Impact of Maternity Benefits on Business & Employment
Key findings:
Women’s share in the Indian workforce is at 27%, as of 2017
Raising the female Workforce Participation Rate can potentially result in the share of women in jobs going up to 35%, and increase GDP growth by 16% to 60%, by 2025.
The amendment would have a “high” to “medium” positive impact in 20 of the 30 states in India.
India could potentially add 6.8 crore women to its workforce by raising the rate of female workforce participation.
