Gangtok, Aug 19: In out of the box scheme, the Sikkim government introduced a ‘Sabbatical Leave’ scheme which allows the regular government employees to take a maximum leave for nearly three years with 50% basic pay for those interested in pursuing their desired ventures without worrying about losing their government job.
Under this scheme, the employee shall be granted a sabbatical leave for a period not less than 365 days extendable up to a maximum of 1080 days once in the entire service period.
The interested employee should have completed not less than five years of continuous service, states the DoP notification.
“I am pleased to announce a significant step forward in our commitment to the well-being of our employees. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance and personal growth, we are introducing a sabbatical leave of 3 years for all government employees. This initiative aims to provide our dedicated workforce with the opportunity to pursue further education, skill development, or personal endeavours, ultimately enhancing their overall quality of life,” the Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay stated.
As per a Department of Personnel notification of August 14, the ‘Sabbatical Leave’ scheme for the regular State government employees seek to provide multiple opportunities, which otherwise is not available to them due to service rules.
The Citizen Action Party on Saturday slammed the government’s decision for sabbatical leave as a eye wash against the need for regularisation policy of such government employees.
“The Sabbatical leave is a willing choice of a government employee but even before that choice, the government needs to regularise the job of the employee. They need to be regularised, otherwise temporary employees receive very minimum salary, when that also gets cut short to 50 percent, then they will face financial crunch. The Chief minister has been making tall claims of regularizing all temporary employees before elections, only then can sabbatical leave make sense to the employees,” CAP spokesperson Mahesh Rai stated.
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