Nod for child care leave to women staff

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The Telangana Government on Monday issued orders for granting child care leave to its women employees having minor children for a period of three months or 90 days to look after their two eldest children up to the age of 18 years and 22 years in case of physically-challenged children during their entire service. The orders issued by Principal Secretary (Finance) K. Ramakrishna Rao stated that the women employees could avail the leave in six spells with any spell not exceeding 15 days. The leave could be availed for needs such as children's examinations, sickness and others.