In a progressive move aimed at enhancing the well being as well as work-life balance of Senior Residents (SRs)/ Tutors and Postgraduate (PG) students, the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) department has ordered one-day weekly-off and 20 days of Casual leaves, including five academic leaves per year for all Senior Residents/ Tutors and Postgraduate Students executing their assignments in Government Medical Colleges of J&K. This significant step has been taken in compliance to National Medical Commission (NMC) and National Board of Education (NBE) norms. As per the order, for Senior Residents/Tutors:, there shall be weekly one-day off (subject to exigencies of work).
“In addition, a Senior Resident/ Tutor shall be eligible for Twenty (20) days’ Casual Leave. Five (05) days’ Academic Leave per year shall be admissible subject to the relevance of the programme to the course” the order reads. It adds that Female Senior Residents/Tutors shall be allowed Maternity Leave, MTP/Abortion Leave as per existing Government rules and regulations besides male Senior Residents/Tutors shall be allowed Paternity Leave as per existing Government rules and regulations.
It further adds that the tenure/course will be extended by the same number of days for which Maternity/Paternity Leave has been availed. Similarly, the order reads that for Post-graduate students in Medical Education, there shall be weekly one-day off (subject to exigencies of work), adding that PG Students shall be elig.
