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Maternity
Benefit
Maternity Benefit is payable to
an Insured Woman in the following cases subject to contributory conditions:-
Confinement-payable for a period of 12 weeks (84 days) on production of Form
21 and 23.
Miscarriage or Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) payable for 6 weeks (42
days) from the date following miscarriage-on the basis of Form 20 and 23.
Sickness arising out of Pregnancy, Confinement, Premature birth-payable for a
period not exceeding one month-on the basis of Forms 8, 10 and 9.
In the event of the death of the Insured Woman during confinement leaving
behind a child, Maternity Benefit is payable to her nominee on production of
Form 24 (B).
Maternity benefit rate is double the Standard Benefit Rate, or roughly equal
to the average daily wage.
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