Maternity Leave
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Supreme Court calls for law on paternity leave, expands rights of adoptive mothers
India | Mar 17, 2026, 06:01 PM ISTA bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan noted that introducing paternity leave would help break traditional gender roles. It said such a measure would encourage fathers to be more involved in childcare and promote equality both at home and in the workplace.
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Maternity leave is a right, must be included in doctor's service bond: Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu | Jun 30, 2025, 12:30 PM ISTThe division bench comprising Justices GR Swaminathan and K Rajasekar upheld that maternity leave is not a mere concession but a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, and should be treated accordingly, even if the individual is not a regular government employee.
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Bihar: Male govt teacher gets week-long 'maternity leave' in Vaishali | Check what officials said
Bihar | Dec 24, 2024, 08:19 PM ISTThe authorities have clarified that the incident was the result of a "technical error" in the system. They assured that the error would be rectified and dismissed any suggestion of malpractice.
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Centre allows 6 months maternity leave for surrogacy, amends rules for govt employees
India | Jun 24, 2024, 02:40 PM ISTThe Central Government has amended the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, to grant 180 days of maternity leave to women government employees opting for surrogacy. Additionally, "commissioning fathers" are entitled to 15 days of paternity leave.
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Sikkim: CM announces 12-month maternity leave, 1-month paternity leave for govt employees | DETAILS
India | Jul 26, 2023, 06:57 PM ISTSikkim: Tamang said the officers are the backbone of the state administration, contributing significantly to the growth and development of Sikkim and its people.
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Kerala University to mull over menstrual offs after granting maternity leave
Education | Mar 07, 2023, 05:32 PM ISTKerala University: The administration has decided to grant six months of maternity leave to its girl students above 18 years.
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Students at Kerala University to get 6-month maternity leave
India | Mar 07, 2023, 11:27 AM ISTKerala university will be the first in the country to provide maternity leave to students. The university decided to grant six months of leave to female students aged above 18.
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Kerala: MG University to grant 60 days maternity leave to degree, post graduate students
Education | Dec 24, 2022, 01:06 PM ISTAccording to the university, maternity leave can be taken before or after delivery, but will be granted only for the first or second pregnancy and only once during the duration of a course.
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Maternity leave right cannot be taken away if availed earlier for non biological kids: Supreme Court
India | Aug 16, 2022, 11:11 PM ISTMaternity leave news: The court said the rules on maternity benefits are formulated in terms of the provisions of Article 15 of the Constitution under which the State can adopt a provision for the protection of the interest of the women.
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Paid maternity leave linked to long-term health benefits
Health | Feb 10, 2021, 03:29 PM ISTPaid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children, including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, a new study suggests.
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HC denies maternity leave to govt employees in case of third child
India | Sep 19, 2019, 03:39 PM ISTThe Uttarakhand High Court has passed an order denying maternity leave to women in government jobs in case of the third child.
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Govt to refund employers for seven weeks of maternity leave given to employees: WCD
India | Nov 15, 2018, 09:20 PM ISTWCD Secretary Rakesh Srivastava said it has been decided to utilise the funds lying in the labour welfare cess to pay the employers.
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Is Paternity leave a social stigma?
Lifestyle | Aug 21, 2018, 01:10 PM ISTWhen parenting is the responsibility of both the mother and the father, then why is Paternity leave not acknowledged equally as maternity leave?
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Uttarakhand High Court declares govt rule denying maternity leave for third child 'unconstitutional'
India | Aug 04, 2018, 04:18 PM ISTThe court in its July 30 order said the rule should be struck down as it went against Article 42 of the Constitution, which provides for "just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief", and Section 27 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
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Maternity benefit law gets President’s assent, woman employees now entitled to 26 weeks’ leave
India | Mar 29, 2017, 08:47 PM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee today gave his nod to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, enabling women employees to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks. The new law also makes it
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Parliament passes bill raising maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks
National | Mar 09, 2017, 11:22 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a new bill which will raise the maternity leave for all working women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for the first two children. The new law will apply
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Jayalalithaa offers nine months’ maternity leave for govt employees in Tamil Nadu
National | Sep 01, 2016, 05:17 PM ISTThe Tamil Nadu government on Thursday has fulfilled its election promise by increasing the maternity leave of government employees from six months to nine months. The announcement in this regard came from Chief Minister J
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Paternity leave will only give another ‘holiday opportunity’ to men: Maneka Gandhi
National | Aug 24, 2016, 05:15 PM ISTAmid growing demand for a law that mandates paternity leave, Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi has said that she doesn't see the point in bringing such legislation as ‘men will use it as a holiday’.
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Maneka Gandhi’s ‘hard work’ pays off, RS passes bill raising maternity leave to 26 weeks
National | Aug 11, 2016, 04:47 PM ISTThe Rajya Sabha today passed a new bill providing 26 weeks’ maternity leave for all working women, a day before the Monsoon session of the Parliament is to end. Women and Child Development Minister
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Great news for women employees! Bill that seeks to double maternity leave to be tabled in parliament today
India | Aug 09, 2016, 12:01 PM ISTA bill which seeks to increase maternity leave from current 12 weeks to 26 weeks in all establishments, including private sector is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill also