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The central board of trustees of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=EPF&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Employees' Provident Fund Organisation</a> (EPF) has reversed the decision of previous UPA-II government and will now give interest on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=inoperative+accounts&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">inoperative accounts</a> from April 1, 2016. 
 
Inoperative EPF accounts means there has been no contribution from either the employee or the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=employers&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">employer</a> for 36 months. 
 This will benefit around nine crore <keyword id="1907154" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="inoperative-accounts">inoperative accounts</keyword> of subscribers switching jobs. 
 
"We have taken a pro-worker decision to give interest on inoperative accounts with effect from April 1, 2016," said labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya. 
 
A sub-committee will be constituted for the same.

Your PF will now earn interest, even if your employer has stopped contributing to it

A few days back, we told you about the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/New-EPFO-rules-from-May-1/articleshow/51838671.cms">imminent deadline</a> for withdrawing the PF amount for those who have been unemployed for two months. Turns out that Labour Ministry, led by <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword>, has decided to relax the withdrawal norms; not only this, the implementation deadline has also been set for three months ahead. 
 
The norms were already postponed once, when the implementation was set for May instead of February. 
 
As per the Ministry of Labour and Employment, people will be able to withdraw the employers’ contribution of 3.67% to PF for marriage, housing, medical emergency, and children education. 
 
Earlier, the proposal had restricted the withdrawal of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Your-PF-will-now-earn-interest-even-if-your-employer-has-stopped-contributing-to-it/articleshow/51599478.cms">employers' contribution and interest earned</a> on it under the EPF scheme until the employee reached 58 years of age. The proposal was faced strong opposition from trade unions and workers, regardless of which, the higher age limit for cumulative withdrawal has remained unchanged. 
 
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PF withdrawal deadline has been pushed for three more months

In a big relief to the salaried section of the society, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=labour+ministry&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">labour ministry</a> said employees can withdraw the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=provident+fund&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Provident Fund</a> (PF) amount but under certain circumstances. 
 
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya had received many letters from the trade unions regarding non-withdrawal of PF. 
 
READ MORE: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Hurry-up-15-more-days-and-you-wont-be-able-to-withdraw-your-full-EPF-until-you-turn-58/articleshow/51838671.cms">Hurry up! 15 more days and you won't be able to withdraw your full EPF until you turn 58</a> 
 Following the representations, the ministry said <keyword id="473382" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="PF-withdrawal">PF withdrawal</keyword> is now allowed for housing, major medical treatment for self and family members, marriage and education of children. 
 
The new regulations will come into effect from August. 
 
In February, the ministry had said people would not be able to withdraw PF money before 58 years of age. 
 
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You can now withdraw PF amount, but terms and conditions apply

Even though the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of retirement body EPFO had decided on an 8.8% interest rate, the Finance Ministry has lowered it and approved an 8.7% interest on PF deposits for over 5 crore subscribers. 
 "The (EPFO's apex decision-making body) CBT, at its meeting held in February 2016, has proposed an interim rate of interest at 8.8 per cent to be credited to the accounts of Employees' Provident Fund subscribers for 2015-16. The Ministry of Finance has, however, ratified an interest rate of 8.7 per cent," Labour Minister <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword> said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today. 
 
This is probably the first time that such thing has happened, when the Finance Ministry has not agreed to the CBT’s rate of interest. 
 
Earlier, EPFO had provided 8.75% rate of interest in 2013-14 and 2014-15, 8.5% in 2012-13 and 8.25% in 2011-12. 
 
As per EPFO's estimates worked out in September, it can easily pay 8.95% rate of interest, leaving a surplus of Rs 100 crore. 
 
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Finance Ministry lowers proposed PF interest rate to 8.7% for the first time

The government has set a target to create employment opportunities to one crore youth by 2020 through a skill development scheme under the Pradhan Mantri <keyword id="1438023" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kaushal-Vikas-Yojana">Kaushal Vikas Yojana</keyword> (PMKVY), Union Minister of <keyword id="4092809" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-for-labour-and-employment-bandaru-dattatreya">State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword> told an agency. 
 "The Union Government will be establishing skill development centres across the country with an amount of Rs 12,000 crore to create employment opportunities to 1 crore youth by 2020," said <keyword id="-1236" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="dattatreya">Dattatreya</keyword> after inaugurating a two-day 'Job Mela' here. 
 The minister said, "To increase employment avenues for job seekers, The <keyword id="180102" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Labour-and-Employment">Ministry of Labour and Employment</keyword> is establishing Model Career Centres (<keyword id="50535" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="MCC">MCC</keyword>) across the country. There are 950 employment exchanges in the country, out of these 100 centres will be developed as model centres at the cost of Rs 350 crore." 
 
