Central government employees in India are entitled to get 15 days paternity leaves after the date of delivery, they have to utilize these 15 days of paternity leaves within 6 months from the date of delivery. Male employees with less than 2 surviving children are only eligible for paternity leaves in India. Here you can find some sample paternity leave application formats, which you can send it to your employer.
Sample Paternity Leave Appication Format 1
From Date:
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Sub: Request for Paternity Leave
Dear Sir / Madam,
This is to inform you that my wife has delivered a baby boy on 01-04-2019, hence we don’t have any relatives here so I have to stay with her. So I would like to utilize my paternity leaves for next 15 days from 02-04-2019.
I will be available to your on phone call and I have guided all my colleagues and subordinates on how to full fill my absence. So I request you to please grant me paternity leaves form 2 April 2019 to 16 April 2019.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
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Sample Paternity Leave Application Format 2
From Date:
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Sub: Application for Paternity Leave
Dear Sir / Madam,
This is a request letter to grant me a 15 days of paternity leave. As you all know my wife has delivered a baby boy on 1 April 2019 and she needs my support. It is a great ocassion for me and I want to utilize my 15 days of paternity leave now.
I have completed all my pending works, and I promise that my absence will not affect the organization. So I request you to please allow me to utilize my paternity leaves from 2 April 2019 to 16 April 2019. I will report to my duty on 17 April 2019.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
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Sample Paternity Leave Application Format 3
From Date:
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Sub: Paternity Leave Application
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am glad to share this happy news with you that my wife has delivered a baby girl on 1 April 2019 and she needs all your blessings. Here I request you to please grant me 15 days of paternity leave because I and my wife have to take care of my 2 years son and this newborn child.
I will guide all my colleagues and subordinates on fulfilling my absence and I will be available to everyone on phone calls. So I need your permission to avail my 15 days of paternity leaves from 2 April 2019 to 16 April 2019.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
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Sample Paternity Leave Application Format 4
From Date:
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Sub: Paternity Leave Application
Dear Sir / Madam,
This is to inform you that the delivery date of my wife has been given on next month 5th i.e 5 April 2019. Hence we are staying away from our native place all our relatives are not here to support her. I am the only person to support her after post delivery.
So please grant me paternity leaves from 6 April 2019 to 20 April 2019 and I will report to my duty on 21 April 2019, I will be available to every on phone call.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
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Nowadays most of the letter formats are replaced by emails, here I have listed some sample paternity leave application emails which may help you.
Sample Paternity Leave Application E-Mail 1
Sub: Paternity Leave Application
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am writing this to inform you that my wife has delivered a baby boy on 02-04-2019, so she needs my support for some days. So I request you to please give your permission to avail my paternity leaves for 15 days from 03 April 2019 to 17 April 2019.
Thanking you.
Regards,
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Sample Paternity Leave Application E-Mail 2
Sub: Request for Paternity Leave
Dear Sir / Madam,
As you all know a few days back I have blessed with a baby child, but my wife has been suffering from some medical problems from the date of delivery. So I want to spend some time with her. So I am requesting you to please grant me 15 days of paternity leave from 5 April 2019 to 19 April 2019.
Thanking you.
Regards,
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