GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
FINANCE
(FR.I) DEPARTMENT
Cir.
Memo.No.2415/401/FR.l/2006 Dated:01-07-2006
Sub:- Leave Rules - Abortion Leave - Certain
Clarification - Issued.
Ref:- 1.
G.O.Ms.No.219, Fin. (FR.I) Dept., Dt. 25.06.1984.
2. G.O.Ms.No.291, Fin. (FR.I) Dept.,
Dt.13.08.1985.
3. G.O.Ms.No.38, Fin. (FR.I) Dept.,
Dt.18.03.1982.
4. G.O.Ms.No.254, Fin. (FR.I) Dept.,
Dt.10.11.1995.
5. Repn. Dt.08.06.2006 from the
Democratic Teachers Federation A.P. Hyderabad.
In the
references 1st and 2nd read above, it was ordered that a competent
authority may grant maternity leave on full pay, to married female Government
servants for a period of ninety days and also ordered that 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 including abortion 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.
In the
reference 3rd read above, it was ordered that the maternity leave shall
be granted to the married female Government Servants to those with less than two
surviving children.
In the
reference 4th read above, orders were issued for enhancement of
Maternity leave to Women Government servants from 90 days to 120 days, and it
was also ordered that the existing provision of grant of maternity leave not
exceeding six weeks in cases of miscarriage (including abortion) and medical termination
of pregnancy will continue without any change.
In the reference 5th read above the Democratic Teachers
Federation A.P. Hyderabad requested the Government to clarify whether the
competent authority has to grant abortion leave on the same terms of G.O. 3rd
above.
Government
hereby clarify that the abortion leave also has to be granted by the competent
authority to the married female Government Servants to those with less than two
surviving children.
RANJEEV R
ACHARYA
Secretary
to Government (FP)
