New Delhi: It's a challenge for mothers to work in the inflexible work environment with non-cooperative male colleagues and its only passion that bars them from quitting in the name of family. Now, Indian companies are betting big on this workforce as 64 percent plans to hire mothers in the work places on part-time basis. As per a survey conducted by workplace solutions provider Regus Plc every three in five Indian companies plan to hire more mothers on a part-time basis over the next 24 months. India?s intention of hiring mothers is far above the global average which stands at 44 percent. "This marks India as the country with the most ambitious hiring intentions out of those studied. The most conservative hiring estimates appeared in the Netherlands, with only 24 percent expecting an increase," the report stated. Regus' multi-national global economic indicator survey, the Regus BusinessTracker, asked more than 11,000 respondents about their hiring intentions with regard to part-time, returning mothers over the next two years. "Businesses have learned that adhering to a rigid 9-5, 5-days-a-week mentality with no room for flexibility can mean sacrificing talented workers - and in a time when companies are focusing on cutting costs and maximising profitability, firms cannot afford to operate without the best and brightest talent available," Madhusudan Thakur, Country Head, Regus told PTI.