Maternity Benefit

To safeguard working women and their rights to remain self-reliant and economically independent, the Government of India has laid down certain laws to protect them. An example of this is the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, that aims at ensuring that women are fairly compensated as compared to their male counterparts. Another act, which is our main focus of discussion, is the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, that protects the rights of working women who are pregnant.