Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2019 • Q.76
GS-II - Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017?
1
Pregnant women are entitled for three months pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave.
2
Enterprises with creches must allow the mother minimum six creche visits daily.
3
Women with two children get reduced entitlements.
Syllabus Connection
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. (GS-II)
NCERT Connection
Ch.5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion
Sociology • Class 12 • Indian Society