STANDARD OF MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT IN INDIA – AN OVERVIEW

STANDARD OF MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT IN INDIA – AN OVERVIEW

21 May, 2023

STANDARD OF MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT IN INDIA – AN OVERVIEW

Author – SUJITHA S

STUDENT AT SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Best Citation – SUJITHA S, STANDARD OF MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT IN INDIA – AN OVERVIEW, INDIAN LAW REPORTER, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 10-13, ISBN – 978-81-961120-3-5.

ABSTRACT

In developing country like India, normalizing the standards laid down for men and women in terms of their work nature and work environment has become quite difficult. Also, this act as a key in lifting the standards that the society has laid down for the working women regardless of the hardships they have to face in surviving this environment that the society has made up with the default social standards introduced anciently depicting the suppressing nature of women – dominated by men; restricted to take care of the household; financial dependency; unfair treatment.

Therefore, maternity benefit is a provision made available for women to take care of herself and her child during the pregnancy period without any dependency; which acts as a stepping stone in the establishment of the empowerment of women. Numerous acts and provisions have been introduced in India regarding employment benefits out of which Maternity Benefit Act, 1951 is one of them primarily dealing with the benefits that  women exerts during her pregnancy period to manage her needs and to maintain a financial balance of her family. The phenomenon of providing maternity benefits motivates women in holding the responsibility of managing and balancing the work and family environment to be standard.  This paper aims at the precise and easily understandable norms and provisions made available to women under the act; revolves around the efficiency to be brought out in the enhancement of women under employment.

KEYWORDS: Society, Maternity benefit, Welfare, Financial balance, Social standards.

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