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14 MANIFESTO : 2018
8. A Better Place For Our Women and Children
Women and children will always remain at the center of our policy. Empowerment of women must happen at all fronts - equal rights, greater economic opportunities, access to quality healthcare and education, and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. We shall continue our e orts to empower our women to become strong, independent and equal players in our society.
We will establish a Mother and Child Hospital dedicated to the healthcare
needs of mothers and children, and establish crèche services in all government ministries, departments and autonomous agencies. We will establish an Early Childcare and Development (ECCD) center in every chiwog.
We will promote and facilitate babysitting and caregiving services through trainings and incentives to relieve working mothers of their domestic responsibilities. We will increase paternity leave to one month to ensure fathers have more time to support the family during childbirth.
We will institute special support schemes for single mothers in need to enable them to live with dignity and invest in vocational
skills training for unemployed women.
9. Social Security: Protecting Your Interest
Even as we pursue an inclusive and equitable development, certain sections
of the society are unfortunately le by the wayside, struggling to meet ends. We will, therefore, ensure that no one is le behind. Every Bhutanese must be able to lead a secure and digni ed life.
To this end, we will initiate social security and pension schemes for senior citizens who are 65 years and above and provide sustenance allowance to those without care providers through Senior Citizen Care Program.
We will introduce special social security schemes for people living with disabilities such as disability allowances, equal pay and employment opportunities, and non- discriminatory rules for employment.
We will ensure people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds have access to cheap and a ordable housing.
We will introduce social protection mechanisms to support single mothers without proper source of income and livelihood opportunities and invest in skills development and training for single mothers.
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY
UNITY. STABILITY. PROSPERITY.