India / K'taka announces 6-month child care leave for govt women employees

While presenting the 2021-22 budget in the state Assembly, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on the occasion of International Women's Day, announced a proposal to provide six-month child care leave to government women employees. He announced a grant of ₹37,188 crore for women-oriented programmes and a loan of up to ₹2 crore at 4% to women entrepreneurs in the service sector.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 09, 2021, 11:57 AM
Bengaluru: On the occasion of international women's day, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced a proposal to provide six-month child care leave to women employees of the government.

Presenting the 2021-22 budget in the Legislative Assembly, Yediyurappa, who also holds finance portfolio, announced construction of Yathri Nivasa in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for devotees from Karnataka visiting the temple town, allocating Rs 10 crore for it in the Budget adding that Uttar Pradesh government will provide 5-acre land.

Karnataka government also allocated Rs 1,500 crore in its Budget for "upliftment of minorities."