Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: AMENDMENT IN CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (LEAVE) RULES, 1972
Posted On: 20 AUG 2025 5:56PM by PIB Delhi
Rule 7, 12, 14, 19 & 20 of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 have been amended to align with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 vide Notification dated 03.04.2018. Further an OM dated 17.07.2018 was issued clarifying the applicability of Rule 20 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 to the notification.
The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) for Divyaang Children has been set at ₹4500/- per month which is double the prescribed normal rates of CEA vide issue of Office Memorandum dated 17 July 2018. The rates are further revised from ₹4500/- to ₹5625/- per month.
So far other benefits related to Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 is concerned, the Government employees with benchmark disabilities are provided with four days of Special Casual Leave; Special Allowance of Rs. 3,000 per month is provided to the Women Government Servant with disabilities for Child Care from the time of birth of child till the child is two years old.
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
NKR/PSM/AV (Release ID: 2158494)
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