Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the central government employees can take a 30-day leave for personal reasons, including the care of the elderly parents. According to the service rules, government employees are entitled to 30 days of leave, which can be used to take care of individual reasons, such as elderly parents. Answering a written question, the Union Minister said that under the current service rules, government employees can take an earned holiday of up to 30 days every year for any personal reasons including the care of the old parents.
What did Jitendra Singh say in Rajya Sabha
Jitendra Singh said that under the Central Civil Services (Holiday) Rules, 1972, employees are allowed to receive a combination of various types of holidays every year. This includes 30 days of earned holiday, 20-day semi-salary holiday, 8 days casual leave and 2 days restricted holiday. He clarified that all these types of holidays can be used for individual reasons, including the care of elderly parents.
Types of holidays given to government employees
According to the service rules, there are different types of holidays, such as earned holiday, Half Day Leave, Composite Leave, Leave Not dew, Extraordinary Leave, Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Child Care Leave, Study Leave, Special Disability Hacation, Semamens Sick Leave, Hospital Leave and Departmental Holidays. In another written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Jitendra Singh said that the presence of vacancies in the central government is a continuous process, which depends on the requirements of various departments and ministries. Apart from this, he informed that by 1 March 2021, the total number of sanctioned posts in all the ministries and departments of the Central Government was 40,35,203.
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