The accused clerk has been identified as Shubham Gupta. He was demanding the bribe of Rs 5000 from a woman contractual employee posted in MPEB (Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board) in lieu of withdrawing her maternity leave money.
According to the petition, Bihar is the only state in India that has been providing two days of special menstrual pain leave to women since 1992 through its Human Resources.
The Kerala government has issued an order granting menstrual and maternity leave for female students in all universities in the state under the higher education department.
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 11 (ANI): The Odisha government on Tuesday extended the maternity leaves of aided college employees under Higher Education Department to 180 days, said officials.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The Indian Air Force was releasing a woman officer currently on maternity leave after giving birth to a premature baby but changed its decision after the intervention of a military court in the case.
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act which says that adoptive mothers will be eligible for maternity leave only if they adopt children who are less than 3-months-old.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): In most professional fields of Pakistan, the concept of maternity leave for women is almost non-existent, observers have noted, which had added to the plight of the women in the country.
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan women's team all-rounder Bismah Maroof has announced she is taking an indefinite break from cricket as she welcomes a "new chapter" in her life as she enters motherhood.
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Auckland [New Zealand], July 9 (ANI): Sophie Devine on Thursday was confirmed as New Zealand's captain with Amy Satterthwaite being appointed the vice-captain following her return from maternity leave.