L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 883
Year in Province which passed
Qualifying period (months)
Maximum period for maternity benefits (Weeks)
Rate of maternity benefits
C.P. and 1930 9 8 8 annas a day or Berar a v e r a g e d a i l y wages, whichever is less.
Penalty for contravention of Act by employer
Rs. 500
Madras 1934 2 4 0 days (8 months) w i t h i n a period of one year.
7 8 annas a day. 250
U.P. 1938 6 8 8 annas a day or a v e r a g e d a i l y wages, whichever is greater.
500 for first offence and
1,000 for the second and any subsequent offence.
Bengal 1939 9 8 Ditto. 500
Punjab 1943 9 60 days 12 annas a day 500
Assam 1944 150 days 8 1. In planation Re.
1 per week for the period before confinement and Rs. 1/4/- per week for the period after confinement, provided the total cash payment is Rs. 14.
2 . I n o t h e r employments Rs. 2 per week or average weekly wage or salary whichever is greater.
500
Mines (under the Indian Mines Maternity Benefit Act.).
1941 6 8 8 annas a day 500