Maternity leave if a female employee joins the organization when she is two months pregnant?

My query is if a female employee joins the organization when she is two months pregnant. Is she liable for maternity benefit act? As she knows before joining the new company that she is pregnant. Please help to understand the same.

One needs to refer to the Act to get a fair idea of basic rules.

The Maternity Benefits Act provides certain benefits under specific conditions to women employees. If a female employee has worked for 80 days, she becomes entitled to Maternity Benefits. Joining a company when she is pregnant does not disentitle her from receiving Maternity Benefits subsequently.

If the establishment is not covered under the ESI Act, every woman employee, whether employed directly or through a contractor, who has actually worked in the establishment for a period of at least 80 days during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of her expected delivery, is entitled to receive maternity benefits.

In ESI covered establishments, any woman employee who has made payments of contributions for 70 days in one or two consecutive periods is eligible for ESI maternity benefits.