GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
LEAVE RULES: -
Maternity Leave to Married Women Government Servants - Enhancement from 120
days to 180 days- Removal of condition of two surviving children only-
Amendment – Orders – Issued.
FINANCE
(HR-IV, FR, LR) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No.21
Dated: 05-05-2025
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ORDER:
In
the reference read above, orders were issued to enhance the maternity leave on
full pay to married women employees of State Government from 120 days to 180
days on par with the employees of the Govt. of India subject to the condition
that it shall be granted to those with less than two surviving children only.
2. To enable balanced professional and
personal lives to the women employees and also to address demographic
management in the State, after careful examination of the matter, it is decided
by the competent authority that the limit on two surviving children for
availing the maternity leave needs to be relaxed.
3. Hence, the condition of less than
two surviving children for availing the maternity leave is removed with
immediate effect. The GO referred above will stand modified to that extent.
4. The G.O is available on Internet
and can be accessed at the address https://goir.ap.in
(BY
ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
PEEYUSH
KUMAR
PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
All the Departments of
Secretariat
The Accountant
General, AP., Vijayawada.