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The Maternity (Amendment) Bill 2017, an amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, was passed in Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2016, in Lok Sabha on 9 March 2017, [3] and received an assent from President of India on 27 March 2017. [4] The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles ...
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), previously known as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was originally launched in 2010 and renamed in 2017. [1] [2] The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The NSAP includes three components: National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS), National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS), and National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS). 2000: Annapurna Yojana is introduced to provide eligible beneficiaries, who were not covered under NOAPS, 10 kg of free rice. [2]
The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008 (repealed in 2020) was passed to extend the coverage of life and disability benefits, health and maternity benefits, and old age protection for unorganised workers. "Unorganised" is defined as home-based workers, self-employed workers or daily-wage workers.
The Maternity Benefit Act applies to all establishments with more than ten employees. [25] However, in states where the Employees’ State Insurance Act applies, employers no longer have any liability under the Maternity Benefit Act. [26] Under this Act, a pregnant woman worker is entitled to 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, and six ...
The act provides for the constitution of National Social Security Board at the Central level which shall recommend formulation of social security schemes viz life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined by the Government for unorganised workers.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB; lit. ' Indian Women's Bank ') was a fully owned subsidiary of State Bank of India based in Mumbai, India.Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the system on 19 November 2013 on the occasion of the 96th birth anniversary of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. [1]