There is no proposal to change the present
five-day week for the employees of central government ministries and
departments, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. “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. 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.
Source : PTI
