[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]President Arif Alvi has approved the revised ‘Daycare Centres Bill 2023.’ The bill requires both the public and private sectors in the federal capital to set up daycare centres to help employees with children.
The federal government, according to the measure, must ensure that departments employing at least 70 people construct daycare centres.
Failure to comply with this law will result in a fine of up to Rs. 0.1 million after an initial warning, and continuous noncompliance may result in a six-month prison sentence.
Senator Quratulain Marri introduced this measure on November 12, 2018, to address the shortage of childcare facilities in public and private organisations.
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The measure recognises women’s significant participation in the country’s population, particularly in urban regions, where an increasing proportion of women work as primary or secondary earners.
To address present deficiencies, the Day Care Centres Act requires all public and private institutions to create daycare centres.
Many existing centres are either unaffordable or provide insufficient services, such as poor hygiene and nutrition. There have also been reports of abusive behaviour in several centres.
To address these issues, the bill proposes the formation of a government body comprised of officials and representatives of civil society.
This body will be in charge of supervising, facilitating, and enforcing the ‘Daycare Centres Act’ in both public and private organisations, resulting in improved support for working women.
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