Child care leave is a kind of leave which can be sanctioned to a male and a female government servant to take care of his or her child..

A total number of 730 days of child care leave can be availed during the entire service for upto the age of 18 years for two children.

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For single female Government servants, child care leave may be allowed up to six times in a calendar year.

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However, for other eligible government employees, it will continue to be given for a maximum of 3 times in a calendar year.

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Child Care Leave cannot be sought as a matter of right. Under no circumstances can an employee go on Child Care Leave without proper prior approval of the leave by the leave sanctioning authority.

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Child Care Leave should be treated as Earned Leave and it can be sanctioned accordingly whenever applied.

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Consequently, Saturdays, Sundays, Gazetted Holidays etc. falling during the holiday period will also be counted for Child Care Leave as in the case of Earned Leave.

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