PATNA, Feb. 13 -- After a decade of procedural wrangle, the education department is set to notify the provision for child care leave (CCL) for women staff, both teaching and non-teaching, of the institutions of higher education this month.

This was announced by education minister Sunil Kumar in the legislative council during the question hour on Friday. Reply to a short-notice question of Janata Dal (United) member Sanjay Kumar Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Nawal Kishore Yadav, the minister said that the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the CCL has been framed and it would be notified in the next 15 days.

The ruling party legislators sought to know when the women teaching and non-teaching staff of colleges and univ...