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Grant of 60 days Special Maternity Leave in case of death of a child soon after birth / stillbirth -regarding

· 2022-09-02
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Grant of 60 days Special Maternity Leave in case of death of a child soon after birth / stillbirth -regarding case of death of a child soon after birth or in case the child is stillborn.

Text of the circular

भारत GtaR/IGOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय IMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(told SIS/RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.]4-472022
No. E(P&A)I-2022/CPC/LE-4 New Delhi dated} .11.2022

The General Managers/PFAs,
All Indian Railways and
Production Units.

Sub: Grant of 60 days Special Maternity Leave in case of death of a child
soon after birth / stillbirth -regarding.

DOP&T vide their OM No. 13018/1/2021 -Estt.(L) dated 02.09.2022 has
introduced 60 days Special Maternity Leave for female Central Government servant in
case of death of a child soon after birth or in case the child is stillborn. These provisions
are being adopted for railway employees.

2. Keeping in view the emotional trauma suffered by a mother when her child is
stillborn or in the event of death of a child soon after birth which has a far-reaching
impact on her life, it has now been decided to grant Special Maternity Leave of 60 days
to a female railway servant in the case of death of a child soon after birth/ in case the
child is stillborn subject to the following conditions:

(i) In case Maternity Leave has already been availed by a female railway servant
and her leave continues till the date of expiry of child soon after birth /
stillbirth, the maternity leave already availed till death of the child may be
converted into any other kind of leave available in her leave account without
insisting for a medical certificate and a Special Maternity Leave of 60 days
may be granted from the date of expiry of child soon after birth / Stillbirth.

(ii) In case the maternity leave has not been availed by a female railway servant,
60 days of Special Maternity Leave may be granted from the date of expiry of
child soon after birth / stillbirth.

(iii) | The condition for death of a child soon after birth may be defined as up to 28
days after birth.

(iv) A baby born with no signs of life at or after 28 weeks of gestation may be
defined as Stillbirth.

(v) The benefit of Special Maternity Leave shall be admissible only to a female
railway servant with less than 2 surviving children and for child delivery only in
an authorized hospital.

(vi) “Authorized Hospital” is defined as Government Hospital/Railway Hospital or
Private Hospital empanelled under Central Government Health Scheme

(CGHS)/ Railway empanelled Hospital. In case of emergency delivery in non-

empanelled private hospital, production of emergency certificate is
mandatory.

3. These provisions shall be effective from the date of issue of these orders. Past
cases wherever settled need not be reopened.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of
Railways.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

DA: As above

Joint ae P&A),

Railway Board

Tele No. 47845124

Email Id: nirbhay.singh26@gov.in
4" Floor, Room No.10

No. E(P&A)I-2022/CPC/LE-4 New Delhidated  97.)/.2022

Copy to the Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No.224,
Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. (Coy

for Member Finance/Railway Board

No. E(P&A)I-2022/CPC/LE-4 New Delhidated 07 ./1.2022

Copy forwarded to:-

1. The General Secretary, AIRF, R.No.253, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

2. The General Secretary, NFIR, R.No.256-E, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

3. The Members of the National Council, Departmental Council and Secretary, Staff
Side, National Council, 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.

The Secretary General, FROA, R.No.256-A, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

The Secretary, RBSS, Group ‘A’ Officer Association, R.No.402, Rail Bhawan.
The President, Railway Board Class II Officers’ Association.

The Secretary General, IRPOF, Room No.341-C, Railway Board.

The President, Indian Railway Class 1 Officer Association.

The Secretary, Railway Board Ministerial Staff Association.

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