1. Dear member,under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 there is condition of minimum number of day's service ( eighty days in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of her expected delibery -Section 5). Further in order to ascertain the amount of maternity benefit payable please see section 5(1) of said Act. The terms "maternity benefit" and "wages: have been defined under section 3(h) & 3()n) of the said Act.
2. In addition, you are also required to consult the Rules framed under above Act by the appropriate government, If your establishment is located in Punjab ( & if appropriate government in your case is Punjab Govt), then you are also required to comply with the Maternity Benefit Rules as framed and made applicable by the said Government. The rules may describe the procedure regarding payment of said maternity benefit and the records to be maintained to show compliance of the same.
3 In my opinion, after calculating the wages and average wages, you can calculate the maternity benefit amount to be paid in the matter accordingly.