Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Govt. Employees Granted Leave to Care for Elderly Parents
The government has a rule that allows employees to take time off to care for their parents.
This time off can be used for any personal reason.
Employees can take up to 60 days off each year.
This includes different types of leave, such as earned leave and casual leave.
This rule was discussed in the Rajya Sabha.
Central government employees can take leave to care for elderly parents.
The leave can be taken for any personal reason.
Up to 60 days of leave are available each year.
Leave includes earned leave, half pay leave, casual leave, and restricted holidays.
The announcement was made in the Rajya Sabha.
- Who
- Central government employees and Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
- What
- Central government employees can take leave to care for their elderly parents.
- When
- Announced on Thursday.
- Where
- Rajya Sabha.
- Why
- To allow employees to care for their elderly parents and for personal reasons.
- Who
- Central Government Employees
- What
- Leave for elder care
- How much leave
- Up to 60 days per year
- Types of Leave
- Earned, Half Pay, Casual, Restricted Holiday
- Authority
- Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972