{"id":6479,"date":"2020-05-19T14:32:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T09:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proeves.com\/blog\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2020-07-21T23:21:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T17:51:13","slug":"save-the-daycare-industry-industry-run-for-women-by-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proeves.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/19\/save-the-daycare-industry-industry-run-for-women-by-women\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVE THE DAYCARE INDUSTRY FROM COVID 19 \u2013 INDUSTRY RUN FOR WOMEN & BY WOMEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 24 March 2020, the Government of India under Prime Minister \nNarendra Modi ordered a nationwide lockdown that closed thousands of \nDaycare Centres\/Creche across the country. While educational \ninstitutions like schools and colleges continue to receive Fee from \nparents for the lockdown period, Daycare Centres are left to fend for \nthemselves. With the government\u2019s stance on pushing \u2018no fee\u2019 for parents\n on one hand and on the other \u2018payment of salary\u2019 to the staff, the \nDaycares are taking a beating from all sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indian Daycare Industry provides employment to over a Lakh \nskilled and unskilled workers out of which 80% are women. This industry \nhas provided an opportunity for many women entrepreneurs to start their \nown business and support their households as well as provide decent \nemployment to a number of women. Many Daycares face the peril of \nshutting down completely as they don\u2019t have the cash to cover their \noperational costs like wages to staff, rent etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The effect of the closure of Daycares will not only result in loss of\n jobs for daycare employees but also loss of jobs for women who depend \non Daycares so that they can go to work while their children are being \ntaken care of. With the restrictions on Lockdown easing and offices and \nindustries opening up, it is essential to provide guidelines for the \nopening of Daycares as well. With an increasing number of nuclear \nfamilies in India, it will be impossible for the parents to resume \noffice without the back support of daycare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Govt. of India proactively introduced an amendment to the \nMaternity Benefit Act in 2017 to provide daycare facilities to working \nwomen so that they can continue with their careers even after \nchildbirth. But the current day situation of Govt. turning a blind eye \nat the Daycares will be a step backward in the path of creating an equal\n employment opportunity for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We request the Ministry\u00a0of Women and Child Development to help the Daycare Industry by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n