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You get 26 weeks of ESIC maternity benefit at full wage.

Central Government Checked 25 October 2026 ESIC

Steps

  1. Open the Maternity Benefits page
    Click Maternity Benefits.
    Open this page
  2. Check you have 70 days of contributions
    Contributions must have been paid for you on 70 days in the last two contribution periods.
  3. Find your case: full term or adoption
    A full-term birth gets 26 weeks at full wage. Adopting mothers, and a mother whose baby is born through another woman, by agreement, get 12 weeks from the day the child is handed over.
  4. Read the rule if the pregnancy ends early
    For a miscarriage or a pregnancy ended by a doctor on medical grounds, you get 6 weeks, counted from the day it happens.
  5. Pick Maternity Benefits or sickness benefit
    You can't get Maternity Benefits and sickness benefit for the same days. Pick the one you want.
  6. Call the Toll Free / Help Desk
    Call 1800-11-2526 and ask how to claim.
    Open this page
  7. After the last step
    Ask the Toll Free / Help Desk how to claim, as the page shows no claim steps.
    Keep the doctor's advice ready if you may need the extra month.
    If nobody helps you, raise a complaint on CPGRAM. Under Grievance Detail choose Others/Not Listed/Not Known, then pick ESIC and your Regional Office.

What this is

ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation) maternity benefit pays an insured woman on leave for pregnancy and childbirth. It also covers the extra month, a one-time sum for delivery costs where ESI medical care is not available, and what happens if the mother or child dies.

Who this is for

Insured women under the ESI Scheme
Adopting mothers who are insured
Commissioning mothers who are insured
Insured women after a miscarriage or MTP
An Insured Person whose wife has a delivery where ESI medical care is not available
You must be an insured woman under the ESI Scheme.
Contributions must have been paid for you on 70 days in the last two contribution periods.
For miscarriage or MTP (medical termination of pregnancy) leave, you must show the proof the Government prescribes.
Claim from ESIC. If you qualify for it, you cannot also claim maternity benefit from your employer.

What you need

  • The official page does not list documents. Ask
Not stated on the official page
Medical bonus: rupees fifteen thousand per case, where ESI medical facilities are not available

Where to find it

Home Maternity Benefits Open the official page

Which version this is for

ESIC website, Maternity Benefits page
The page explains the rules but shows no claim form or screens. The screens after you log in were not seen.

If something goes wrong

Keep your OTP (One-Time Password) and password to yourself
No official office, bank or helpline will ask for your OTP, password or PIN by phone, SMS or chat. Type your details only on the official website, and hang up on anyone who asks.
I have fewer than 70 days of contributions
Fewer than 70 days in the last two of contribution periods does not meet the rule. Call the Toll Free / Help Desk and ask what applies to you.
I need more time than 26 weeks
If you are ill because of pregnancy, birth, premature birth, miscarriage or a pregnancy ended by a doctor on medical grounds, up to one more month is allowed. A doctor has to advise it, so keep the doctor's advice ready.
What if the mother or the child dies?
If the mother dies during her leave period, the full period is paid. If the child also dies, payment goes to her nominee for the days up to the child's death.

Official help

Official website
www.esic.gov.in
Toll Free / Help Desk
1800-11-2526
CPGRAM (public complaints website)
pgportal.gov.in

Words used on this page

ESICEmployees' State Insurance Corporation. It runs the ESI Scheme for workers.
Insured womanA woman worker covered by the ESI Scheme.
Contribution periodA set stretch of time for which ESI contributions are counted.
Commissioning motherA mother whose baby is born through another woman, by agreement.
Sickness benefitPay when you are ill and cannot work.
Medical bonusA one-time sum for delivery costs where ESI medical care is not available.
MTPMedical termination of pregnancy. A pregnancy ended by a doctor.
CPGRAMThe central government website for public complaints.

Sources and how we checked

Last checked against the official source: 25 October 2026

Known limits

We read the official pages on 25 October 2026. We have not tested every step ourselves, so if a screen looks different, follow what the official website shows.