Odisha government allows maternity and paternity leave for surrogacy
Published By : Sourabha Parida | September 27, 2024 11:28 AM
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Bhubaneswar, Sept 27: The Odisha government on Thursday allowed maternity and paternity leave benefits to its employees opting for surrogacy.
According to a notification issued by the state Finance Department, a female employee, having less than two surviving children, can avail 180 days of maternity leave. This is applicable for both surrogate and commissioning mothers.
Similarly, male staff having less than two surviving children and who becomes a ‘commissioning father’ will be eligible for paternity leave of 15 days within the period of six months from the date of delivery of the child.
“If both surrogate mother and commissioning mother are state government employees, they will be eligible for 180 days of maternity leave each. Agreement on surrogacy made between surrogate mother and commissioning parents along with supporting medical documents from registered doctors/hospitals need to be produced for claiming maternity/ paternity leave,” the notification stated.
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