Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-12

Long Title: An Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before and after child-birth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain other benefits.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 5B: Payment of maternity benefit in certain cases.
    1[5B. Payment of maternity benefit in certain cases.--Every woman--
         (a) who is employed in a factory or other establishment to which the provisions of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), apply;
         (b) whose wages (excluding remuneration for overtime work) for a month exceed the amount specified in sub-clause (b) of clause (9) of section 2 of that Act; and
         (c) who fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (2) of section 5,
shall be entitled to the payment of maternity benefit under this Act.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 53 of 1976, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-5-1976).
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