(1) Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under the Act shall also be entitled to receive from her employer a medical bonus of twenty-five rupees, if no pre-natal confinement and post-natal care is provided for by the employer free of charge. The medical bonus shall be paid along with the second instalment of the maternity benefit.
(2) In case of miscarriage, a woman shall, on production of a certificate in Form ‘B’ be entitled to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit, for a period of six weeks immediately following the day of her miscarriage. The wages shall be paid within 48 hours of production of the certificate in Form ‘B’.
(3) A woman suffering from illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child or miscarriage shall on production of a certificate in Form ‘B’ entitled, in addition to the period of absence allowed to her on account of maternity or miscarriage, as the case may be, to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a maximum period of one month. The wages for the leave period shall be paid within 48 hours of the expiry of that period.
6. Every woman delivered of a child who returns to duty after such delivery shall in addition to the interval for rest allowed to her, be allowed in the course of her daily work, two breaks of 15 minutes duration for nursing the child until the child attains the age of fifteen months. An extra sufficient period depending upon the distance to be covered, shall be allowed for the purpose of the journey to and from the crèche or the place where the children are left by woman while on duty, provided that such extra period shall not be less than 5 minutes and more than 15 minutes duration.