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Maternity Benefit:
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Maternity benefit implies periodical cash payment to an insured woman in case of confinement or mis-carriage or sickness arising out of pregnancy, pre-mature birth of child as certified by a duly appointed medical officer or mid-wife. For entitlement to maternity benefit, the insured woman should have contributed for not less than seventy days in the immediately preceding one or two consecutive contribution periods corresponding to the benefits period in which the confinement occurs or it is expected to occur. The daily rate of benefit is double the Standard Sickness Benefit rate, i.e. full wages. |
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Maternity benefit is normally payable for a maximum period of 12 weeks in case of confinement, 6 weeks in case of mis-carriage but can be extended up to 4 additional weeks in case of sickness arising out of confinement. Maternity benefit continues to be payable even in the event of death of an insured woman, during her confinement, or during the period of 6 weeks immediately following her confinement leaving behind a child for the whole of that period and in case the child also dies during the said period, until the death of the child. |
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