In the case of twins, there is some time gap between the consecutive births and the woman, anyway, has to deliver twice. This amounts to two deliveries and hence the child after this will be considered a third child.

In what can prove to be a milestone, the central government has sought to raise the maternity leave from three months to six and a half months for women working in the private sector. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi convinced the Ministry of Labour to increase the Maternity leave. “We had written to […]