2025 · Q50
How many nursing breaks does the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 prescribe for a woman who returns to work after her delivery?
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsMaternity Benefit Act, 1961
- ATwo breaks in addition to the interval for rest allowed to her
- BTwo breaks within the interval for rest allowed to her
- CThree breaks in addition to the interval for rest allowed to her
- DOne break within the interval for rest allowed to her
Explanation
Section 11 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 prescribes two nursing breaks, in addition to the interval for rest allowed to her, until the child attains fifteen months. The breaks are additional to, not within, the rest interval, and there are two of them, not three or one.