Govt. at Lok Sabha : No plans for six-day week or to enhance EL / CL entitlement


The government have clarified at Lok Sabha that there is no proposal to change the present five-day week to six-day week for the employees of central government ministries and departments.

"No," said Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in a written reply to a question whether the government plans to change the five days per week working for central government servants.



There were reports that the government was considering increasing the five-day week schedule to six days after Modi took office. 

The minister said there was also no proposal to enhance earned leave and casual leave being granted to the employees. "There is no such proposal under consideration of the government," he said. 

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