Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017? I. Pregnant women are entitled for three months pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave. II. Enterprises with crèches must allow the mother minimum six crèche visits daily. III. Women with two children get reduced entitlements. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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CollectorBabu · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: 3 only. Only statement 3 is correct. As per Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2017, it is mandatory for every establishment employing 50 or more employees to have crèche (day care) facilities, including the right of mothers to visit the crèche four times per day, hence statement 2 is incorrect. The amendment has increased paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for women employees, unless they have two or more surviving children (for which the leave is unchanged at 12 weeks). Hence statement1 is incorrect and statement 3 is correct.

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