The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 53 of 1961 (Rep., Act 36 of 2020)

Section 13

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

13. No deduction from the normal and usual daily wages of a woman entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of this Act shall be made by reason only of— (a) the nature of work assigned to her by virtue of the provisions contained in sub-section (3) of section 4; or (b) breaks for nursing the child allowed to her under the provisions of section 11.

Source: India Code