{"id":13782,"date":"2026-08-18T14:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:32:56","slug":"vijay-government-to-give-women-employees-365-days-maternity-leave-for-third-child-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13782","title":{"rendered":"Vijay government to give women employees 365 days maternity leave for third child | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133325325,imgsize-121141,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/maternity-leave.jpg\" alt=\"Vijay government to give women employees 365 days maternity leave for third child\" title=\"At present, women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for one year of maternity leave.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"At present, women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for one year of maternity leave.\">At present, women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for one year of maternity leave.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The CM Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government announced that women working in the state government will be entitled to 365 days of maternity leave for a third child, bringing it in line with the leave available for the first two children.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>At present, women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for one year of maternity leave. Those with two or more surviving children are entitled to up to 12 weeks of leave.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Announcing the change in the state assembly during the demand for grants for his department, minister D Sarathkumar said the decision was aimed at strengthening the state&#8217;s focus on social welfare and women&#8217;s empowerment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;Under these circumstances, as the Tamil Nadu government is a welfare-oriented administration prioritising social welfare and women&#8217;s empowerment, the maternity leave currently provided for the third child of female government employees will be enhanced from 12 weeks to 365 days,&#8221; D Sarathkumar said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The state had gradually increased maternity leave for its women employees over the years. The original 90-day provision was increased to six months in 2011, followed by an increase to nine months in 2016. It was extended to 365 days in July 2021.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Under the existing eligibility framework, regular women employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for 365 days of maternity leave, a government source told news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Women government employees who already have two or more surviving children, however, are currently entitled to 12 weeks, or 84 days, of maternity leave with full pay, in accordance with Supreme Court directions and subsequent amendments made by the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The latest announcement will extend the one-year maternity leave benefit to the third child as well.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>A senior government official said a detailed government order would be issued soon to implement the announcement made in the assembly.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/vijay-government-to-give-women-employees-365-days-maternity-leave-for-third-child\/articleshow\/133324932.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At present, women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for one year of maternity leave. 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