General Rule of Paternity Leave (Indian Railway)
Paternity Leave(Rule IREC - 551A)
(1)A male Railway servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children, may be granted Paternity Leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a period of 15 days, during the confinement of his wife for childbirth, i.e., up to 15 days before, or up to six months from the date of delivery of the child.
(2) During such period of 15 days, he shall be paid leave salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave.
(3) The Paternity Leave may be combined with leave of any other kind.
(4) Paternity Leave shall not be debited against the leave account.
(5) If Paternity Leave is not availed of within the period specified in sub-rule (1), such leave shall be treated as lapsed.
(6) The Paternity Leave can be granted only in a single spell.
Note:- The Paternity Leave shall not normally be refused under any circumstances.
(Authority: - Railway Board letter NO. (P&A)I-2008/CPC/LE-8 dated 04.05.11 ) …acs no. 116
Paternity Leave to male casual Railway employee (Rule IREC - 551B) - who has been granted temporary status—A male casual Railway employee who has been granted temporary status with less than two surviving children may be granted Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days during the confinement period of his wife. The leave should be applied for and availed of, at least partly, or at least commence within a period of 135 days of childbirth. The Paternity leave can commence prior to childbirth so long as the date of birth of child falls during the period of such leave. It shall not be debited against the leave account and may be combined with pro-rata leave on average pay admissible to the casual Railway employees (as in the case of Maternity Leave). Paternity Leave too, like Maternity Leave, can be sanctioned only in a single spell. During the period of such leave he shall be paid wages, in respect of working days equal to the wages drawn immediately before proceeding on leave.
(Authority:- Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-98/CPC/LE-6 dt.21.5-99)
Paternity Leave Rule for child adoption - It is mention in Rule 551D of IREC as -
(1) A male Railway servant (including an apprentice) with less than two surviving children, on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, may be granted Paternity Leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a period of 15 days within a period of six months from the date of valid adoption.
(2) During such period of 15 days, he shall be paid leave salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave.
(3) The Paternity Leave may be combined with leave of any other kind.
(4) The Paternity Leave shall not be debited against the leave account.
(5) If Paternity leave is not availed of within the period specified in sub-rule(1), such leave shall be treated as lapsed.
Note: -The Paternity Leave shall not normally be refused under any circumstances.
