The Telangana Maternity Benefit Act. 1349 Fasli
The Telangana Maternity Benefit Act. 1349 Fasli
The Telangana Maternity Benefit Act, 1349 Fasli regulates maternity leave and financial compensation for female factory workers throughout the State of Telangana. Applying to women employed continuously for at least nine months, the act guarantees paid leave of twelve annas daily for six weeks before and six weeks after delivery. It prohibits owners from employing women immediately after childbirth and outlaws dismissal during maternity leave. This welfare law matters because it safeguards the physical health, job security, and financial independence of working mothers during childbirth while enforcing employer compliance through official inspectors and strict financial penalties for violations.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Employment of women workers in factories immediately after delivery prohibited.
- 4. Rights of woman worker.
- 5. Claim for maternity benefit and procedure regarding its payment.
- 6. Payment of maternity benefit when woman entitled to it dies.
- 6-A. Appointment of Inspectors.
- 7. Notice of dismissal to woman worker prohibited.
- 8. Forfeiture of maternity benefit.
- 9. Penalty to owner of factory in case of contravention.
- 10. Procedure in case of contravention.
- 11. Limitation for prosecution.
- 12. Rules.
- 13. Abstract of Provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder to be exhibited at conspicuous place.
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