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VFS Global in India appear to have made a No Objection Certificate mandatory:
No Objection certificate is required for the following categories
Children under the age of 18 needs to have it from both the parents.
In case of one parent traveling along with the child, NOC from the other parent is mandatory.
An employee working with an organization needs to have a NOC or a leave sanction details from the concerned department /office
Source is the VFS Global FAQs for an application to the Netherlands but they apply it for all Schengen and UK applications AFAIK, and probably across the board
http://www.vfsglobal.com/netherlands/india/faqs.html
The OP specifically asked about France, however for reference see also Is a No Objection Certificate really needed when applying for a UK visa?