Maternity Policies

Anna University follows the Maternity and Paternity policies of the State Government to support women's continued participation in education and employment.

Maternity Leave Policies (Anna University Leave Statues)

1) Maternity leave may be granted to a married women employee on full pay for a period which may extend upto 90 days from pre-confinement rest to post confinement recuperation, at the option of the employee:

i)Provided that no Maternity leave shall be allowed to married women employee, if they already have three living children:

ii)Provided further if they have two living children, maternity leave shall be allowed for their next confinement, only if they give an undertaking that they would resort to sterilization immediately after delivery. If after delivery, they fail to keep up such undertaking the maternity leave granted shall be cancelled.

2) Maternity leave of 6 weeks for natural abortion/medical termination of pregnancy under the Medical termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (Central Act 30 of 1971) may be granted only two times to married women employees who have no living child, or three times to those who have one living child with a condition to undergo sterilisation permanently for the grant of this leave for the third time, or for two times to those who have two living children with a condition to undergo sterilisation permanently for grant of this leave for the second time, subject to the conditions specified in Fundamental Rules 101(a).

3) Maternity leave shall not be debited to the leave account.

4) Maternity leave may be combined with leave any other kind expect casual leave, but any leave applied for in continuation of maternity leave may be granted only if the application is supported by a Medical Certificate from the authorised Medical Officer.

5) A temporary married women employee, who has put in atleast one year of service, shall be eligible for the grant of Maternity leave. She must first be granted leave earned by her at credit during the period of service and the balance as maternity leave to supplement the total period of 90 days subject to the conditions stipulated in Clauses (1) to (4) above.

Adopted as per Tamilnadu Government Human Resources Management Department's fundamental Rule of 101 A and all the amendments thereof