Under the maternity benefit provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020, a woman who undergoes a tubectomy operation is entitled to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a period of:

The Code on Social Security, 2020 provides that, in case of a tubectomy operation, a woman shall, on production of such proof as may be prescribed by the Central Government, be entitled to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a period of two weeks immediately following the day of her tubectomy operation. This mirrors the identical entitlement that existed under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and is distinct from the leave entitlement following a miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy, for which the Code separately prescribes six weeks of paid leave immediately following the day of the miscarriage or termination. These graduated, procedure-specific leave entitlements reflect the Code's continued recognition of varying degrees of physical recovery required following different reproductive health procedures.