Central Government Employees News,SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION,DEARNESS ALLOWANCE,7TH PAY COMMISSION,HBA, HRA,LTC, CCL, DoPT Orders

Union government's department of personnel and training (DPT) has announced new leave rules for various Central Civil Service employees. The new rules, in force from December 1, will apply to all CCS officials serving across the country and even outside India. Highly-placed sources in the state government said the new rules would also be effective for the state cadre IAS/IPS and IFS officers.
The new rules are for catering to the leave-related needs of the employees in different circumstances such as transfer to industrial establishment; earned leave for those serving in vacation departments, cash equivalent of leave in case of invalidation, paternity leave for child adoption and child care leave.

The government has decided to grant Child Adoption Leave for 135 days to female Govemment servant on adoption of a child upto the age of one year, on the lines of matemity leave admissible to natural mothers. Mter implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations, the period of matemity leave was enhanced from 135 days to 180 days. Subsequently, this Department has received representations requesting for enhancement of the period of Child Adoption Leave from 135 days to 180 days in line with the matemity leave. The matter has been examined in this Department and it has been decided to enhance the period of Child Adoption Leave from 135 days to 180 days.

2. A female Govemment servant in whose case the period of 135 days of
Child Adoption Leave has not expired on the date of issue of these orders
shall also be eligible for Child Adoption Leave of 180 days.

3. It has also been decided that a male Govemment servant (including an
apprentice) with less than two surviving children, on valid adoption of a child
below the age of one year, may be sanctioned Patemity Leave for a period of
15 days within a period of six months from the date of valid adoption.