The minister also said that the Union Government has decided to open 100 driver training institutes across the country and one of them will be setup here. 
 "The Union Government has already sanctioned Rs 170 crore for skill development centres in <keyword id="68884" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telangana">Telangana</keyword> state. 
 
The model career centre will provide counselling and assessment, soft skills training, technical upskilling and placement to students, he added.

Government plans to create employment
opportunities to 1 crore youth by 2020

Labour minister <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword> might be presenting the much-awaited amendment to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 bill in Rajya Sabha today, which would increase maternity leave to working women to 26 weeks. 
 
Other than that, it also asks for providing 12 weeks of maternity leave to commissioning mothers, who use surrogates to bear a child or adopt a baby below the age of three months, and allowing "work from home" option for nursing mothers. 
 
These changes were proposed by the labour ministry and have recently been approved by the Cabinet, as told to <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/women-may-get-maternity-leave-for-26-weeks-bandaru-dattatreya-may-table-bill-today/articleshow/53607187.cms">ET </a>by a senior labour ministry official. Dattatreya is hopeful for an easy clearance since the changes proposed are women friendly. Once the bill is passed in Rajya Sabha, it will be tabled in Lok Sabha, where the governing party is in majority. 
 
However, the 26-week leave option will not be available to women employees with two or more children. 
 
The work-from-home option will only be available depending on the job profile of the employees, the duration of which will be mutually agreed upon by the employee and her employer. 
 
Another change proposed asks for firms with 50 employees to have individual crèches, or a common facility managed by a few firms. 
 
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Maternity leave might be extended to 26 weeks, work from home option to be included

Retirement fund body <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=EPFO+">EPFO</a> will invest around Rs 410 crore in exchange trade funds (<keyword id="6357062" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="ETF">ETF</keyword>) every month during the current fiscal. 
 "<keyword id="6372438" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="EPFO">EPFO</keyword> can invest around Rs 410 crore in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ETF+">ETF</a> every month during this fiscal. The body has planned to invest 5 per cent of its incremental deposits every month," a senior EPFO official told PTI. 
 
The EPFO has received an average monthly incremental deposits of Rs 8,200 crore during this financial year so far. Thus, 5 % of incremental deposits comes to around Rs 410 crore. 
 The Employees' <keyword id="122254" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Provident-Fund-Organisation">Provident Fund Organisation</keyword>'s (EPFO) apex decision making body the Central Board of Trustees' headed by the Labour Minister <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword> had decided in March to start investments in stock market. 
 
However, it was assured to the trustees in the meeting that being cautious about the volatile nature of stock market and with no prior experience of such investments, EPFO will start with investing in ETF during the current fiscal. 
 
An ETF is a security that tracks an index, a commodity or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange. 
 
Following the CBT decision, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Labour+Ministry+">Labour Ministry</a> had notified new investment pattern in April which provided that EPFO will invest a minimum of 5 per cent and up to 15 per cent of incremental deposits in equity or equity-related schemes. 
 
However, EPFO has not invested in any ETF so far, the official said that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=SBI+">SBI</a> Mutual funds has be asked to handhold the body for its investments in the ETF and understand the dynamics of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=stock+market">stock market</a>. 
 
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EPFO to invest about Rs 410 crore in ETFs every month

No more getting hassled over reclaiming your dormant provident fund for WhiteInc has come to the rescue. Financial advisory firm WhiteInc is developing an app by which one can do so through one’s smartphone. It is compatible to both Android and <keyword id="75489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="IOS">iOS</keyword> platforms. Last month, minister of state for labour, <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword> had said that about Rs 27,000 crore is lying unclaimed in the Employees Provident Fund. "We are in the trial stage for the application and it should be available in the next two to three months. The idea is to reach out to young professionals who do not have the time and expertise to their provident fund or other financial <keyword id="6362476" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="investments">investments</keyword>," said <keyword id="2898274" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Abhay-Chandalia">Abhay Chandalia</keyword>, founder of <keyword id="2897805" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="WhiteInc-Group">WhiteInc Group</keyword>. 

	All the user need to do is download the app and fill in the required details which from there on will be tracked by the financial advisory firm, who will charge a fee for offering this service based on the amount to be claimed.
 "We already have a website which provides this service, but it is mostly focused on shares and <keyword id="6357979" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="mutual-funds">mutual funds</keyword>," said Chandalia. In his budget speech, finance minister <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> had proposed to use the unclaimed deposits of around Rs 3,000 crore in <keyword id="114852" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Public-Provident-Fund">Public Provident Fund</keyword> (PPF) and around Rs 6,000 crore in Employees Provident Fund (EPF) corpus to create a Senior Citizen Welfare Fund. The fund is expected to be used for subsidising the premium of vulnerable groups such as old-age pensioners, below-the-poverty line card holders, and small and marginal farmers. The firm plans to expand its services to other unclaimed investments in shares, <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="insurance">insurance</keyword> and mutual funds as well. 
	 
