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‘Spend Time With Parents’: Assam Offers Govt Staff 2-Day Extra Leave This Week

Himanta Biswa Sarma

The purpose of the leave, according to the government of Assam, is to “honour, respect, give company and care to parents/parents-in-law”. The scheme is not applicable for employees who do not have parents/parents-in-law or for “personal merriment”.

New Delhi: Government employees in Assam, including MLAs and ministers, can avail of two-day additional casual leave this week to “spend quality time with parents, in-laws and other family members”, thanks to a unique initiative under the ‘Matri-Pitri Vandana’ scheme – roughly translating to ‘mother-father worship’ – which was introduced last year, reported The Print. 

“Feb 9 to Feb 12 will be special casual leave for Mins/MLAs & state govt employees to spend quality time with parents & parents-in-law,” Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted Saturday, announcing the leaves.He added: “An initiative by GoA to honour parents and strengthen bonds of love in families.”

The two-day leave has been given on Thursday and Friday, right before the second Saturday and Sunday of this month, to allow for a longer break to government employees. Last year, this special casual leave was given on January 6 and 7, 2022.

The purpose of the leave, according to the government of Assam, is to “honour, respect, give company and care to parents/parents-in-law”. The scheme is not applicable for employees who do not have parents/parents-in-law or for “personal merriment”.

 

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