The Maternity benefit (Amendment) bill, 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha on 9th March ,2017. The passed bill is likely to benefit 1.8 million women working in an organised sector. The law applies to all the factory establishment having 10 or more employees working. The bill entitles 26 weeks leave for women with first two children surviving and for the third child, the paid leave will be entitled for 12 weeks only. The bill is not likely to benefit the 90℅ of the country female workforce working in unorganized sector.
The bill provides with a 26 weeks leave which a mother can take eight weeks before the due date of delivery while the remaining after that, in case a women expects a third child, she can take a maximum of 6 weeks leave before the delivery. The amended bill includes a provision of paid maternity leave for women who adopts a child aged 3 months or less or a child commissioned through surrogacy a duration for such paid leave will be for 12 weeks.
The bill also propose for the establishment of a child care center for a company of 50 or more employees and also may give the facility to work from home if the nature of the work permits.
The Central civil services leave rules 1997 also provides man a 15 days paid leave for all government employees and a leave for week or two in private sector. Few companies even offer men a paid leave for 6 weeks during such period.
The bill was introduced by ministry of labour & employment.
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