UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017? 1. Pregnant women are entitled for three months pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave. 2. Enterprises with crèches must allow the mother minimum six crèche visits daily. 3. Women with two children get reduced entitlements. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

3 only

Explanation

The 2017 amendment raised paid maternity leave to 26 weeks (up to 8 weeks before delivery and the rest after), so statement 1 (3 months + 3 months) is wrong. Establishments with 50 or more employees must provide a crèche with four visits a day (not six), so statement 2 is wrong. Women with two or more surviving children get reduced leave of 12 weeks, so statement 3 is correct.

Topics: 2017, labour and social legislation, maternity benefit act, maternity benefit (amendment) act, polity and governance