Pregnant Teachers Wont Be Recruited Nor Paid Salary

I read this article today about Haryana Government's stance on pregnant teachers that teachers who are more than 3 months pregnant will not be recruited until after their confinement is over. The government believes that such teachers go on medical leave immediately after joining and hence students lose out or perhaps that other teachers have to be found.

Some people protested that this is a discrimination against women. Their belief is that it's a woman's right to have maternity leave and a woman has a baby not only for herself but for her entire family.

Now the question is: who is right? Is there a solution which can address both points of view?