Which of the following statements about Amended Maternity Benefits Act 2016 passed by both houses of...........

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Which of the following statements about Amended Maternity Benefits Act, 2016 passed by both houses of Parliament recently?

The bill extends the paid maternity leaves from existing limit of 12 weeks to 26 weeks for female employees in both formal as well as informal sector.

The bill provides for 26 weeks paid maternity leave only for first surviving child. Subsequent pregnancies shall be covered by 12 weeks paid maternity leave.

The commissioning mother adopting a child below 3 months shall also be provided 26 weeks of paid maternity leave.

All of the above statements are incorrect

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Explanation:

All of the above statements are correct.

Amended Maternity Benefits Act, 2016 passed by the Parliament to raise maternity leaves for working women in formal sector from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for two surviving children. Only Canada with 50 weeks and Norway with 44 weeks as paid maternity leaves are ahead of India. The commissioning women (biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo planted in any other woman) adopting child below the age of 3 months will be entitled for 12 weeks’ maternity leave.

The bill provides crèche facility in all workplaces that has either 30 women employees or 50 employees in total with mother being allowed to visit the crèche 4 times during working hours. The employer may allow the women employee to work from home. The onus of educating women about their rights under the bill lies on the employer.