	(image credits: relakhs.com)

Now use your smartphone to reclaim your PF

As per the list of candidates announced by the <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> to represent the party in the Lok Sabha Elections from Telangana constituencies, Bandaru Dattatreya, the sitting MP has been denied a ticket. He was elected as MP from the Secunderabad seat in 2014 parliament elections. In his place, the party has nominated G Kishan Reddy who is an Ex-MLA. D K Aruna will contest for BJP from Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency. D Arvind, the son of D Srinivas, a TRS Rajyasabha MP will field for the party from Nizamabad. From Malkajgiri constituency, MLC N. Ramachandra Rao will face the elections. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Telangana </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;"> </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Constituency </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Polling Date </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">BJP Candidate Name </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Adilabad </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Soyam Babu Rao </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Peddapalle </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">S. Kumar </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Karimnagar </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Bandi Sanjay </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Nizamabad </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">D. Aravind </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Zahirabad </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Banala Laxma Reddy </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Medak </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Raghunanadan Rao </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Malkajgiri </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">N Ramchandra Rao </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Secunderabad </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">G Kishan Reddy </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Hyderabad </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Dr. Bhagwanth Rao </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Chevella </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">B. 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<keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword> has finally passed the bill mandating 26 weeks of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/topic/maternity-leave">paid maternity leave</a> for women working in the organised sector. Earlier, the tenure was of 12 weeks. 
 
The move will be benefiting about 1.8 million women, working in establishments employing 10 or more people. However, this entitlement will be valid for only up to first two children. In case of a third child, the entitlement would remain for 12 weeks. 
 
It was in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Maternity-benefit-act-amendment-bill-in-rajya-sabha/articleshow/53613481.cms">August last year</a> that the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Rajya-sabha-passes-Maternity-Bill-amendment/articleshow/53666268.cms">Rajya Sabha</a>. Now, India stands third in terms of the number of weeks for maternity leave after Canada (50 weeks) and Norway (44 weeks). 
 
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 "This is my humble gift to women, a day after the world celebrated the International Women's Day," said Labour Minister <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword>. During the 4-hour debate regarding the bill, some parliament members demanded <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/breaking-the-gender-stereotype-deutsche-bank-allows-childcare-leaves-to-men/articleshow/56082979.cms">paternity benefits</a> so that children in nuclear families can get better care. 
 
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In case of a woman employee legally adopting a child below three months of age and a biological mother who uses her egg to have a surrogate child, there would be 12 weeks of maternity leave. 
 Other than the leave benefit, the Bill also mandates every establishment with 50 or more employees to provide <keyword id="815457" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="crche-facilities">crèche facilities</keyword> within a prescribed distance of the office premises. 
 
The new mothers would be allowed four crèche visits in a day, including her interval for rest. 
 
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 Talking of women working in the <keyword id="118451" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Unorganised-sector">unorganised sector</keyword>, the labour minister said that the government has taken a host of steps for the welfare of unorganised workers as well. 
 
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The sitting candidate Asaduddin Owasi won the Hyderabad lok sabha seat with a margin of 2.8 lakh votes. This All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate secured a safe win, with no sweat as expected by many. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Dr Bhagvanth Rao and finished as a runner up just like last year. However, BJP redeemed itself in the twin city as its G Kishan Reddy won over Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) by a margin of 62,000 votes. An anti-Modi stance The sitting MP Owasi, a well-known for his anti-Modi statements has managed to keep its legacy. Owasi invited ire in 2016 after he locked horns with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)’s Mohan Bhagwat. “I would never say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’,” said Owasi after Bhagawat said every Indian should chant it. Owasi had stood his ground even when Modi wave was at its strongest in 2014, though his BJP counterpart Dr Bahgavanth Rao came very close with over 3 lakh votes, while Owasi finished with around five lakh votes. Nizam’ legacy Historically, Owasis and their city-based political party, have maintained much larger margins over their runner-ups, even when TDP and Congress were at their strongest. In fact, his father has won the same seat seven times, keeping the Charminar constituency with a majority Muslim population within the Owasi family, which heads All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). AIMIM was founded in 1927 under the auspices of Nawab Osman Ali Khan to be a pro-Nizam party during the times when the power of princely states was dwindling in a British-ruled India. But they came to take over the city only in 1984, after breaking Congress’ stronghold in the city and the state. Twin dilemma Secunderabad’s mandate unlike Hyderabad cannot be predicted as easily. In fact, the city is notorious for choosing a different party each year. Things got even murkier after the septuagenarian Bandaru Dattatreya was denied a ticket from BJP to contest the election. It went to G Kishan Reddy who is tasked with overcoming Anjan Yadav from Congress and Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS); to retain the party in the seat. Hyderabad and Secunderabad voters did not have it easy this time around. They had to choose between seven candidates in Hyderabad and five in Secunderabad. In 2019, over 30 candidates contested from Secunderabad!! In Hyderabad too, voters had 14 candidates to choose from. They came from unknown parties like Majlis Bachao Tahreek, Pyramid Party of India, Indian Christian Secular Party and All India Azaad Congress Party; along with a clutch of independents. With many candidates came fewer voters. This time around the city recorded a dismal voter percentage at 40%.

