Bahuguna refute reports about ban on women working beyond 6 pm

"No such order has been issued by the state government. Employers in private institutions have only been advised by the state government to make proper and adequate arrangement for the transportation of their women employees working beyond 6 pm," Bahuguna told reporters here.

A section of the media recently carried reports saying that the government has issued an order stopping women from working beyond 6 pm for safety reasons.

Refuting the report, Bahuguna said the government is sensitive and serious about women's safety.

"We are totally committed to provide adequate security to women while going to or coming back from work.

"Voicing our concern for them especially in the wake of the Delhi gang-rape incident, we have just advised employers of women in the private sector to arrange for their adequate security and transportation," the chief minister said.