The bill that seeks to increase maternity leave to 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks was earlier passed by the Rajya Sabha on August 11, last year.
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.
The period of maternity leave will be calculated from the date the child is handed over to the adoptive or commissioning mother.
In surrogacy, the surrogate mother carries a child for another person after an agreement made before conception of the child. The person wishing to adopt and foster the child is called the commissioning person or couple.
The bill paves the way for the ratification of International Labour Organisation convention No.183 that provides for 14 weeks of maternity leave benefit to women.
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