The Labour Ministry is holding discussions with state governments for effective compliance to the creche facility norm under the amended Maternity Benefit Act that mandates offices with 50 and more employees to provide a child care facility for working mothers.
An official said that Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has written letters to all respective labour ministers in the states for effective implementation of the amended law.
"It was under our purview to make changes into the law, however, it is entirely for the state governments to frame rules and bring it to implementation," the official told PTI.
Another official said that "since it is a state subject, we have been talking with all the state governments so that there is an effective implementation of this law."