Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No.39, Special Casual Leave for Government Servants Having Children with Special Needs, 2020
The Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-III) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.39, dated 23 March 2020, granting Tamil Nadu government servants who have children with special needs six days of Special Casual Leave in each calendar year, subject to supporting certification. The document states that the necessary amendment to the Fundamental Rules will be issued separately.
What the document does
The Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-III) Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.39, dated 23 March 2020, by order of the Governor. It grants six days of Special Casual Leave in a calendar year to government servants who have children with special needs and provide the required supporting document.
The measure follows an announcement made by the Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 17 March 2020. Its stated purpose is to reduce the difficulties faced by government employee parents in caring for the welfare and daily needs of children requiring special care.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No.39 applies to government servants who have children with special needs. It was circulated to government secretaries, Secretariat departments, heads of departments, District Collectors, District Judges and District Magistrates, as well as specified constitutional, judicial and administrative offices.
The document concerns government employee leave. It does not contain provisions about Housing Board property, land ownership, land use, building approval, sale, purchase or registration.
Key requirements
Government servants seeking the Special Casual Leave must meet the following conditions:
- The employee must have a child with special needs.
- The leave allowance is six days in a calendar year.
- The employee must produce a supporting document confirming the child's condition and need for parental assistance in daily life activities.
- The supporting document may be obtained from the competent authority under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Central Act 49 of 2016).
- Alternatively, the supporting document may come from a Registered Medical Practitioner attending to the child.
- The certification must state that the child is a special child suffering from a disability that requires parental support for daily life activities.
Fundamental Rules amendment
G.O. (Ms.) No.39 refers to Rule 85 of the Fundamental Rules. It expressly states that the necessary amendment to the Fundamental Rules will be issued separately, and the Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-II) Department was asked to issue that amendment.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.39 affect my land or Housing Board property?
No land or property provision appears in the document. It deals only with Special Casual Leave for government servants who have children with special needs.
How much Special Casual Leave is available?
An eligible government servant may receive six days of Special Casual Leave in a calendar year.
What proof must a government employee provide?
The employee must provide certification from the competent authority under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, or from a Registered Medical Practitioner attending to the child. The certification must confirm a disability requiring parental support for daily life activities.
Did G.O. (Ms.) No.39 itself amend the Fundamental Rules?
The document says that the necessary amendment to the Fundamental Rules will be issued separately.
