In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 2 read with sub section 4 of section 42 of the Airports Authority of India Act

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12082026-275411 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 501] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026/SHRAVAN 21, 1948 AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2026 F. No. A.60011/06/2018/HRPC/Pt.2.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) read with sub-section (4) of section 42 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994), the Airports Authority of India, with the approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Airports Authority of India (Leave) Regulations, 2003, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These regulations may be called the Airports Authority of India (Leave) Amendment Regulations, 2026. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Airports Authority of India (Leave) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the said Regulations), in regulation 11, in sub-regulation (6), for clauses (a) and (b), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- "(a). For Pregnancy:- A female employee (including a probationer) with less than two surviving children may be granted maternity leave for a period of 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the date of its commencement. The leave will be granted on submission or production of medical certificate issued by the authorised medical officer or hospital or nursing home. (b). For Miscarriage or Medical Termination of Pregnancy:- Maternity leave not exceeding 45 days may also be granted to a female employee (irrespective of the number of surviving children) during the entire service of that female employee in case of miscarriage including abortion on production of medical certificate. Provided that abortion does not include threatened abortion and maternity leave cannot be granted in case of threatened abortion." 3. In the said Regulations, regulation 16 shall be omitted. VIPIN KUMAR, Chairman [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./270/2026-27] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III, Section 4 vide No. AAI/PERS/EDPA/REG/2002, dated 13th June, 2003 and 11(10) was amended vide No. AAI/PERS/EDPA/ REG/20A-42011/60/2020-HR, dated 11th July, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.