By Melarbor L Thabah

During the past years in Meghalaya, it was observed that there was no uniform maternity leave for female staff applicable to all state government instruments and private establishments either of individuals or groups as per the Amended Maternity Benefit Act of 2017 and the Maternity Act of 1961. For non-permanent state employees, it was observed that different departments grant different maternity leaves ranging from one month to three months with some departments not granting any maternity leave at all and these female employees would have to take Casual Leave or Pay Cut. It is in this context that I would to draw the attention of the esteemed readers about the necessity of having a uniform maternity leave applicable to all permanent -non permanent state government f

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