Correct answer: (c) 3 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only. Statement 1 is false: the 2017 amendment gives 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, not a rigid three months before plus three months after. Statement 2 is false: a creche-equipped establishment must allow four visits a day, not six. Not the key.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. The six-visits claim is false. Not the key.
- C
3 only
(c) 3 only. A woman with two or more surviving children gets 12 weeks, not 26 — a reduced entitlement. That is the only correct statement. Official key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3. Statements 1 and 2 fail, so this code is wrong.
Summary. Official key is (c). Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 raised paid leave to 26 weeks for the first two children and kept 12 weeks thereafter. Creche visits are four a day, not six. The three-plus-three months story is outdated. Only statement 3 stands.
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