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Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill 2016 Passed by Lok Sabha- Key points

By | March 10, 2017

Lok Sabha Passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Lok Sabha passed today on 9th March, 2017 the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which inter-alia includes increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving children in order to allow the mother to… Read More »