LawgistThe Maternity Benefit Act
8Payment of medical bonus
1[8. Payment of medical bonus.--(1) Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under this Act shall shall also be entitled to receive from her employer a medical bonus of one thousand rupees, if no pre-natal confinement and post-natal care is provided for by the employer free of charge.
(2) The Central Government may before every three years, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase the amount of medical bonus subject to the maximum of twenty thousand rupees.]
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1. Subs. by Act 15 of 2008, s. 2, for section 8 (w.e.f. 15-4-2008).
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Application of Act
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain periods
- 5 Right to payment of maternity benefit
- 5A Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases
- 5B Payment of maternity benefit in certain cases
- 6 Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof
- 7 Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman
- 8 Payment of medical bonus
- 9 Leave for miscarriage, etc
- 9A Leave with wages for tubectomy operation
- 10 Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child, miscarriage, medical termination of pregnancy or tubectomy operation
- 11 Nursing breaks
- 11A Creche facility
- 12 Dismissal during absence of pregnancy
- 13 No deduction of wages in certain cases
- 14 Appointment of Inspectors
- 15 Powers and duties of Inspectors
- 16 Inspectors to be public servants
- 17 Power of Inspector to direct payments to be made
- 18 Forfeiture of maternity benefits
- 19 Abstract of Act and rules thereunder to be exhibited
- 20 Registers, etc
- 21 Penalty for contravention of Act by employer
- 22 Penalty for obstructing Inspector
- 23 Cognizance of offences
- 24 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 26 Power to exempt establishments
- 27 Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
- 28 Power to make rules
- 29 Amendment of Act 69 of 1951
- 30 Repeal
