WELFARE SCHEMES FOR WOMEN WORKERS

About:

• Schemes such as National Crèche Scheme, Working Women Hostel, Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme, providing collateral free loan under Mudra scheme, Ujjwala Scheme for curbing trafficking etc. are being implemented for providing safe working condition to women workers.
  
  
• A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in various labour laws like
  • Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 which provides for same wages for same and similar nature of work and prevents discrimination;
    
    
  • Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which provides for paid maternity leave for 26 weeks and mandatory crèche facility in the establishments having 50 or more employees.
    
    
  
  
  
• special training programmes for women workers are being conducted by Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education & Development (erstwhile Central Board of Workers Education) through which women workers are made aware about their rights, duties and various protective provisions under various labour legislations.