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1972 Service Rules Allow 30 Days Leave for Elder Care, Government Confirms

Union Minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha that existing 1972 service rules entitle employees to up to 30 days of earned leave for elder care.

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The 1972 rules allow for certain kinds of leave to be clubbed together with holidays or other kinds of leave. Similarly, an employee gets debited with 2.5 days of earned leave per month of service completed. (Pic: MoS Jitendra Singh)
Union MoS Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha that central government staff are allowed to take 60 days of leave to look after elderly parents, as per the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.
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Overview

  • Jitendra Singh clarified that no separate elder-care leave category exists under current regulations.
  • Central staff can use annual entitlements—including 30 days earned leave, 20 days half-pay leave, eight days casual leave and two restricted holidays—for caring for elderly parents.
  • Leave credits are posted to individual leave accounts on January 1 and July 1 and debited when taken, while special leave types such as maternity and paternity leave are granted without affecting these balances.
  • The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 govern most central government employees but exclude Railway personnel, casual or part-time workers and members of the IndiIndia Services.
  • The minister’s written reply on July 24 during the Monsoon Session reaffirmed that the existing framework fully accommodates elder-care needs without new policy changes.