Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Delhi WCD Issues Advisory on Women Employee Safety
The Delhi government's Women and Child Development department has told all its branches to make sure that women employees do not stay in the office after their working hours unless it is really necessary.
If women have to work late, the department must arrange for them to be safely taken home.
The department says it is very important to keep women employees safe and comfortable.
If a woman has to stay late, the branch head must make sure the work is really important and cannot be done the next day.
The branch head is also responsible for arranging safe transportation home.
The department wants all officers to be kind and responsible, always putting the safety and dignity of women employees first.
Everyone must follow these rules to keep women employees safe.
Delhi WCD department issued advisory to ensure women employees' safety.
Women employees should not stay beyond working hours unless unavoidable.
Branch heads must assess if late sitting is essential and unavoidable.
Non-time-sensitive tasks should be done the next working day.
Branch heads are responsible for arranging safe transportation home if late sitting is unavoidable.
- Who
- Delhi government's Women and Child Development department
- What
- Issued advisory on women employee safety
- When
- Earlier this week
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- To ensure safety, dignity, and well-being of women employees
- Department
- Women and Child Development (WCD)
- Location
- Delhi
- Purpose
- Ensure safety of women employees
- Key Directive
- No women employees beyond working hours unless unavoidable
- Responsibility
- Branch heads must ensure safe return
- Task Priority
- Non-time-sensitive tasks to be done next day
- Accountability
- Branch heads fully accountable for safe arrangements