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It’s a well known fact that India is pitted to overtake China in the next few years as the most populated country in the world. This means that the resources in India will have to be maximised with the growing number of population. This also means that the average number of young Indians in the next few years is bound to increase. This would put the country on a different pedestal when it comes to framing policies for the future.

	Youth Share Increasing<o:p></o:p>

	For instance, when the average age of an Indian is going to be 29 years by 2030, it becomes imperative for successive governments to provide impetus to growth related policies that would have good direction and generate jobs for the future. And for this to happen, the country needs to protect the youth of future and arm them with education in order to ensure their skills are upgraded from their predecessors.<o:p></o:p>

	There are clear gender divides in child labour too. While small boys are employed in shacks, sweat shops and smaller factories that are largely part of the unorganized sector; girls are employed as domestic helps and house helps.<o:p></o:p>

	Child protection policies and advocacy efforts to ensure children are protected from getting caught in the quagmire of labour is something the government needs to focus on.<o:p></o:p>

	The Nobel Effect<o:p></o:p>

	Bring into context the <keyword id="52659" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="nobel-prize">Nobel prize</keyword> awarded to child rights activist <keyword id="377475" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kailash-Satyarthi">Kailash Satyarthi</keyword>. The man has been a crusader for child rights since the last few decades, and intends to intensify his efforts in making sure every child in the country has an equal opportunity at the future, over factors such as his/her economic background or gender.<o:p></o:p>

	The nine-month old <keyword id="6360789" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Modi-Government">Modi government</keyword> has been on a good stead on these issues and child rights has arrived back in focus as the new government will sit through sessions on the most coveted budget by the last week of this month.<o:p></o:p>

	The government has sent out adequate feelers that it will take up the bill on prohibition of child labour in the upcoming budget session which is due to begin on February 23. The <keyword id="6360189" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Budget">union budget</keyword> for 2015 -16 will be presented on February 28.<o:p></o:p>

	Labour Minister <keyword id="115762" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bandaru-Dattatreya">Bandaru Dattatreya</keyword> who felicitated Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi recently said Child protection bill was due to be presented in the Parliament and this would be done on immediate basis.<o:p></o:p>

	Currently, the bill lacks total ban on employing ‘chotus’ (common phrase used to address child labourers in north India) in various small, medium and large sectors of <keyword id="68179" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hospitality-industry">hospitality industry</keyword>, with most of them doing menial jobs at the cost of missing their education, to support their large families.<o:p></o:p>

	The Blanket Ban?<o:p></o:p>

	The government is not only mulling over blanket ban on child labour, but also on making right to education as a compulsory factor across India. Experts have been arguing since long that when you remove children from the context of menial jobs, you need to place them in a better position to help them envision their bright future. Unless that is done, child labour, like prostitution, will never be eradicated from the face of earth. Because, as long as there is cheap labour, which will not raise its voice against any injustice, or low pay or exploitation, even large industries would love to have them. And this will turn into an endless chain. Large industries will feed on child labour, and vice-versa. When children under 14 years are encouraged to go to schools, there has to be a foolproof system that will ensure they are getting their share of education, given to them as a matter of right and not as a favour.<o:p></o:p>

	In a country like India where 41% children are below 18 years of age, which makes it a staggering number in terms of population share, the budgetary allocation for their bright future is rather miniscule. India sets aside only about 4.5% of its annual budget is spent on them. What needs immediate attention though, is the way we look at implementation of laws surrounding child protection, and anti-child labour acts. This cannot be the job of social sector alone. Unless government gets down to crack the whip, the detractors and perpetrators will still continue to dole out small jobs with high amount of work for money that’s not even worth mentioning, to be extracted from these young people.<o:p></o:p>

	The Current Policy<o:p></o:p>

	Currently, the child labour (protection and rehabilitation) amendment bill, 2012 talks about total banning of employment of children below 14 years of age. It also prohibits children aged between 14 and 18 from being employed in hazardous occupations and processes.<o:p></o:p>

	However, what would be open for interpretation is the definition of ‘hazardous’ occupations. Would zardosi work be considered hazardous? By nature of work, it isn’t because it does not involve working in harsh conditions. But, when you consider millions of young nubile hands are the secret behind those skillfully done embroideries, you may want to think again. Hopefully, the budget discussion will address these concerns when it comes to child labour.<o:p></o:p>

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