Author: Mahek Choudhury

Introduction It is 9th March, 2017, and the long-standing The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961[1] has been amended to improve the position of women in the labor force and workforce in general. But is that truly the case? The amended act laid down several provisions, for example, under Section 5[2] Under the act, paid maternity leave was increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. Furthermore, women had the option to work from home after necessary consultations with their employer. When this act was initially brought in, it was praised for being progressive towards improving the status of women, but when we…