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The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

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THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961

INTRODUCTION

The object of maternity leave and benefit is to protect the dignity of motherhood by providing for the full and healthy maintenance of women and her child when she is not working. With the advent of modern age, as the number of women employees is growing, the maternity leave and other maternity benefits are becoming increasingly common. But there was no beneficial piece of legislation in the horizon which is intended to achieve the object of doing social justice to women workers employed in factories, mines and plantation.

ACT 53 OF 1961

With the object of providing maternity leave and benefit to women employee the Maternity Benefit Bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament and subsequently it received the assent of President on 12th December, 1961 to become an Act under short title and numbers "THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961 (53 OF 1961)".

LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

1. The Central Labour Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1970 (51 of 1970).

2. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1972 (21 of 1972).

3. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1973 (52 of 1973).

4. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1976 (53 of 1976).

5. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1988 (61 of 1988).

6.The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1995 (29 of 1995).

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