A Study On Satisfaction Level Of School Teachers About Maternity Benefit Act 1961 In Jalandhar

Abstract

Social security is a basic requirement of any individual or a family. To meet the unseen contingencies of life a robust social security system is required for any nation. Earlier in India women were supposed to take care of the family and family members. Consequently, there were very rare such provisions were available related to maternity benefits as per situation demand. However, during last many years women are emerging in different professions and jobs and competing with men. Now a days women are no less than men in any field. So this is important to protect her rights as and when any special need arises. Focus: The study is about implementation of Maternity Benefit Act 1961 in the schools for the school teachers of Jalandhar. Methodology: The study is based on primary data and a survey was conducted in the private schools of Jalandhar. The respondents were school teachers. Moreover, Secondary data was also collected through previous research papers published in journals, various laws and government reports. Data was analyzed using pie charts and bar diagrams. Findings: The research revealed that private schools teachers were getting maternity leave. However most of respondents were not satisfied with overall implementation of the act. Conclusion: It can be concluded that women face challenges during maternity as they need to take leave. In private sector schools female employees get only leave whereas, they are entitled to all other benefits mentioned in the Act and they are not getting the same.