Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 | |
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Parliament of India | |
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Citation | PIB[1] |
Enacted by | Parliament of India |
Assented to | 27 March 2017 [2] |
Commenced | 1 April 2017 |
Committee responsible | Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India |
Repealed by | |
The Code on Social Security, 2020 | |
Status: Repealed |
The Maternity (Amendment) Bill 2017, an amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, was passed in Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2016, in Lok Sabha on 9 March 2017,[3] and received an assent from President of India on 27 March 2017.[4] The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a 'maternity benefit' – i.e. full paid absence from work – to take care for her child. The Act is applicable to all establishments employing 10 or more than 10 persons in Factories, Mines, Plantation, Shops & Establishments and other entities.[5] Establishments employing 50 or more employees are also required to provide crèche facilities, either separately or along with common facilities within a prescribed distance.[6]
The provisions of this act are effective from 1 April 2017. However, provision on creche facility (Section 11A) shall be effective from 1 July 2017. The Code on Social Security, 2020 consolidated the provisions of this and several other acts, repealing the acts in the process.