of Child Adoption Leave of 180 days to female BSNL
employees and extension of the facility of paternity Leave to
adoptive
fathers
No.1-13/2016-PAT(BSNL)
Dated, the 20-03-2017
OFFICE ORDER
Sub:
Grant
of Child Adoption Leave of 180 days to female BSNL employees
and
extension of the facility of paternity Leave to adoptive
fathers.
Leave
on adoption of a child is admissible to female BSNL employee
as per the
provisions of Rule 43-B of CCS (Leave) Rule, 1972. As per
DOPT OM
No.13018/1/2009-Estt.(L) dated 22.07.2009, Child Adoption
Leave to women
government employees has been enhanced from 135 days to 180
days and
extended the facility of Paternity Leave to adoptive fathers.
Prior to
DOP&T OM No.13018/1/2009-Estt.(L) dated 22.07.2009, the
Child
adoption leave for 135 days was admissible to the female
government
servants on adoption of a Child upto one year of age vide
DOP&T OM
No.13010/1/2004-Estt(L) 31.03.2006.
2. The case for grant of child
adoption Leave of 180 days to female BSNL employees and
paternity leave
to BSNL male employees as per DOP&T OM dated 22.07.2009
has been
examined by this office and it has been decided to make the
provision of
this OM dated 22.07.2009 applicable in BSNL. Accordingly,
approval of
the Competent Authority is, hereby, conveyed for following:-
(i)
Leave of 180 days to the female BSNL employees who are
adoptive mothers
with fewer than two surviving Children may be granted as Child
Adoption
Leave on valid adoption of a child upto one year of age, on
the lines of
maternity leave admissible to natural mothers on the terms
and
conditions as laid down in DOP&T OM NO.13018/4/2004-Estt.
(L) dated
31.03.2006 (Copy enclosed) and
(ii) A male employee with less than
two surviving children, 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 valid adoption.
3. These orders shall take effect from the date of issue.
Encl: as above.
(S.P. Bhatta)
Assistant General Manager (Estt.I)
Tel.No.23037477
Signed Copy
