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If the proposal gets accepted, mothers who use surrogates to bear a child and women who adopt a baby would also be getting 12 weeks of maternity leave.
This extension of maternity leave is in accordance with benefits which are available to central government employees under Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules,
"We have substantially enhanced benefits under the Maternity Act. This is likely to be approved by the Cabinet soon, after which it will go to Parliament as it requires amendment in the Act," a senior government official told ET.
As per the
However, several East European, Central Asian and Scandinavian countries have more generous paid maternity leave, and continue to be idolised for this.
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