CHILD ADOPTION LEAVE
(w.e.f.
11-09-2009)
Ref : - 1. Para
551(C) of IREC Vol.-I
2.Railway
Board's letter No.E (P&A)I-2006/CPC/LE-l, dated 18-05-2006, RBE No. 62
3. Railway Board’s letter No.
E(P&A)I-2009/CPC/LE-11 dated 11-09-2009, RBE No. 166, PV-VI No.145
1. An adoptive mother on the railways with
less than two surviving children may be granted leave of 180 days as 'Child
Adoption Leave' on adoption of a child upto one year of age, on the
lines of maternity leave admissible to natural mothers. (Advance
Correction Slip No. 109)
2. During
the period of Child Adoption leave, she shall be paid leave salary equal
to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave.
3. Child
Adoption leave may be combined with leave of any other kind.
4. In
continuation of 'Child Adoption leave', the adoptive mothers may also
be granted, if applied for, leave of the kind due and admissible
(including Leave not due and Commuted leave not exceeding 60 days without
production of Medical certificate) for a period upto one year reduced by
the age of the adopted child on the date of legal adoption without taking
into account the period of child Adoption leave, subject to the
following conditions:
(i) This
facility will not be available to an adoptive mother already having two
surviving children at the time of adoption.
(ii) The
maximum admissible period of one year leave of the kind due and
admissible (including Leave not due and Commuted leave upto 60 days
without production of medical certificate) will be reduced by the age of
the child on the date of adoption without taking into account Child
Adoption leave as in the following illustrations;
- If
the age of the adopted child is less than one month on the date
of adoption leave upto one year may be allowed,
- If
the age of child is six months and above but less than seven months, leave
upto 6 months may be allowed.
- If
the age of the child is 9 months and above but less than ten months, leave
upto 3 months may be allowed.
5. Child Adoption leave shall not be debited against the leave account.
