Bodoland Territorial Region’s chief Pramod Boro (second from left) and Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner Varnali Deka at the children’s room in the DC’s office.
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Children in a western Assam district can now accompany their mothers to the office and stay as long as they work.
In what is said to be a novel initiative, an old, unused room at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Kokrajhar district was renovated and transformed into a colourful children’s room.
Pramod Boro, the Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Region inaugurated the room on February 15.
“Female employees with children had highlighted issues related to childcare, having no or minimum support at home in a staff meeting. From this emerged the idea for a children’s room in the office premises,” Kokrajhar’s Deputy Commissioner Varnali Deka said.
The strategically located room lying idle for years was chosen and redesigned keeping the needs of children…