Mumbai: Women in govt employment across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will be able to come early and leave early from work, announced Dy CM Sunetra Pawar.Responding to a special discussion on the occasion of International Women’s Day in the legislative council on Tuesday, Pawar said women employees will be allowed a concession of 30 minutes. They can clock in any time between 9.15 am and 9.45 am and, depending upon how early they come, they can leave that much earlier, she said.“This will bring huge relief to women, especially during peak hours,” said Pawar.On the safety of children, Pawar said the govt launched Operation Muskan to trace missing children and, between July 2015 and Feb 2026, 42,594 children were traced. Similarly, under Operation Shodh, 5,066 women and 2,771 children were traced.“In all districts in the state, the govt set up a missing cell and 51 Bharosa Cells were set up to address women’s issues,” she said, adding a force was set up at CSMT, Churchgate and Borivli railway station to prevent cyber crimes against women. A high-powered committee was set up to implement the fourth women’s policy approved by the state govt, said Pawar.For Anganwadi Sevika and her assistant, she assured the govt was committed to provide basic infrastructure and to improve the quantum of honorarium paid to them.
