25-07-2025
Govt Employees Eligible For 30 Days Earned Leave For Elderly Parent Care: Centre To Rajya Sabha
In addition to earned leave, Singh said that employees are also entitled to 20 days of half-pay leave, eight days of casual leave, and two restricted holidays per year. His written response came in reply to a query on whether government employees have any provisions to take leave specifically for the care of aged parents.
'The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 provide for 30 days of earned leave, 20 days of half-pay leave, eight days of casual leave, and two restricted holidays per annum, apart from other eligible leave to a Central government employee, which can be availed for any personal reasons, including that of taking care of elderly parents," Singh said.
Understanding the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972
The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, which came into effect on June 1, 1972, regulate leave for most government employees—excluding railway staff and members of the All India Services, who follow separate rules.
Different Types of Leave Offered
Under the service rules, there are different kinds of leaves, such as earned leave, half-day leave, commuted leave, leave not due, extraordinary leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, child care leave, study leave, special disability leave, seamen's sick leave, hospital leave, and departmental leave.
Leave is credited in advance to a government servant's 'Leave Account" on January 1 and July 1 each year. It is then debited when leave is availed. Some special kinds of leave are not debited from the account.
