Paternity Leave Rules According to CSR : 8.128. (1) A male Government employee having less than two surviving children, may be granted Paternity Leave upto a maximum of 15 days (after commuting half pay leave of 30 days). (2) Such leave shall be admissible during the confinement of his wife for childbirth, i.e. upto 15 days before or upto 15 days after the date of delivery of the child. (3) During the period of such leave, the Government employee shall be entitled to leave salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave. Note. – Paternity leave shall not normally be refused. Click here to get the important posts Letter dated 09.04.2002 ***** Do join our WhatsApp Channel to get the important posts @ Click here