Fresh orders for child care leave in Punjab

Chandigarh, August 30, 2012: The Punjab Government today issued fresh orders for child care leave for the women employees of the state.

Disclosing this, an official spokesman of the Personnel Department said that child care leave could be availed only for two living children. He said that in case a child is studying abroad, ex India child care leave for the women employees could be given only for two reasons, first during exam of the child and during illness.

He said that women employees would also have to furnish required documents for availing ex India child care leave, like; certificate from the education institute and authorised doctor. The spokesman further said that woman employee would have to ensure 80 per cent of stay abroad.

He said that any kind of leave already availed by the employee could not be converted into child care leave. He said that during child care leave, LTC could not be availed.