Adoption Leave

Adoption Leave

A female member of the service on her adoption of a child may be granted leave of the kind due and admissible(including  commuted leave without production of medical certificate for a period not exceeding 60 days and leave-not-due) upto one year subject to the following conditions:

(i)     The facility will not be available to an adoptive mother already having two living children at the time of adoption
(ii)  The maximum admissible period of leave of the kind due and admissible will be regulated as under –

1. If the age of the adopted child is less than one month, leave upto one year may be allowed;
2. If the age of the child is six months or more leave upto six months may be allowed.
   3.   If the age of the child is nine months or more leave upto three months may be allowed.