SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, Feb. 20 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:
In a landmark decision aimed at supporting female government employees, the Himachal Pradesh Government, under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has introduced a 60-day Special Maternity Leave for women who experience a stillbirth or the loss of a child soon after birth.
Currently, female government employees with less than two surviving children are entitled to 180 days of maternity leave from the date of commencement. The newly announced Special Maternity Leave will be available under the same eligibility conditions but will apply exclusively in cases of sti...