2016 · Q11
The Maternity Benefit act, 1961 (M.B Act) provided for how many week’s wages during the maternity period?
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsWomen, child and prohibitive laws
- A11 weeks
- B12 weeks
- C13 weeks
- D14 weeks
Explanation
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as it stood at the time of this examination, entitled a woman to maternity benefit at her average daily wage for 12 weeks — six weeks before and six weeks after delivery. The enhancement to 26 weeks came only with the 2017 amendment, after this January 2016 paper. Hence (B).