Chandigarh, June 27 – Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal here today approved the amendment in Haryana Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 2016 under which Child Care Leave of two years will be permissible to single male government servant. These rules may be called as the Haryana Civil Services (Leave) First Amendment Rules, 2022.

Now, a single male government employee meaning thereby - an unmarried, widower or divorcee - and a female government employee can avail Child Care Leave for a maximum period of two years (i.e. 730 days) during the entire service for taking care of her/his two eldest surviving children upto the age of 18 years under the Haryana Civil Services (leave) First Amendment Rules, 2022.

Besides this, the condition of Child Care Leave for children less than 18 years shall not be applicable to Divyang Children, if impairment is more than 40 per cent as per the impairment certificate issued by the competent medical authority and if Divyang Child is completely dependent on the female Government employee or single male Government employee as the case maybe.