A male government employee who is a divorcee or widower will now get child care leave as applicable to women in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a notification issued on Wednesday.
This step has been taken by the Department of Finance as a major welfare measure for employees, following the approval of child care leave to women employees for a period of two years.
According to the notification issued by the additional chief secretary (finance) Atal Dulloo, the words “woman employee and single male employee” replaced “woman employee” in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1979.
The department has defined ‘single male employee’ as unmarried or widower or divorcee government employee.
“the Lieutenant Governor is pleased to direct that the amendments shall be made in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1979 for the words “woman employee”, the words, “woman employee and single male employee” shall be substituted,” according to the notification.
The employee will be paid full salary for the first year, and 80 percent pay for the second year during the child care leave, the notification said.
In the case of a single female employee, the grant of three spells in a calendar year shall be extended to six spells in a calendar year, it said.
