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State can't deny paid maternity leave over 80-day rule: Madhya Pradesh High Court
April 07, 2026 12:36 pm
Referring to the Directive Principles, the Madhya Pradesh High Court stressed that the health, dignity, and welfare of women workers must be protected, and statutory provisions must be interpreted in that spirit.
Maternity Benefit Act is progressive. But laws alone aren’t enough
February 16, 2026 8:08 am
We need a shift in mindset. Women do not need concessions; they need workplaces that believe ambition and motherhood can coexist with dignity
Reproductive rights, population control, and more: What Supreme Court said on maternity leaves in recent ruling
May 28, 2025 4:20 pm
Fundamental Rule 101(a), pertaining to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 1961, addresses the eligibility criteria for maternity leave of state government servants in India.
Are your pregnancy costs being covered by insurance? Here’s all you need to know before planning a baby
June 25, 2024 11:00 pm
Most policies do not cover hefty expenses, have sub-limits and leave out pregnancy-related complications, say experts
Female train drivers, who suffered miscarriages, plead with railways to honour Maternity Benefit Act
May 25, 2024 6:51 pm
The group of women train drivers have written to the Railway Board, saying the Act prohibits an employer to engage a pregnant woman in a job of arduous nature as it can interfere with her pregnancy.
Can’t deny maternity benefits due to nature of employment: Delhi HC
August 25, 2023 8:35 am
The HC added that the Act which grants certain reliefs to expecting or new mothers when in fact the reliefs should come as a “matter of right to the women employees who may be in that position”.
Ahead of Budget 2023-24, economists demand increase in social security pension and maternity benefits
December 05, 2022 5:29 pm
According to the letter, the central government's contribution to old-age pensions under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) has stagnated at just Rs 200 per month since 2006.
A fatherhood more fulfilling
November 08, 2020 8:05 pm
The lack of adequate paternity leave takes away from equal gender relations at home and in the workplace.
Top economists write to Arun Jaitley on delay in roll-out of maternity benefit programme
December 22, 2017 5:18 pm
The letter is signed by 60 economists, including Jean Dreze, Jayati Ghosh, Kirit Parikh and Sukhadeo Thorat.
Maternity (Amendment) Bill: Looks good on paper, but there's more to it than what meets the eye
March 10, 2017 3:36 pm
While India may be ahead of the United States (which gives its women employees 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave), our Maternity Bill leaves out a large section of women in the unorganized sector -- and that's a colossal setback.
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