QUARANTINE LEAVE of West BengalSchool Education Department

QUARANTINE LEAVE  of West BengalSchool Education Department

 Government of West Bengal

School Education Department

Secondary Branch

Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091

No. 15 DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE                                       DATED 04/01/2022

NOTIFICATION

Paragraph (l)(a)(viii) read with paragraph 9 of the Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969, provides for the grant of Quarantine Leave to a teaching and non-teaching employee of school in consequence of the presence of infectious disease in the family or household of a teacher or non-teaching employee of a school and when his/her attendance at office/place of duty is considered as hazardous to the health of other employees.

With the passage of time, outbreak of some other diseases in the country had been considered to be infectious of which COVID-19 has been declared Pandemic by WHO in recent time. The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal after taking the valued opinion of Health & Family Welfare Department vide Memorundum No.3230F(Pl) dated 18^th November, 2020 has already included COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the Quarantine Leave for the State Government employees.

In view of this, inclusion of other infectious diseases including COVID-19 under the provision of Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969 pertaining to Quarantine Leave was under active consideration of the Government.

Now, after careful consideration, the undersigned is directed to include the following five diseases in the list of infectious disease for granting of Quarantine Leave under said Rule in addition to the existing diseases as specified therein:

1.   SARS

2.   MARS

3.   COVID-19

4.   Avian Influenza (H5N1) / Novel Influenza

5.   Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

Paragraph 9 of the Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969 stands modified to such extent.

All other/ norms related to sanction of Quarantine Leave will continue to be the same as'laid down under the said rule.

Amendment of the rule to that extent will be made in due course.

This is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide U.O. No. Group P2/2021-2022/0470 dated-04/01/2022.

SD

Additional secretary  of the 

Government of West Bengal.

Government of West Bengal

School Education Department

Elementary Branch

Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091

No. 02- DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE                           DATED 04/01/2022

NOTIFICATION

Rule 4(i) of the West Bengal Primary Education (leave of Teachers of Primary Schools) Rules, 1999, provides for the grant of Quarantine Leave to a teaching and non-teaching employee of school in consequence of presence of infectious disease in the family or household of a teacher or non-teaching employee of a school and when his/her attendance at office/place of duty is considered as hazardous to the health of other employees.

With the passage of time, outbreak of some other diseases in the country had been considered to be infectious of which COVID-19 has been declared Pandemic by WHO in recent time. The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal after taking the valued opinion of Health & Family Welfare Department vide Memorandum No.3230F(Pl) dated 18^th November, 2020 has already included COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the Quarantine Leave for the State Government employees.

In view of this, inclusion of other infectious diseases including COVID-19 under the provision of the West Bengal Primary Education (leave of Teachers of Primary Schools) Rules, 1999 pertaining to Quarantine Leave was under active consideration of the Government.

Now, after careful consideration, the undersigned is directed to include the following five diseases in the list of infectious disease for granting of Quarantine Leave under said Rule in addition to the existing diseases as specified therein:

1.   SARS

2.   MARS

3.   COVID-19

4.   Avian Influenza (H5N1) / Novel Influenza

5.   Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

Rule 4( 1) (i) of the West Bengal Primary Education (leave of Teachers of Primary Schools) Rules, 1999 stands modified to such extent.

All other norms related to sanction of Quarantine Leave will continue to be the same as laid down under the said rule.

Amendment of the rule to that extent will be made in due course.

This is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide U.O. No. Group P2/2021-2022/0470 dated-04/01/2022.

SD

Joint secretary  of the 

Government of West Bengal.

Pdf of  No. 15 DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE  DATED 04/01/2022  and No. 02- DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE  DATED 04/01/2022

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

 No. 51/1(17)-DSE-18099/1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Date: 15.01.2022

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

                                                    sd-

Additional Secretary

to the Government of West Bengal

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

QUARANTINE LEAVE West Bengal School Education Department 15- DSE-18099/ 1/2022-DP SEC-DSE Dated: 04-01-2022

 

Government of West Bengal

School Education Department

Secondary Branch

Bikash Bhaban, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091

No. 15- DSE-18099/ 1/2022-DP SEC-DSE                             Dated: 04-01-2022

NOTIFICATION

Paragraph (l)(a)(viii) read with paragraph 9 of the Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969, provides for the grant of Quarantine Leave to a teaching and non-teaching employee of school in consequence of the presence of infectious disease in the family or household of a teacher or non-teaching employee of a school and when his/her attendance at office/place of duty is considered as hazardous to the health of other employees.

With the passage of time, outbreak of some other diseases in the country had been considered to be infectious of which COVID-19 has been declared Pandemic by WHO in recent time. The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal after taking the valued opinion of Health & Family Welfare Department vide Memorundum No.3230F(Pl) dated 18^th November, 2020 has already included COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in the Quarantine Leave for the State Government employees.

In view of this, inclusion of other infectious diseases including COVID-19 under the provision of Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969 pertaining to Quarantine Leave was under active consideration of the Government.

Now, after careful consideration, the undersigned is directed to include the following five diseases in the list of infectious disease for granting of Quarantine Leave under said Rule in addition to the existing diseases as specified therein:

1.  SARS

2.   MARS

3.   COVID-19

4.   Avian Influenza (H5N1) / Novel Influenza

5.   Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

Paragraph 9 of the Appendix to the Management of Recognised Non-Government Institutions (Aided and Unaided) Rules, 1969 stands modified to such extent.

All other/ norms related to sanction of Quarantine Leave will continue to be the same as laid down under the said rule.

Amendment of the rule to that extent will be made in due course.

This is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide U.O. No. Group P2/2021-2022/0470 dated-04/01/2022.

Additional Secretary to the

Government of West Bengal.

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