Maharashtra government's women, widower employees to get six-month childcare leave

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Maharashtra government’s women, widower employees to get six-month childcare leave

To enable better parenting, Maharashtra government has decided to give six months’ paid leave to its women and widower employees for childcare.
They can take the break at a stretch or in gaps, maximum thrice a year. It will be applicable till the child turns 18.
This will prove to be a huge bonus for women employees, who form 25-30% of the 18L-strong force.
Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar announced this initiative yesterday, adding that state cabinet has already voted for this special childcare leave proposal.
The decision also received a rousing welcome from Maharashtra State Gazetted Officers’ Organization, whose founder and advisor GD Kulthe said they had been demanding this for some time.
If the Center can give two years of childcare leave, why not the state, he questioned.
In April 2017, Center announced the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, which increased the paid maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
The amendment also made crèche facility for working mothers mandatory for companies having at least 50 employees.
These provisions were touted to be women-friendly and progressive.
However, the move backfired, as two independent surveys showed.
Source: NewsBytes

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