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Gender Neutrality in Service Rules

The service rules of the Central Government have been made gender neutral. [1] A married woman employee can show her own parents as dependents under the pension, gratuity, and general provident fund rules. [2] Under the Central Government Health Scheme, married women employees can opt for either their dependent parents or parents-in-law. [3] Various conduct and leave travel concession rules also define "family" in an inclusive manner without reference to gender.

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Gender Neutrality in Service Rules

The service rules of the Central Government have been made gender neutral. [1] A married woman employee can show her own parents as dependents under the pension, gratuity, and general provident fund rules. [2] Under the Central Government Health Scheme, married women employees can opt for either their dependent parents or parents-in-law. [3] Various conduct and leave travel concession rules also define "family" in an inclusive manner without reference to gender.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS


RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 3280
ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

Making service rules gender neutral

3280 Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya

Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be


pleased to satate :-

(a) whether, a married woman employee can show her own parents as her
dependents under the service rules applicable to Central Government employees;

(b) if so, under what conditions;

(c) if not, the rationale therefor;

(d) whether Government has taken any action to make the aforesaid service rules
gender neutral both in letter and spirit; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and
Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (e): The service rules of the Government employees have been framed
keeping in view their contextual purpose and with a view to make them gender
neutral.
As per Rule 50 of Central Civil Services (CCS)(Pension) Rules, 1972, father and
mother of a Government employee (which includes a female Government employee)
come within the definition of family. For the purpose of gratuity, there is no condition
of dependency or inclusion in family.

In respect of General Provident Fund (GPF) Rule, female employees can nominate
their parents for the benefits of GPF. There is no dependency criterion for
nominating parents for the benefits of GPF.

Under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Rules, married women


employees have the option either to opt their dependent parents or dependent
parents-in-law for CGHS facilities.

As per All India Services (AIS) {Medical Attendance (MA) Rules}, family
definition includes the name of parents wholly dependent upon the member of
service and normally residing with such member.

As per CCS {Leave Travel Concession (LTC)} Rules, family definition


includes parents or step parents wholly dependent on the Government
servant irrespective of whether they are residing with the Government servant
or not.

As per CCS(Conduct Rules), Members of family in relation to a Government


servant include the wife or husband, son or daughter, parents, brothers or sisters or
any person related to any of them by blood or marriage, whether they are dependent
on the Government servant or not.

As per AIS (Conduct) Rules, any person related, whether by blood or marriage, to
such member or to his or her wife or husband, as the case may be, and wholly
dependent on such member is treated as member of family.

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