Centre to Develop National Policy Document on Female Labour Force Participation

• The Centre is working on a national policy document on female labour force participation.

• The document aims to create an enabling atmosphere like a viable care economy structure.

• The move comes amid a World Bank report indicating a sharp drop in women’s labour force participation post-marriage in India.

• The policy will also explore a core skilling package for caregivers for children.

• The policy will also consider providing child care facilities for women in the informal sector, such as workers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

• The Ministry of Women and Child Development already runs the ‘Palna’ scheme, providing day-care facilities for children of working parents.