▁health ▁and ▁social ▁security ▁ins urance . ▁This ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Emp loy ees ' ▁State ▁In sur ance ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Un organ ised ▁Work ers ' ▁Social ▁Security ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁coverage ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁dis ability ▁benefits , ▁health ▁and ▁mat ern ity ▁benefits , ▁and ▁old ▁age ▁protection ▁for ▁un organ ised ▁workers . ▁" Un organ ised " ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁home - based ▁workers , ▁self - emp loy ed ▁workers ▁or ▁daily - w age ▁workers . ▁The ▁state ▁government ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁form ulate ▁the ▁w elf are ▁system ▁through ▁rules ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Social ▁Security ▁Board . ▁ ▁The ▁Mat ern ity ▁Ben ef it ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁creates ▁rights ▁to ▁pay ments ▁of ▁mat ern ity ▁benefits ▁for ▁any ▁woman ▁employee ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁any ▁establishment ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 8 0 ▁days ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁immediately ▁preceding ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁her ▁expected ▁delivery . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁India ▁P ran ab ▁M uk her je e ▁approved ▁the ▁Mat ern ity ▁Ben ef it ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁which ▁provides ▁for ▁ 2 6 - we eks ▁paid ▁mat ern ity ▁leave ▁for ▁women ▁employees . ▁ ▁The ▁Emp loy ees ’ ▁Prov ident ▁Fund s ▁and