Section 37(vii) in The Statutes of the Punjabi University
(vii)The Registrar may, on the recommendation of the University Medical Officer, grant to a University female employee Maternity Leave on full pay for a period not ordinarily exceeding 3 months. The grant of leave should be so regulated that the date of confinement falls within the period of this leave. This leave may be extended to six months on the certificate of the Medical Officer of the University or Chief Medical Officer of any district or Medical Superintendent of Mata Kaushalya Hospital/Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. Maternity leave should not be debited against the leave account :
