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?