01130pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002200040245004800062260000900110300001300119362001000132520071700142650003500859650002600894650001800920773003400938180718b2009   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSwaminathan, Mina  aSixth pay commission: class and gender bias  c2009  ap.22-24.  a4 Apr  aThe Sixth Pay Commission has recommended a liberal increase in maternity and childcare facilities - a welcome move. It has however specified only women, thus making childcare the mother's responsibility alone. Even the present entitlements are implemented only in the government and public sector, largely ignored in the private sector and not available at all to a majority of women in the unorganised sector though some states have made attempts to cover the latter. The central government has also ignored the National Labour Commission (2002) report that emphasises the State's share in providing maternity entitlements in different sectors rather than making it the employer's liability alone. - Reproduced.  aCivil service - Salaries, etc.  aCivil service - India  aCivil service  aEconomic and Political Weekly