15 Days Special Casual Leave For Government Employees Whose Parents Get COVID-19: Centre

"In case of active hospitalisation of any of the family members/parents even after 15 days of the expiry of SCL, the government servants may be granted leave of any kind due and admissible beyond 15 days of SCL till their discharge from hospital," an order issued by the Personnel Ministry read.

All central government employees will be able to get 15 days of special casual leave (SCL) in case their parents or any dependent family members test COVID-19 positive, according to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry. "In case of active hospitalisation of any of the family members/parents even after 15 days of the expiry of SCL, the government servants may be granted leave of any kind due and admissible beyond 15 days of SCL till their discharge from hospital," it said. The ministry has come out with the detailed order on treatment, regularisation of hospitalisation or quarantine period during COVID-19 pandemic after it received several queries related to it and keeping in view the "hardships faced by the government servants". A government servant shall be granted commuted leave up to 20 days when he or she is COVID-19 positive and is in home isolation/quarantine, the order said.