Here's how working moms can benefit from 2016 maternity leave bill

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which increases maternity leave from present 12 weeks to 26 weeks was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Here's how the bill will help working moms.

• The Bill raises the length of the leave from 3 months to 6 months. The leaves will be fully paid.

• It will also provide 3 months of maternity leave to 'commissioning and adopting' mothers.

• The Bill will introduce an option of work-from-home for nursing mothers.

• The proposed amendment also 'facilitates work from home' and 'mandatory provision for creche' for factories with at least 50 workers.

• The Bill tries to ensure that Indian women do not give up their careers after having a baby as they have to juggle between their personal and professional lives.