Male Employees Entitled for Child Care Leave, Says Govt

In a major reform brought by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Centre has entitled male employees of the government to Child Care Leave (CCL).

Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the move taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government while briefing about some of the major reforms brought by DoPT.

However, he added that the provision and privilege of CCL will be available only for those male employees who happen to be "single male parent", which may include male employees who are widowers or divorcees or even unmarried and may, therefore, be expected to take up the responsibility of child care as a single-handed parent.