RBE No. 62/2006: Child Adoption Leave
No.E(P&A)I-2006/CPC/LE-1, dated 18.05.2006
Sub: Grant of Child Adoption Leave for 135 days to the female Railway servants on adoption of child upto one year of age.
1. In terms of Board’s letter No.E(P&A)I/92/CPC/LE-3, dated 04.12.1992 (RBE No. 207/1992) adoptive mothers, who are Railway employees, are entitled to leave of the kind due and admissible not exceeding one year without production of medical certificate as available to natural mothers. The President is now pleased to extend the benefit of leave for 135 days to the adoptive mothers working on Railways with fewer than two surviving children 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 (sixty) 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 admissible to an adoptive mother already having two surviving children at the time of adoption.
(ii) The maximum 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:-
If the age of the adopted child is less than one month on the date of adoption leave upto one year may be allowed.
If the age of child is six months and above but less than seven months, leave upto 6 months may be allowed.
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.
6. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Rule 551 of Indian Railway Establishment Code Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Second Reprint –2003) may be amended as in the enclosed Advance Correction Slip No.99.
7. These orders will have effect from the date of issue.
Advance Correction Slip No.99
Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume I,
1985 Edition (Second Reprint – 2003)
Rule 551 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Volume I, 1985 Edition, (Second Reprint – 2003) may be amended by making addition of Rule 551(C) below Rule 551(B) as under:
Rule 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 (sixty) 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 admissible 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:
If the age of the adopted child is less than one month on the date of adoption leave upto one year may be allowed.
If the age of child is six months and above but less than seven months, leave upto 6 months may be allowed.
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: Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)I-2006/CPC/LE-1, dated 18.05.2006]
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 62/2006
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.