Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has taken a decision regarding the women employees working on contract in the state. He has given approval on the proposal related to maternity leave. After this approval, now women workers appointed on contract will get the benefit of maternity leave. Earlier, there was no provision to give the benefit of maternity leave to women employees appointed on contract.
The matter of maternity leave to women employees working on contract had come to the notice of the CM. On which the proposal was made. About five months ago, the Finance Department gave its approval on this. After this, Chief Minister Hemant Soren gave approval to give maternity leave to women workers appointed on contract.
The proposal approved by the Chief Minister will be applicable to such women workers who have worked on contract for 80 days in the last 12 months, they will get the benefit of 180 days of maternity leave. This leave will not apply to the delivery of two living children. The contractual amount for maternity leave will be equal to the last contracted amount received before proceeding on leave.
More than two thousand workers are going to get their benefits. Women employees working on contract in the state have been demanding maternity leave for a long time.