GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
LEAVE
RULES - Maternity Leave - Liberalisation of - Amendment - Issued.
FINANCE
& PLANNING (FIN.WING FR.I) DJ:PARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.219
Dated:25-6-1984
Read the
following: -
1. G.O.Ms.No. 384,
Fin. & Pig. (FW.FR.1) Dept., dt 5-11-1977.
2. Representation
from the State Teachers Union, A.P., Hyderabad, dated 6-2-1984.
ORDER:
As
per item 2 of para 7 of the G.O. first read above married female Government
servants may be granted maternity leave for a period of 90 days. However, as
per subsidiary Rule 1 under F.R.101(a), the non-permanent married female
Government servants shall take for maternity purposes the ordinary leave for which
they may be eligible. If, however, they are not eligible for any earned leave
or if the leave to their credit is less than two months (as the limit then
existed) maternity leave may be granted for a period not exceeding two months
or for the period that falls short of two months as the case may be.
2. In the
representation second read above, the State Teachers Union, Hyderabad, has
requested that the condition of exhausting the normal leave i.e., earned leave
first may be dispensed with as it is causing hardship to such Government
servants.
3. The Government
after careful consideration have decided to remove the condition as mentioned
above and allow the non- permanent employees also maternity leave of 90 days on
par with permanent employees as per the Government Order 1st read above.
4. The following
notification shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
NOTIFICATION
In
exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with
Article 313 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby
makes the following amendments to the Fundamental Rules.
AMENDMENT
For
subsidiary rule 1 under Fundamental Rule 101 (a) the following subsidiary rule
shall be substituted namely: -
“A
competent authority may grant maternity leave of full pay to married female
Government servants for a period of ninety days.
Explanation:
- The provisions of these rules shall apply to the grant of maternity leave in
cases of confinement and shall apply to such leave in cases of miscarriage
subject to the following modifications, namely: -
i)
That the leave does not exceed six weeks; and
ii)
That the application for the leave is supported by a certificate from the
Registered Medical Practitioner".
(By
Order and in the Name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh)
D.
SANKARA GURUSWAMY,
Principal
Secretary to Government.
