Women with two children or men, who are widowers can avail this leave for bringing up the child.
There is good news for over four lakh women government employees in the state. Women in state government jobs would be able to avail child care paid leave of 180 days till their children attain 18 years of age. Women with two children or men, who are widowers can avail this leave for bringing up the child.
Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar informed that state Cabinet on Tuesday, gave nod for the proposal for special child care leave proposal. Maharashtra State Gazetted Officers' Organization founder and advisor G D Kulthe said that it was a welcome decision and employee's organizations were demanding it for some time. He said that Union Government gives 2 years of child care leave and it is good that state Government has granted this leave for women employees and men employees who have lost their wives.
Mungantiwar informed that at present women employees can avail 180 days maternity leave twice since this leave can be given for women with two children. He informed that for child care and for bringing up the child, this special child care leave can be availed and it can be availed at one stretch or in gaps.
The minister informed that these leaves can be availed during the examination of the children for successive years but during one year such leaves can be taken thrice. The leave can be given till children attain 18 years and reason for keeping this limit is after becoming a voter, they can choose their prime minister or chief minister and they do not need help from parents which is why this age limit is fixed at 18 for availing child care leave. He informed that children need mother at the time of important examinations like tenth and 12'th and that is the reason this 180 day leave can be availed till children become 18 years of age.
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