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    Maternity Benefit Calculator

    Paid maternity leave and the benefit payable — under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

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    The benefit is your average daily wage for the paid leave period. The number of weeks depends on the situation.

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    Your maternity benefit

    Maternity benefit payable—
    • Paid leave —
    • Average daily wage —
    • Days of leave —
    • Benefit amount —

    Estimate only, under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (as amended 2017): 26 weeks for the first two children, 12 weeks thereafter and for adopting or commissioning mothers. The employee must have worked at least 80 days in the 12 months before the expected delivery. If she is covered by ESI (gross up to ₹21,000) the benefit is paid by ESIC; otherwise it is paid by the employer. Average daily wage = monthly wage × 12 ÷ 365.

    How it works

    How maternity benefit is calculated

    The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as amended in 2017, entitles a woman to paid leave around childbirth, funded either by her employer or, if she is insured, by ESIC. For the first two children she gets 26 weeks of paid leave; from the third child onward, and for a mother who adopts a child below three months or is a commissioning mother in surrogacy, the entitlement is 12 weeks. The benefit paid is her average daily wage for every day of that leave. The average daily wage is worked out from her earnings, and this tool computes it as the monthly gross wage multiplied by twelve and divided by 365, then multiplies it by the number of days in the entitled leave (weeks × 7). To be eligible she must have worked at least 80 days in the twelve months preceding the expected date of delivery. Where the employee is covered by the ESI scheme — because her gross wage is within the ESI ceiling of ₹21,000 — the benefit is paid by ESIC rather than the employer, though the amount is calculated the same way.

    FAQ

    Maternity benefit questions, answered

    How many weeks of maternity leave am I entitled to?
    Under the Maternity Benefit Act, you get 26 weeks of paid leave for your first two children. From the third child onward, and for adopting or commissioning mothers, the entitlement is 12 weeks.
    How is the maternity benefit amount calculated?
    It is your average daily wage multiplied by the number of days of paid leave. The average daily wage here is your monthly gross wage times twelve, divided by 365; the days of leave are the entitled weeks times seven.
    Who pays the maternity benefit — the employer or ESIC?
    If the employee is covered by ESI — her gross wage is within the ₹21,000 ceiling — the maternity benefit is paid by ESIC. Otherwise it is paid directly by the employer under the Maternity Benefit Act.
    Am I eligible for maternity benefit?
    You must have worked for the employer for at least 80 days in the twelve months before your expected date of delivery. Meeting that threshold entitles you to the paid leave and benefit shown here.

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