Act Number: 36

Act Name: The Code on Social Security, 2020

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-28

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organised or unorganised or any other sectors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 63: Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman.
    If a woman entitled to maternity benefit or any other amount under this Chapter, dies before receiving such maternity benefit or amount, or where the employer is liable for maternity benefit under the second proviso to sub-section (3) of section 60, the employer shall pay such benefit or amount to the person nominated by the woman in the notice given under section 62 and in case there is no such nominee, to her legal representative.
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