AP Government Relaxes Maternity Leave Eligibility: Two-Child Restriction Abolished

Andhra Pradesh Removes Two-Child Limit for 180-Day Maternity Leave for Women Government Employees. The Andhra Pradesh Government has removed the two-child restriction for married women government employees to avail 180 days of maternity leave on full pay, effective immediately from May 5, 2025. G.O.MS.No. 21 Dated: 05-05-2025 Released.

The new order, dated May 5, 2025, removes this restriction entirely. Now, all married women government employees are eligible for the full 180 days of maternity leave on full pay, regardless of how many children they have.

ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ లోని మహిళా ఉద్యోగులకు ప్రసూతి సెలవు విషయం లో " జీవించి ఉన్న ఇద్దరు పిల్లలకు మాత్రమే " అనే నిబంధన తొలగిస్తూ ప్రభుత్వం GO MS NO 21 Dt : 05/05/2025 న జారీ చేసిన ఉత్తర్వులు

దీని ఫలితంగా మహిళా ఉపాద్యాయులు ఇద్దరు పిల్లల తరువాత కూడా ప్రసూతి సెలవు వినియోగించుకోవచ్చును.

AP Government Relaxes Maternity Leave Eligibility: Two-Child Restriction Abolished

AP Government Relaxes Maternity Leave Eligibility: Two-Child Restriction Abolished

LEAVE RULES: - Maternity Leave to Married Women Government Servants - Enhancement from 120 days to 180 days- Removal of condition of two surviving children only- Amendment –Orders – Issued.
FINANCE (HR-IV, FR, LR) DEPARTMENT G.O.MS.No. 21 Dated: 05-05-2025

Read the following;
G.O.Ms.No-152, Finance(FR.I) Department, Dt-04-05-2010.

ORDER:

In the reference read above, orders were issued to enhance the maternity leave on full pay to married women employees of State Government from 120 days to 180 days on par with the employees of the Govt. of India subject to the condition that it shall be granted to those with less than two surviving children only.

2. To enable balanced professional and personal lives to the women employees and also to address demographic management in the State, after careful examination of the matter, it is decided by the competent authority that the limit on two surviving children for availing the maternity leave needs to be relaxed.

3. Hence, the condition of less than two surviving children for availing the maternity leave is removed with immediate effect. The GO referred above will stand modified to that extent.


AP Government Relaxes Maternity Leave Eligibility: Two-Child Restriction Abolished