Current Affairs - Bills and Acts - Discussion

The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, were originally established in the year 1972. These rules have been recently amended to extend maternity and child care leave provisions for government employees involved in surrogacy, allowing commissioning mothers 180 days of maternity leave and commissioning fathers 15 days of paternity leave. This amendment marks a significant update to regulations that were instituted over five decades ago, reflecting evolving policies to support parental responsibilities among government servants.