Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements Article(s) of the CEDAW (b) introduce maternity leave with pay or comparable social benefits; (c) encourage provision of social support services to enable parents to combine family obligations with work responsibilities, particularly by establishment of childcare facilities; (d) provide special protection to women during pregnancy in types of work harmful to them; 3. Protective legislation relating to matters covered in this article shall be reviewed periodically in the light of scientific and technological knowledge. b) S. 9: Provides for paid leave in case of miscarriage.28 c) S. 12: Provides discharge/dismissal of a woman absent from work due to her pregnancy is unlawful, provided due procedures have been followed.29 RULES AND REGULATIONS: 1. UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009: a) Clause 3: Defines what constitutes ‘Ragging’. Includes sexual abuse and homosexual assaults.30 b) Clause 7: Provides the nature of offences that are penalised under the regulations.31 POLICIES, SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES: 1. National Policy on Education, 1986: The National Policy on Education, 1986, aimed at ensuring a national system of education which implies that up to a given level, all students irrespective of the caste, creed, sex and location, have access to the education of a comparable quality.32 2. National Education Policy, 2021 aims to bring transformational reforms in schools and higher education systems including universalisation of education . a) 46 Chapter 4 - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R) provision for women as a member in the boards at both national as well as state levels. G7: Over 90% of women are in the informal economy where regulatory frameworks are mostly absent as such POSH Act is poorly implemented, including setting up of Local Committees, etc. [CEDAW A.11(1)(f)] R7: Local Committees should be set up and POSH Act should also be included in the Labour Codes. G8: The domestic workers remain outside the purview of all the statutory labour enactments ensuring social security. [CEDAW A. 11(1)(e)]