July 07, 2026 6:02 pm
Childcare is still treated as a low-status extension of unpaid domestic labour. Workers are paid meagre wages, and their skilling is not a priority. This calls for the expansion of childcare services, crèches, maternity and parental benefits, skilling of childcare workers, and family-friendly workplace policies to reduce women’s unpaid care burden
July 15, 2019 7:09 am
Aiming to amend the Haryana Maternity Benefit Rules 1967, the draft states that the facility will accommodate children under the age of six years. It also says the move will cover regular, temporary, daily wage, contractual and consultant employees.
December 30, 2015 4:14 am
Women who adopt infants, opt for surrogacy may get three months leave.
April 12, 2015 3:28 am
For opening a crèche, the minimum number required has been fixed at 15 women employees.
September 07, 2012 1:15 am
The Punjab government has decided to set up creches for children of women prisoners aged below six years,Jail minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur said on Thursday.
January 20, 2012 1:56 am
With the lack of facilities in creches of the city, children are sleeping and sitting on the floor in the freezing weather.