Dynamite News Govt now allows 6 months maternity leave for employees in case of surrogacy for both 'mothers'
The surrogate, as well as the commissioning mother with less than two surviving children, may be granted maternity leave of 180 days. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre.
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It has also allowed the "commissioning mother" (the intending mother of the child born through surrogacy) with child care leave besides paternity leave of 15 days to the "commissioning father", according to the changes made in the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.
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"In case of surrogacy, the surrogate, as well as the commissioning mother with less than two surviving children, may be granted maternity leave of 180 days, in case either or both of them are government servants," read the amended rules notified by the Personnel Ministry.