Government to refund employers for seven weeks of maternity leave given to employees: WCD CRE-23/1/2018 – Creche- Part(2) Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Dated: 2nd November, 2018 Office Memorandum Subject:  National Minimum Guidelines for setting up and running creches under Maternity 8enefit Act, 2017 – Forwarding of The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above & to say that the Ministry of Labour & Employment has notified the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 mandating that “every establishment having fifty or more employees shall have the facility of creche within such distance as may be prescribed, either separately or along with common facilities”, 2. In this regard, to enable and facilitate the employer for establishing and managing the creche facility, the Ministry of Women & Child Development has formulated the  National Minimum Guidelines for Setting Up and Run...

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development Schemes for welfare of Women and Children  05 APR 2018 Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) implements several schemes supporting for the welfare of the women and children including SC/ST and minority of different age groups. SwadharGreh Scheme MWCD implements SwadharGreh Scheme which targets the women victims of unfortunate circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity. The Scheme envisages providing shelter, food, clothing and health as well as economic and social security for the women victims of difficult circumstances which includes widows, destitute women and aged women. The total women benefitted under SwadharGreh scheme during 2016-17 is 16,530 and during 2017-18 is 17,291. Ujjawala Scheme Ujjawala Scheme is being implemented for Prevention of trafficking and for Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-integration an...