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The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

The Act states that every woman shall be entitled to a maternity benefit of 12 weeks. The Act endeavours to increase the same to 26 weeks. Furthermore, as per the prior provisions, a woman could not avail of the said benefit before 6 weeks from the date of expected delivery.

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