The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on August 12, 2026, issued the Airports Authority of India (Leave) Amendment Regulations, 2026 to further amend the Airports Authority of India (Leave) Regulations, 2003.
The following amendments have been stated:
• 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.”
• In the said Regulations, regulation 16 shall be omitted.
They shall come into force from August 12, 2026.
[Notification No. A.60011/06/2018/HRPC/Pt.2]
