CCL - Child Care Leave

CCL - Child Care Leave 

 

1.             CCL stands for Child Care Leave

2.             IREC-I, Chapter-5, Para 551-E

3.             Introduce w.e.f. 1.9.2008, 158/2008

4.             Eligibility - Female employees as well as Single Male Employees.

5.             Maximum 730 days during the entire service.

6.             Whether for rearing or to look after any of their needs like examination, sickness etc.

7.             CCL is sanctioned to take care of 2 eldest surviving children.

8.             CCL is not admissible if the child is 18 years of age or older.

9.             For disabled children there is no age limit. 58/2010. 162/2018, w.e.f. 13.06.2018.

10.      Minimum disability of 40%. Min. of social justice & empowerment notification 01.06.2001.

11.      CCL is not debited to any leave account.

12.      For the first 365 days full salary will be paid.

13.      For the next 365 days 80% of the salary will be paid.

14.      CCL can be combined with any other kind of leave, maximum of one year (including Commuted Leave not exceeding sixty days and Leave Not Due)

15.      Not ordinarily be granted during probation except extreme situations

16.      Holidays falling during CCL are counted as CCL.

17.      In a year only 3 times CCL is sanctioned.144/2010.

18.      6 times single Female/Male employee

19.      Every time it should not be less than 5 days CCL. 162/2018, w.e.f. 13.06.2018.

20.      CCL cannot be demanded as a right.

21.      Without sanction one cannot proceed on CCL.  

22.      Single Male Railway Servant’ means – an unmarried or widower or divorcee Railway servant.

23.      During CCL may be permitted to leave HQ with prior approval of Competent Authority.103/2018.

24.      During CCL may proceed on foreign travel provided advance clearances from Competent Authorities. 103/2018.

25.      Child Care Leave may be sanctioned to adoptee mother also.

26.      The benefit of encashment of LAP, admissible in terms of Rule 540-A, cannot be availed during CCL.

27.      Dependency certificate of child on the Railway servant would have to be submitted by the female Railway employee, only if the child is dependent on her.

28.      Holidays falling under CCL, can be counted as CCL.

29.      The benefit of CCL or maternity leave not allowed to surrogate mother.

30.      CCL may also be allowed for the 3rd year as leave not due (without production of medical certificate).

31.      Same procedure as LAP.

32.      CCL to be included in the ambit of 5 yrs.

33.      HRA would be admissible during CCL. 1707-IREC.

34.      Increment will come into effect only  on the date of report for duty. IREC-1320.

35.      Spill over to the next year it may be treated as one spell. 21/2011.

36.   LAP availed specifically for this purpose only should be converted. 21/2011.

37.     In Indian Railways, RMA is paid to non-gazetted RPF/RPSF personnel. RMA at present - RBE No.153/2022 - Rs.127.69. During CCL, RMA would be as admissible at full rate for the first 60 days and at half rate for next 60 days of CCL to non-gazetted RPF/RPSF personnel. No RMA will be admissible beyond 120 days, if CCL is availed for more than 120 days at a stretch. RBE No.79/2022. Ration money allowance is not exempted from the purview of Income Tax and hence, this allowance is to be treated as income for the purpose of computation and Income Tax deducted at source.

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