"Haryana government did conduct some checks about a month ago and they were satisfied with our arrangements and we have not received any notice that requires us to disallow women from working during night shifts," said officials of a leading research and analytical BPO firm operating from Gurgaon.

The HR head of another call centre told ET: "Government is quiet clear in what it expects from the call centres and other organisations. Their main idea to ensure that the girl reaches her home in safety. There are clear policies on transport, canteen and a host of other issues. The only ambiguity is on the security issue. We still can't understand what constitutes security. Is one guard sufficient or are even 20 insufficient? But overall the directions are reasonably clear cut."

Over 40,000 women are employed in various Gurgaon call centres.

On their part, apex body of software exporters, Nasscom also said that there was no blanket ban from the government on women not being allowed to work at night in BPOs in Gurgaon.

"Only some companies have been issued notices because as per government they do not meet certain conditions of Section of the concerned act. We cannot comment on the details of the involved companies, but NASSCOM member companies are the most responsible employers of women in the country. We are continuously engaged with the state government to comprehensively reform the labour laws to proactively focus on not only ensuring the best working conditions for all employees, but also to address the burning issue of accelerating the rate of job creation," a Nasscom official who didn't want to be quoted, told ET.