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Government Proposes Six Months of Paid Maternity Leave

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Health and Food Safety Minister Nisha Mehta speaks at the rostrum of the House of Representatives.
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A proposed amendment to reproductive health laws would expand paid maternity leave to six months and paternity leave to 42 days across public and private sectors.

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    The government has registered an amendment bill in parliament to extend paid maternity leave to six months for formal sector workers, up from the current statutory guarantee of 98 days.

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