UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper 1 · Q26
Economy
Hard · Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
Consider the following statements regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017:
1. The 26 week maternity leave entitlement must be split as exactly 3 months before delivery and 3 months after.
2. Every employer covered by the Act must allow a minimum of six crèche visits a day to the mother.
3. A woman who already has two or more surviving children is entitled to a reduced maternity leave period compared with a woman having her first or second child.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?