{"id":70104,"date":"2016-08-11T16:46:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T16:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=70104"},"modified":"2016-08-11T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T16:46:48","slug":"amendments-to-the-maternity-benefit-act-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/70104","title":{"rendered":"Amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi, Aug. 10 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament.<br \/>\nThe maternity benefit Act 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a &#8216;maternity benefit&#8217; &#8211; i.e. full paid absence from work &#8211; to take care for her child. The act is applicable to all establishments employing 10 or more persons. The amendments will help 1.8 million (approx.) women workforce in organised sector.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The amendments to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 Increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for two surviving children and 12 weeks for more than two childern.<br \/>\n\u2022 12 weeks Maternity Benefit to a &#8216;Commissioning mother&#8217; and &#8216;Adopting mother&#8217;.<br \/>\n\u2022 Facilitate&#8217;Work from home&#8217;. \u2022 Mandatory provision of Creche in respect of establishment having 50 or more employees.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Justification:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 Maternal care to the Child during early childhood &#8211; crucial for growth and development of the child.<br \/>\n\u2022 The 44th, 45th and 46th Indian Labour Conference recommended enhancement of Maternity Benefits to 24 weeks.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ministry of Women &amp; Child Development proposed to enhance Maternity Benefit to 8 months.<br \/>\n\u2022 In Tripartite consultations, all stake holders, in general supported the amendment proposal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Aug. 10 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament. 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