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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 2

Substitution of New Section 8

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Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 2 is part of Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008 - Substitution of New Section 8. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961(53 of 1961), for section 8, the following section shall be substituted, namely:--

"8. Payment of medical bonus-(1) Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under this Act shall also be entitled to receive from her employer a medical bonus of one thousand rupees, if no pre-natal confinement and post-natal care is provided for by the employer free of charge.

(2) The Central Government may before every three years, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase the amount of medical bonus subject to the maximum of twenty thousand rupees.".

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What does Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 2 provide?

Section Section 2 of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008 (Substitution of New Section 8) is reproduced on this page as part of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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