Does maternity act pertain to NGOs also? Highlight some key points related to maternity act and NGO

Setting up policies for an NGO dealing with juvenile homes. Just wanted to know does the maternity act also apply to NGOs.
The audience with which employees deal is highly sensitive, hence keeping in mind the well being of a pregnant lady is of utmost importance.
Can anyone highlight some key points related to maternity act and NGO.

Your establishment, the NGO, will be engaged in some kind of activity and such activity will be carried out with the help of employees who will be paid remuneration. certainly master servant relationship will be there. As such the labour laws including Maternity Benefit Act will be applicable to you.
Since you are into a highly sensitive service, you should never think of depriving the rights of the employees who do this sensitive act.