Maternity leave extension provision for Maharastra State govt employee

[sharvari]

Hi,

I am Lecturer in Maharashtra Govt engg college & working since last 9 years. As my pregnancy was complicated, doctor suggested to take complete bed rest for the whole pregnancy period. I applied for Maternity leave (for 6 months) on 01-Apr-2013 when I was 3 months pregnant. I delivered baby on 19-Aug with C-section delivery.
As my maternity leaves are getting over by 30-Sep, I want to extend my maternity leave for another 6 months to take care of my baby.

I have gone through below post on your site (Maternity Leave Rules for Women Government Employees). But could not find much details in the artifacts referenced (Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 & Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2008 )

http://www.maternityleaverules.indianwor...-employees


Kindly request you to clarify my below queries:
1. What is the provisoin for the ML extension under Maternity Benefit act?
2. Will the ML extension period be included in service period for increment and pension?
3. Is it required to join the college for 1 day (say on 01-Oct) and then apply for ML extension starting 02-Oct?
4. Can you please help me with the exact clauses mentioned in the act which talks about ML extension or any other relevant provision.


Thanks,
Sharvari