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Neha works in a Bengaluru IT establishment covered by the Code on Social Security, 2020. She already has two surviving children and is expecting her third. For how long is she entitled to maternity benefit, and what is the maximum period before expected delivery?

Neha is entitled to 12 weeks of maternity benefit, with at most 6 weeks before the expected delivery. The 26-week period, with up to 8 weeks before delivery, is reserved for a woman having fewer than two surviving children.

  1. A12 weeks, of which not more than 6 weeks before expected deliveryCorrect
  2. B26 weeks, of which not more than 8 weeks before expected delivery
  3. C12 weeks, of which not more than 8 weeks before expected delivery
  4. D26 weeks, of which not more than 6 weeks before expected delivery

Explanation

The 26-week benefit with up to 8 weeks before delivery applies only to a woman with fewer than two surviving children. For a woman with two or more children, the benefit is 12 weeks, with not more than 6 weeks before expected delivery. The other options mix these two sets of figures.

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