IREC Rule No.551(C): Child Adoption Leave

551(C). Child adoption leave:-

1.    An adoptive mother on the railways with less than two surviving children may be granted leave of 135 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.

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;

(a)   If the age of the adopted child is less than one month on the date of adoption leave upto one year may be allowed,

(b)   If the age of child is six months and above but less than seven months, leave upto 6 months may be allowed.

(c)     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.

[Authority:  RBE No.62/2006, No.E (P&A)I-2006/CPC/LE-l, 18.05.2006, ACS No.99]