Now, women in state can work in night shifts as Prez gives assent to bill

Time of India

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Ranchi: President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Factories (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2023. The President's office sent the file to the Raj Bhavan, which, in turn, forwarded it to the state govt, officials said on Thursday.
The Factories (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2023, was tabled in the state assembly on Aug 2, 2023. Once it becomes an Act, it would pave the way for women to work night shifts in the state. The Factories Act, 1948, which is in force in Jharkhand, does not allow women to work between 7 pm and 6 am.
"The bill was passed by the state assembly and forwarded to the Raj Bhavan, which, in turn, referred it for the President's assent. We received the assent on Wednesday and forwarded it to the state govt," a Raj Bhavan official said.
Speaking to TOI, Jharkhand chief factories inspector Manish Kumar Sinha said, "The state govt will send the file to the state labour, employment, training and skill development department, which will forward it to my office. We will notify it in the state gazette. The new rule will come into force the day it is notified in the gazette. It will take about a week or 10 days."
He added, "The amendment would ensure participation of the women workforce in industries. Many industries, which function round the clock, had expressed their interest in employing women, but could not as only a general shift was available for them. The new rules, which are industry-friendly, will increase women's participation in the workplace, which is very meagre at present."
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