Under the new Law, maternity leave is raised from current 12 weeks to 26 weeks. This makes India a part of a small group of countries with most progressive maternity leave policies. The prenatal leave has also been extended. However, a woman with already two or more children is entitled to 12 weeks’ maternity leave. […]

While we are cheering the new Maternity Bill that calls for 26 weeks paid leave for new mothers, it has raised several concerns.

India has passed The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill with measures that put India on a progressive route to gender balance and improved maternity norms for women. This move is likely to impact 1.8 million women in India. Get the highlights of The Maternity Benefit Bill, 2016 * The Bill will protect the employment of women […]