The Assam government has declared two days of special casual leave in November for its employees to spend time with their parents or parents-in-law, the chief minister’s office (CMO) said on Thursday.
The special leaves cannot be used for personal enjoyment and those without parents or parents-in-laws will not be eligible for the leaves, it added.
”The Assam government, under the leadership of CM Dr @himantabiswa, has declared special casual leave for state government employees on November 6 and 8, 2024, to spend time with their parents or parents-in-law,” the CMO said in a post on X.
It said the leave must be used ”solely for spending time with aging parents or parents-in-law to honour, respect, and care for them, and not for personal enjoyment”.
The leaves can be availed along with a holiday for Chhat Puja on November 7, second Saturday holiday on November 9 and Sunday on November 10, the CMO said.
It said that employees in essential services can avail it in a phased manner, and those who do not have parents or parents-in-law will not be entitled to it.
The two special casual leaves for spending time with parents and parents-in-law for government employees were announced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in his first Independence Day speech after assuming office in 2021.
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Want to spend time with mom & dad? Assam to grant casual leaves to govt employees to be with parents
