Notification and Order related Teachers' Quarantine leave in West Bengal
Notification and Order related Teachers' Quarantine leave in West Bengal
Notification (Memo No. 15-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 04/01/2022) regarding teachers' quarantine leave.( for Secondary school Teacher)
Memo No. 15-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 04/01/2022 |
From-
Government of West Bengal
School Education Department
Secondary Branch
Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
Paragraph (1)(a)(viii) read with paragraph 9 of the Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969,provides for the grant of Quarantine Leave to a teaching and non-teaching employee of school in consequence of the presence of infectious disease in the family or household of a teacher or non-teaching employee of a school and when his/her attendance at office/place of duty is considered as hazardous to the health of other employees.
With the passage of time, outbreak of some other diseases in the country had been considered to be infectious of which COVID-19 has been declared Pandemic by WHO in recent time. The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal after taking the valued opinion of Health & Family Welfare Department vide Memorandum No.3230F(P1) dated 18th November, 2020 has already included COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the Quarantine Leave for the State Government employees.
In view of this, inclusion of other infectious diseases including COVID-19 under the provision of Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969 pertaining to Quarantine Leave was under active consideration of the Government.
Now, after careful consideration, the undersigned is directed to include the following five diseases in the list of infectious disease for granting of Quarantine Leave under said Rule in addition to the existing diseases as specified therein:
1. SARS
2. MARS
3. COVID-19
4. Avian Influenza (H5N1) / Novel Influenza
5. Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)
Paragraph 9 of the Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969 stands modified to such extent.
All other norms related to sanction of Quarantine Leave will continue to be the same as laid down under the said rule.
Amendment of the rule to that extent will be made in due course.
This is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide U.O. No. Group P2/2021-2022/0470 dated-04/01/2022.
Notification (Memo No. 02-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 04/01/2022) regarding teachers' quarantine leave. ( For Primary and Upper primary school teacher)
No. 02- DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 04.01.2022 |
From:
Government of West Bengal
School Education Department
Elementary Branch
Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
Rule 4(b) of the West Bengal Primary Education (Icave of Teachers of Primary Schools) Rules, 1999. provides for the grant of Quarantine Leave to a teaching and non-teaching employee of school in consequence of presence of infectious disease in the family or household of a teacher or non-teaching employee of a school and when his/her attendance at office/place of duty is considered as hazardous to the health of other employees.
With the passage of time, outbreak of some other diseases in the country had been considered to be infectious of which COVID-19 has been declared Pandemic by WHO in recent time. The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal after taking the valued opinion of Health & Family Welfare Department vide Memorandum No.3230F(PI) dated 18th November, 2020 has already included
COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the Quarantine Leave for the State Government employees.
In view of this, inclusion of other infectious diseases including COVID-19 under the provision of the West Bengal Primary Education (leave of Teachers of Primary Schools) Rules, 1999 pertaining to Quarantine Leave was under active consideration of the Government.
Now, after careful consideration, the undersigned is directed to include the following five diseases in the list of infectious disease for granting of Quarantine Leave under said Rule in addition to the existing diseases as specified therein:
1. SARS
2. MARS
3. COVID-19
4. Avian Influenza (H5N1) / Novel Influenza
5. Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)
Rule 4(1)(i) of the West Bengal Primary Education (leave of Teachers of Primary Schools) Rules, 1999 stands modified to such extent.
All other norms related to sanction of Quarantine Leave will continue to be the same as laid down under the said rule.
Amendment of the rule to that extent will be made in due course, This is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide U.O. No. Group P2/2021-2022/0470 dated 04.01.2022.
Order (Memo No. 51-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 15/01/2022) regarding teachers' quarantine leave.( for Secondary school Teacher)
No. 51-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 15.01.2022 |
Form:
Government of West Bengal
School Education Department
Secondary Branch
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
ORDER
Sub: Clarification on the issue of grant of Quarantine Leave
Whereas, The State Government in the School Education Department vide Order no. 15-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Dated 04.01.2022 has included certain infectious diseases including Covid 19 for grant of Quarantine Leave in the respective Leave Rules;
And Whereas, some confusions have been created over the issue of grant of Quarantine Leave to the teacher/non-teaching staff who him/herself is suffering from such infectious diseases including Covid 19 and Whereas the state government in school education department has taken a note of same and felt to issue an order to mitigate such confusion thus generated,
Now there with prior approval of the competent authority, it is stated that:
(a) The Quarantine Leave, as defined in the Leave Rules for Teachers/non-teaching staff, says that the Quarantine Leave, is a leave of absence from duty necessitated by order not to attend school in consequence of presence of infectious diseases in family or household of a teacher/non-teaching staff.
(b) The Leave Rules include the list of infectious diseases including recently added Covid 19.
(c) The very purpose of the Quarantine Leave, in view of public health, is to restrict the Infectious diseases from further spreading.
(d) By definition, the family of the teacher/non-teaching staff includes the teacher/non-teaching staff him/herself as part of his/her family.
In view of above, it is clarified that teacher/non-teaching staff on account of suffering by him/herself or other members of family from infectious diseases including Covid 19, may avail Quarantine Leave. DI(S) concerned must ensure that there is no confusion created while implementing the order.
Order (Memo No. 17-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 15/01/2022) regarding teachers' quarantine leave. ( For Primary and Upper primary school teacher)
Date: 15.01.2022 No. 17- DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE |
From:
Government of West Bengal
School Education Department
Elementary Education Branch
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091
ORDER
Sub: Clarification on the issue of grant of Quarantine Leave
Whereas, The State Government in the School Education Department vide Order no. 02-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 04.01.2022 has included certain infectious diseases including COVID-19 for grant of Quarantine Leave in the respective Leave Rules;
And whereas, some confusions have been created over the issue of grant of Quarantine Leave to the teacher/non-teaching staff who himself/herself is suffering from such infectious diseases including COVID-19 and Whereas the State Government in School Education Department has taken a note of the same and felt to issue an order to mitigate such confusion thus generated,
Now there with prior approval of the competent authority, it is stated that:
(a) The Quarantine Leave, as defined in the Leave Rules for teachers/non-teaching staff, says
that the Quarantine Leave, is a leave of absence from duty necessitated by order not to attend school in consequence of presence of infectious diseases in family or household of a teacher/non-teaching staff.
(b) The Leave Rules Include the list of infectious diseases including recently added COVID-19.
(c) The very purpose of the Quarantine Leave, in view of public health, is to restrict the infectious diseases from further spreading.
(d) By definition, the family of the teacher/non-teaching staff includes the teacher/non-teaching staff himself/herself as part of his/her family.
In view of above, it is clarified that teacher/non-teaching staff on account of suffering by himself/herself or other members of family from the infectious diseases including COVID-19, may
srail Quarantine Leave. Concerned District Inspector of Schools must ensure that there is no confusion created while Implementing the order.
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