• Divya jain
• Shweta Goel

This paper presents Amendments in Maternity Benefit Act 1961, its impact and effective implementation in India. Maternity leave policies are designed to address the challenges faced by working mothers and their new born babies. Enhancement in maternity leave provision enables women to take time off during pregnancy and the first months of their child’s infancy while maintaining their health and their right to resume work at the conclusion of the leave. Efforts are taken about the bill and comparison with the Maternity benefit act 1961 is also made with regards to Maternity benefits. A brief study about maternity leave, recent amendments, benefits, applicability of the act to contractual or consultant employees, major challenges and issues have been made.

Government, ,Infant, Maternity Benefit Act, Maternity leaves and Women.

"MATERNITY LEAVE POLICIES, BENEFITS AND WORK POLICY IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.615-619, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902680.pdf

"MATERNITY LEAVE POLICIES, BENEFITS AND WORK POLICY IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp615-619, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902680.pdf