Clarification on the issue of grant of Quarantine Leave No. 51-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 15.01.2022

 Government of West Bengal

School Education Department

Secondary Branch

Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091

No. 51-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE                          Date: 15.01.2022

ORDER

Sub: Clarification on the issue of grant of Quarantine Leave

Whereas, The State Government in the School Education Department vide 

Order no. 15-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Dated 04.01.2022 has included certain infectious diseases including Covid 19 for grant of Quarantine Leave in the respective Leave Rules;

And Whereas, some confusions have been created over the issue of grant of Quarantine Leaveto the teacher/non-teaching staff who him/herself is suffering from such infectious diseases including Covid 19 and Whereas the state government in school education department has taken a note of same and felt to issue an order to mitigate such confusion thus generated,
Now there with prior approval of the competent authority, it is stated that:

(a) The Quarantine Leave, as defined in the Leave Rules for Teachers/non-teaching staff, says that the Quarantine Leave, is a leave of absence from duty necessitated by order not to attend school in consequence of presence of infectious diseases in family or household of a teacher/non-teaching staff.

(b) The Leave Rules include the list of infectious diseases including recently added Covid 19.

(c) The very purpose of the Quarantine Leave, in view of public health, is to restrict the infectious diseases from further spreading.

(d) By definition, the family of the teacher/non-teaching staff includes the teacher/non-teaching staff him/herself as part of his/her family. 

In view of above, it is clarified that teacher/non-teaching staff on account of suffering by him/herself or other members of family from infectious diseases including Covid 19, may avail Quarantine Leave. DI(S) concerned must ensure that there is no confusion created while implementing the order.

SD-

Additional Secretary 

to the Government of West Bengal

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Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:
1. CSE,WB,with request to arrange for wide circulation to all DI(S) of all districts.
2. Secretary, School Education Department
3. SPD,PBSSM
4. Sr. Spl. Secretary, School Education Department
5. The President, WBBSE- with request to arrange for wide circulation among all concerned.
6. The President, WBCHSE- with request to arrange for wide circulation among all
concerned.
7. The Chairman , WBCSSC- with request to arrange for wide circulation among all
concerned.
8. JS(Law), School Education Department
9. JS(EE), School Education Department
10. Project Director,MDM
11. PS to HMIC ,School Education Department
12. JS(P & B), School Education Department
13. OSD to HMIC ,School Education Department
14. PS to MoS ,School Education Department
15.PA to Principal Secretary, School Education Department
16. Office Copy
17. Guard File

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Additional Secretary

to the Government of West Bengal

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