Directorate of distance education master of business administration

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 
 
The Act is applicable to all establishments not covered under the 
Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948. The benefit will be administered 
by the ESI Corporation.   
Under the Act a woman worker is entitled to receive the payment 
for maternity benefit at the rate of average daily wages for a period of 12 
weeks. With effect from 1
st
 February 1996, a woman worker is entitled to 
grant of leave with wages for a maximum period of one month in cases 
of illness arising out of miscarriage, MTP or tubectomy. Women workers 
who will undergo tubectomy operation will get two weeks leave.