Tue, May 30, 2017
Government has been taking steps to make sure "to be moms" get all the benefits. It was only in March, when Lok Sabha passed Maternity Benefit Act in order to increase paid maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks.
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Thu, Mar 09, 2017
The bill to amend the former Maternity Benefit Act in order to increase paid maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday in the parliament session. It was moved by the Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya in Lower House.
Wed, Aug 10, 2016
The maternity benefit act which seeks to extend maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks along with other amendments to the initial act has finally been approved by the cabinet. The amendments will be taken up in the Monsoon Session of the parliament in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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