There is some good news for mothers working in government offices or big corporate houses who feel uncomfortable leaving their young children alone at home.
Surendra Gangan and Sandeep Ashar
State proposes setting up of crèches at large offices
There is some good news for mothers working in government offices or big corporate houses who feel uncomfortable leaving their young children alone at home.
The state government has decided to modify the development control regulation making it mandatory for all institutions, assemblies, businesses and industries that employ more than 500 women in the office premises to provide a crèche at the workplace.
Reasoning that the lack of crèche facilities restricted the mobility of women workers and also affected the growth of their children, the state Urban Development Department (UDD) has proposed to modify the Development Control Regulations 38 (31) dealing with special provisions to be provided at institutional, assembly, businesses, mercantile and industrial buildings.
According to the suggested modification, offices that employ 500 women or more will be required to set aside a minimum of 20 sq-m built-up area for a crèche. The department published a notice in newspapers on Monday asking for objections and suggestions to the suggested modification.
The proposed modification is as per the national Women’s Policy, 2001. It is, however, unclear on whether the crèches will have to be managed by the office or can be outsourced. Ramanand Tiwari, UDD principal secretary, said, “We will wait for objections and suggestions on the suggested modification before drawing out finer details.” Suggestions and objections can be filed within 30 days at the office of the deputy director of town planning at Azad Maidan.
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