In this blog, I have discussed Maternity Leave.  This leave is applicable to female teachers of primary and secondary schools, non-teaching female staff.  However, there are separate notifications for female teachers or non-teaching female staff of primary, secondary and higher secondary schools.  Through the Latest Notification of Maternity Leave, Maternity Leave of female employees of various departments has been increased to 180 days. Notification of Maternity Leave    Primary Education Branch Department Latest G.O No.  573-SE(Pry.)/10R-1/99 dt.  15.09.2011. Secondary and HS Education Branch Department Latest G.O No.  is S/148 dt.  03.06.2011. The rules for teachers of all departments are almost the same regarding Maternity Leave. Confinement Date of Confinement Date An important point in taking Maternity Leave is the Confinement Date i.e. the date of delivery of the child .  The Maternity Leave is sanctioned from this date.  Although in many cases this leave can be taken a few day

Primary & High School teachers get different types of leave during their Service life.  The Government has its own circular according to the Department about all those leaves.  As such, the School Education Department (Elementary and Secondary Branch) has a specific memorandum on all leaves, where the Rules & Regulations of all leaves are mentioned.  School Education Department Primary Branch Leave Notification Memo Number is 453-SE(Pry.), Dated- 04/05/1999 and Secondary Branch Leave Notification Memo Number is 1541-Edn(S)/21-2/77, Dated-  15/12/1977 and here the Leave Rules of Non-teaching Staff are also mentioned. Attention One thing to remember is that any type of leave is not the right of employees.   (Leave cannot be claimed as right and the sanctioning authority reserves the right to refuse or revoke leave of any description, if, in the opinion of the authority, the exigencies of the circumstances demand, Memo No.  453-SE(Pry.), dated- 04.05.1999 as per clause (iii) of 8.