Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 extends to whole of India.
It applies to every establishment being a factory, mine or plantation including any such establishment belonging to Government and to every establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances;
It also applies to every shop or establishment within the meaning of any law for the time being in force in relation to shops and establishments in a State, in which 10 or more persons are or were employed on any day of the preceding 12 months;
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 is not applicable on any factory or other establishment to which the provisions of ESI Act, 1948 apply.
