Sec 8 in The Maternity Benefit Act | Medical Bonus under Maternity Benefit act, 1961

Section 8 in The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Payment of medical bonus.

Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under this Act shall also be entitled to receive from her employer a medical bonus of one thousand rupees if no pre-natal confinement and post-natal care is provided for by the employer free of charge
The Central Government may before every three years, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase the amount of medical bonus subject to the maximum of twenty thousand rupees

Explanation:

Free Medical Care A pregnant women worker is entitled to a maternity benefit (in the form of medical bonus) of one thousand rupees if no prenatal confinement and postnatal care is provided by the employer free of charge
It can be increased to a maximum limit of twenty thousand rupees. The Central Government is authorized to increase the basic amount every three years
In August 2008, the amount of medical bonus was 2500 Indian rupees which has been later raised in 2011 to 3500 Indian rupees

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