Tamil Nadu Budget 2024-25 announced payroll subsidy for additional women employment and also for the creation of high paying jobs in new Global Capability Centres (GCCs).
Government will introduce a special scheme to incentivise additional women employment in the State. This scheme will offer a payroll subsidy of 10% of the salary of women, differently abled and transgender employees for two years to all new industrial units providing direct employment to over 500 such individuals from Tamil Nadu, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said in his budget speech.
In addition, creches for infant children will be established in all major SIPCOT industrial estates under public-private partnership to support working women. A new tailor-made skill training programme will be introduced to facilitate women willing to re-enter the job market after taking a sabbatical for reasons such as marriage and pregnancy, he said.
