Through this amendment, a fourth proviso has been inserted as follows:
Provided also that in case of an insured woman who is in receipt of maternity benefit and due to reason of which a shorter contribution period is available to her in the contribution period in which the maternity benefit falls, she shall be qualified to claim sickness benefit in the corresponding contribution period if the contribution in respect of her was payable for not less than half the number of days available for working in such contribution period.
This shall be deemed to have come into force n the 20 January 2017.