Maternity Benefit is admissible to
insured women in the event of
confinement or miscarriage etc. for 12
weeks and the rate of about 100 percent
of the wages.
ELIGIBILITY
Maternity
Benefit is admissible for :
84 days in case of
confinement
42 days in case of
miscarriage.
This benefit is also admissible
for sickness arising out of pregnancy /
miscarriage or confinement for a maximum
period of one month , additionally. The rate
of this benefit is equal to or a little more
than the wages i.e. double the standard
benefit rate.
Maternity benefit continues to be payable
even in the death of an insured woman during
her delivery or immediately following the
date of her delivery leaving behind a child
, for the whole of that period and in case the
child also dies, during the said period,
until the death of the child.
CONTRIBUTORY-CONDITIONS
An insured woman is eligible for maternity
benefit for confinement / miscarriage, if
contributions in respect of her have been
paid or payable for not less than 70 days in
the two immediately preceding consecutive
contribution periods with reference to the
Benefit Period in which the confinement took
place.
The minimum daily maternity benefit rate is
Rs.28/- and maximum is Rs.390/- as per
present rates. At present maximum amount of
maternity benefit in terms cash, thus, works
out to Rs.32760/-
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