11 [5B. Payment of maternity benefit in certain cases.—Every woman— (a) who is employed in a factory or other establishment to which the provisions of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), apply; (b) whose wages (excluding remuneration for overtime work) for a month exceed the amount specified in sub-clause (b) of clause (9) of section 2 of that Act; and (c) who fulfils the conditions specified in sub-section (2) of section 5, shall be entitled to the payment of maternity benefit under this Act.]
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Application of Act.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain period.Section 5 · Right to payment of maternity benefit.Section 5A · Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases.Section 6 · Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof.Section 7 · Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.