Confused About Maternity Bonus Amounts? Let's Clarify What's Required Under the Act

Maternity Bonus Under the Maternity Benefit Act

My query is regarding the amount of Maternity Bonus that an employer gives under the Maternity Benefit Act. Please provide clarity on what amount must be paid as a medical bonus as part of the entitlement. There are notifications available on the internet that talk about a fixed amount of Rs. 1000, Rs. 1000-2500, and at some places, it's mentioned as Rs. 3500. Can we give any amount within the specified range? On what basis do we decide how much should be given within the range?

Best Regards,

The medical bonus under Section 8 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, was Rs. 2500/- effective from August 11, 2008. It has been increased to Rs. 3500/- effective from December 19, 2011.

Dear Member,

According to Section 8 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, if no prenatal and postnatal care is provided to the entitled women free of charge, then the employer is required to pay a medical bonus, which is currently notified as Rs. 3,500. There is no range for the payment of the medical bonus; this is a fixed amount. The amount is revised from time to time by the government through notification in the official Gazette.

Regards,
R N KHOLA

It is a one-time payment for each confinement. You need not pay it every month. You also need not pay it if you are providing pre and postnatal care to the women employee free of cost.

Can anyone help me with a calculation for maternity benefit amount for 84 days?

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