Niti Aayog on Saturday said it is engaging with states to bring about legislative changes in labour laws with a view to increase women participation in the workforce. “We have been tasked by the Government to oversee the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goal) in India, so we are working with the states.”
“We will do all the good things, including even about bringing legislative changes that will help women participate better in the workforce,” Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said at a conference on Advancing Asia, co-hosted by India and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He mentioned that in some parts of the country law does not permit women to work in factories during night shifts, but some states have gone forward and changed the law, which was needed.
Panagariya said education is the most important thing in terms of bridging the gap between men and women and wage inequality.
“Over a period of time, you will see in India that too withering away,” he added. He was speaking on the topic of ‘Income Inequality, Demographic Change and Gender.”