Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
Parliament of India
  • An Act to protect the employment of women during the time of her maternity n entitles her of a 'materniti benefit' – i.e. full paid absence from work – to take care for her child.
CitationPIB[1]
Enacted byParliament of India
Assented to27 March 2017 [2]
Commenced1 April 2017
Committee responsibleMinistry 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Repealed by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Status: Repealed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.

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  2. ^ "Maternity Leave in India: The Law, Importance and Benefits". 3 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Maternity Leave in India: The Law, Importance and Benefits". 3 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ "The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 - No. 6 of 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961: Press Information Bureau, Government of India".
  6. ^ "Establishments Employing 50 or More Employees Required To Provide Creche Facility: Press Information Bureau, Government of India".