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India's healthcare transformed in 12 years under PM Modi: ReportIndia's healthcare sector has seen a major transformation over the last 12 years. Health insurance coverage has expanded significantly. Mat...
We want to foster peace, stability for people of Afghanistan: MEA reaffirms India's commitment to Afghan developmentIndia continues its strong support for Afghanistan, reaffirms MEA. The nation is focused on peace, stability, and development. This include...
PE wars to billion-dollar IPO dreams, hospital sector is fighting fitMajor private equity firms are vying for a stake in Cloudnine, a leading maternity and paediatric care chain. This intense competition high...
Health services, medical education expansion to be driven by modern tech: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed health and medical education. He stressed improving treatment quality and expanding s...
India ready to provide technical guidance, support in maternal, child healthcare: NaddaIndia is a leader in delivering healthcare interventions with fairness. Union Health Minister JP Nadda highlighted this at the World Health...
Maternity benefit scheme unlikely to get boost in Budget 2018An initial amount of Rs 2,700 crore was announced for the scheme during Union Budget 2017 but it was later revised to Rs 2,500 crore.
Top economists write to FM on delay in roll-out of maternity benefit programmeThe letter also demands that the Centre's contribution to old-age pensions under the National Old Age Pension Scheme should be raised from ...
No proposal to cut maternity benefits: Labour MinisterThe labour ministry has prepared a draft on 'Labour Code on Social Security and Welfare, 2017' and placed it on ministry's website in March...
Modi government halves spending on maternity benefit programmePregnant women and lactating mothers are eligible to receive a cash benefit of Rs 5,000 in three instalments through direct benefit transfe...
Cabinet gives nod to maternity benefit programme"A pregnant or lactating woman having her first child will get up to Rs 6,000. Out of this, Rs 5,000 will be given by the women and child d...
NITI ready with Cabinet note for Rs 6,000 aid to pregnant womenTo improve maternal mortality rate and health of the mother and child, Modi announced that women who undergo institutional delivery and vac...
India Inc curtails post-maternity attritionThe hard work is finally paying off.Organisations are witnessing a gradual reduction in attrition levels among women employees post materni...
More funds in Budget to universalise maternity benefit schemeArun Jaitley may in his third Union Budget to be presented on February 1 seek to reflect government's priority on addressing critical issue...
After Tata Group, Deutsche Bank offers 26-week maternity leaveMost progressive organizations offer maternity leave between 22-25 weeks. The current statutory requirement for maternity leave is 12 weeks.
Maersk Group rolls out improved maternity benefits worldwideIt comes close on the heels of the government considering a proposal to increase maternity leave for working women to 26 weeks from current...
Intel India expands maternity, adoption benefits for employeesTech giant Intel said it has increased maternity leave benefits to five months and doubled paternity benefits for its employees in India.
Intel extends maternity leave to its Indian employees to 5 monthsCome September, Intel will extend maternity leave to its employees in India to five months of paid leave plus one month of flexible work op...
Breastfeeding practices have improved in India: UNICEFBreastfeeding practices in India have improved in the past few years but efforts are needed to sustain these and address issues like matern...
Flipkart to roll out a more employee friendly paternity policyDays after rolling out enhanced maternity benefits for its women employees, Flipkart has announced that it will soon come up with a better ...
In a first, Accenture extends maternity leave benefits to five months of paid leaveNew policy in place from May 1; employees who require additional time off may take unpaid leave for a further 12 weeks.